Players with most World Cup victories

1st) Lionel Messi – 18 2nd) Miroslav Klose – 17 3rd) Cafu – 16 4th) Wolfgang Overath – 15 4th) Ronaldo – 15 4th) Philipp Lahm – 15 4th) Bastian Schweinsteiger – 15 4th) Lothar Matthaus – 15 9th) Lucio – 14 9th) Franz Beckenbauer – 14 9th) Olivier Giroud – 14 9th) Antoine Griezmann – 14 9th) Per Mertesacker – 14 9th) Hugo Lloris – 14 9th) Paolo Maldini – 14

Updated after fixtures on 22 June 2026.

Lionel Messi

Argentina 28 appearances 18 wins 5 draws 5 losses 0.64 wins per fixture

2006: 2 wins as Argentina reached the quarter-finals 2010: 4 wins as Argentina reached the quarter-finals 2014: 5 wins as Argentina finished runners-up 2018: 1 victory as Argentina reached the last 16 2022: 4 wins as Argentina finished champions 2026: 2 wins

Miroslav Klose

Germany 24 appearances 17 wins 3 draws 4 losses 0.71 wins per fixture

2002: 5 wins as Germany finished runners-up 2006: 5 wins as Germany finished third 2010: 3 wins as Germany finished third 2014: 4 wins as Germany finished champions

Cafu

In response, brazil 20 appearances 16 wins 1 draw 3 losses 0.80 wins per fixture

1994: 2 wins as Brazil finished champions 1998: 4 wins as Brazil finished runners-up 2002: 7 wins as Brazil finished champions 2006: 3 wins as Brazil reached quarter-finals

Wolfgang Overath

West Germany 19 appearances 15 wins 1 draw 3 losses 0.79 wins per fixture

1966: 4 wins as West Germany finished runners-up 1970: 5 wins as West Germany finished third 1974: 6 wins as West Germany finished champions

Ronaldo

On the other side, brazil 19 appearances 15 wins 1 draw 3 losses 0.79 wins per fixture

1998: 4 wins as Brazil finished runners-up 2002: 7 wins as Brazil finished champions 2006: 4 wins as Brazil reached the quarter-finals

Philipp Lahm

Germany 20 appearances 15 wins 2 draws 3 losses 0.75 wins per fixture

2006: 5 wins as Germany finished third 2010: 4 wins as Germany finished third 2014: 6 wins as Germany finished champions

Bastian Schweinsteiger

Germany 20 appearances 15 wins 2 draws 3 losses 0.75 wins per fixture

In response, 2006: 5 wins as Germany finished third 2010: 5 wins as Germany finished third 2014: 5 wins as Germany finished champions

Lothar Matthaus

West Germany/Germany 25 appearances 15 wins 6 draws 4 losses 0.60 wins per fixture

Meanwhile, 1982: 2 wins as West Germany finished runners-up 1986: 3 wins as West Germany finished runners-up 1990: 5 wins as West Germany finished champions 1994: 3 wins as Germany reached the quarter-finals 1998: 2 wins as Germany reached the quarter-finals

Lucio

Brazil 17 appearances 14 wins 1 draw 2 losses 0.82 wins per fixture

Building on that, 2002: 7 wins as Brazil finished champions 2006: 4 wins as Brazil reached the quarter-finals 2010: 3 wins as Brazil reached the quarter-finals

Franz Beckenbauer

West Germany 18 appearances 14 wins 1 draw 3 losses 0.78 wins per fixture

1966: 4 wins as West Germany finished runners-up globalgamers.top 1970: 4 wins as West Germany finished third 1974: 6 wins as West Germany finished champions

Olivier Giroud

France 18 appearances 14 wins 3 draw 1 loss 0.78 wins per fixture

On the other side, 2014: 3 wins as France reached the quarter-finals 2018: 6 wins as France finished champions 2022: 5 wins as France finished runners-up

Antoine Griezmann

As a result, franceglobalgamers.top 19 appearances 14 wins 3 draws 2 losses 0.74 wins per fixture

Meanwhile, 2014: 3 wins as France reached the quarter-finals 2018: 6 wins as France finished champions 2022: 5 wins as France finished runners-up

Per Mertesacker

Germany 19 appearances 14 wins 2 draws 3 losses 0.74 wins per fixture

On the other side, 2006: 4 wins as Germany finished third 2010: 5 wins as Germany finished third 2014: 5 wins as Germany finished champions

Hugo Lloris

France 20 appearances 14 wins 3 draws 3 losses 0.70 wins per fixture

2010: 0 wins as France fell in the opening phase 2014: 3 wins as France reached the quarter-finals 2018: 6 wins as France finished champions 2022: 5 wins as France finished runners-up

Paolo Maldini

Italy 23 appearances 14 wins 6 draws 3 losses 0.61 wins per fixture

1990: 6 wins as Italy finished third 1994: 4 wins as Italy finished runners-up 1998: 3 wins as Italy reached the quarter-finals 2002: 1 victory as Italy reached the last 16