Not only Messi and Ronaldo, the other players who could play six FIFA World Cup

Playing a World Cup is not easy or an everyday occurrence. Every four years, soccer fans and lovers gather in one or several venues in the same country or in more than one country for about a month to coincide in the biggest and best soccer party in the world from every point of view. That is why some people live in the period between one World Cup and the next.

n South America and Asia, the race for the 2026 World Cup has already started in September and continued in October and will continue in November, and so on for a couple of years more. By the end of 2025, the vast majority of the 48 qualifiers will be known, the first in history since 1930 with this new number of participating nations. North America awaits everyone with open arms.

As for the few players who have played in five World Cups, there are those mentioned in the title of the article in question, Argentina's Lionel Messi and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, in addition to Mexico's left-sided midfielder Andrés Guardado (they have played in the 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 editions in succession). With his tricolor national team, the historic player has 179 matches and 28 goals; as for Cristiano Ronaldo, he has 201 matches and 123 sacred shouts; and Messi has 177 appearances and 104 goals.

Who are the others who played half a dozen World Cups before them?

Lothar Matthaus (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998 with Germany), Antonio Carbajal (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962 and 1966 with Mexico), Rafa Márquez (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 with Mexico) and Guillermo Ochoa (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 with Mexico). On the other hand, FIFA confirmed that the next edition will start on June 11, 2026 and will end on July 18 after more than 100 matches and trips from one end to the other from coast to coast.