Most World Cup Final Appearances (Players)

Brazil's Cafú and Argentina's Lionel Messi are the only players to have appeared in three FIFA World Cup finals.

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  1. Most World Cup Final Appearances: The Elite Few: Brazil's Cafu and Argentina's Lionel Messi stand alone as the only players to have featured in three FIFA World Cup finals. Cafu played in 1994, 1998, and 2002, while Messi achieved this in 2014, 2022, and 2026.
  2. The Only Three-Time World Cup Winner: Brazilian legend Pelé remains the sole player in history to have won the FIFA World Cup three times, lifting the coveted trophy in 1958, 1962, and 1970. Pelé
  3. Finals Records: Youngest, Oldest, and Multiple Scorers: Pelé is the youngest player to appear and score in a World Cup final (17 years, 249 days in 1958), while Italy's Dino Zoff is the oldest player to feature (40 years, 133 days in 1982). Kylian Mbappé leads with four goals across two finals, and he and Geoff Hurst are the only players to score a hat-trick in a final.

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