Brazil's World Cup will serve as a farewell for many players, especially goalkeepers. Iker Casillas, Julio César are some of the illustrious goalkeepers who will almost certainly say goodbye to their team at the end of the World Cup. As well, two other goal myths will: Faryd Mondragón and Gianluigi Buffon.

Mondragon will play its third World Cup in Brazil with the distinction of being the longest-running goal in world participation, because the first one goes back to 1994 and the latter to 20 years later. It will also do so with almost 43 years becoming the most veteran footballer of those who have contested a World Cup and beating Roger Milla.

The case of Italian is even more special. Buffon will celebrate his fifth World Cup in Brazil and draw with Antonio Carbajal and Lothar Matthäus as footballers with the most participations in the most prestigious football competition. Total, only these three will have the privilege of having played five World Cups. With 4, but nevertheless, the cast rises to 19 football players, which will be many after the completion of Brazil 2014.

Player with the most World Cups	editions
Antonio CARBAJAL	5 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966)
Lothar MATTHAEUS	5 (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)
Andoni ZUBIZARRETA	4 (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)
CAFU (Marcos Evangelista de Moraes)	4 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Denis CANIZA	4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Diego Maradona	4 (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994)
DJALMA SANTOS	4 (1954, 1958, 1962, 1966)
Enzo SCIFO	4 (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)
Fabio Cannavaro	4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Franky VAN DER ELST	4 (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)
Gianni RIVERA	4 (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974)
Giuseppe BERGOMI	4 (1982, 1986, 1990, 1998)
HONG Myung Bo	4 (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
Karl-Heinz SCHNELLINGER	4 (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)
Paolo MALDINI	4 (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
Pedro ROCHA	4 (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974)
SKIN (Edson Arantes do Nascimento)	4 (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)
Rigobert SONG	4 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2010)
Sami AL JABER	4 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Thierry HENRY	4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Uwe SEELER	4 (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)
Wladyslaw ZMUDA	4 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986)
Abdullah ZUBROMAWI	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Abel BALBO	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Ahmed AL DOSARI	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Alberto Garcia Aspe	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Alessandro Del Piero	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Alessandro NESTA	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Alex McLEISH	3 (1982, 1986, 1990)
Anatolia DEMYANENKO	3 (1982, 1986, 1990)
Andreas BREHME	3 (1986, 1990, 1994)
Andreas MOELLER	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Andrzej SZARMACH	3 (1974, 1978, 1982)
Antonio CABRINI	3 (1978, 1982, 1986)
Ariel ORTEGA	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Aron WINTER	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Ashley COLE	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
BABY	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Bernard FOREHEAD	3 (1930, 1934, 1938)
Berti VOGTS	3 (1970, 1974, 1978)
Billy WRIGHT	3 (1950, 1954, 1958)
Bjorn NORDQVIST	3 (1970, 1974, 1978)
Bo LARSSON	3 (1970, 1974, 1978)
Bobby CHARLTON	3 (1962, 1966, 1970)
Bobby MOORE	3 (1962, 1966, 1970)
WHITE	3 (1986, 1990, 1994)
Brian McBRIDE	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Bryan ROBSON	3 (1982, 1986, 1990)
Carles Puyol	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Carlos BONET	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Carlos GAMARRA	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Carlos WALLS	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Carlos VALDERRAMA	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Claudio Caniggia	3 (1990, 1994, 2002)
Claudio REYNA	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Cobi JONES	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Cuauhtemoc Blanco	3 (1998, 2002, 2010)
DaMarcus BEASLEY	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Dario SIMIC	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
David BECKHAM	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
David TREZEGUET	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Dejan STANKOVIC	3 (1998, 2006, 2010)
DIDI	3 (1954, 1958, 1962)
Diego SIMEONE	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Dimitar PENEV	3 (1966, 1970, 1974)
Dimitar YAKIMOV	3 (1962, 1966, 1970)
Dinko DERMENDZHIEV	3 (1962, 1966, 1970)
Dino ZOFF	3 (1974, 1978, 1982)
DIRCEU	3 (1974, 1978, 1982)
Dobromir JECHEV	3 (1962, 1966, 1970)
Dominique ROCHETEAU	3 (1978, 1982, 1986)
DUNGA	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Earnie STEWART	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Eddie POPE	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
EDINHO	3 (1978, 1982, 1986)
Edmond DELFOUR	3 (1930, 1934, 1938)
Elias FIGUEROA	3 (1966, 1974, 1982)
Eric GERETS	3 (1982, 1986, 1990)
Eric WYNALDA	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Etienne MATTLER	3 (1930, 1934, 1938)
Fabien BARTHEZ	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Ferenc SIPOS	3 (1958, 1962, 1966)
Fernando HIERRO	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Filippo INZAGHI	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Franco CAUSIO	3 (1974, 1978, 1982)
Francois OMAM-BIYIK	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Franz Beckenbauer	3 (1966, 1970, 1974)
Freddy RINCON	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Gabriel BATISTUTA	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Gaetano SCIREA	3 (1978, 1982, 1986)
GARRINCHA	3 (1958, 1962, 1966)
Gennaro GATTUSO	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Georges GRUN	3 (1986, 1990, 1994)
Georgi ASPARUKHOV	3 (1962, 1966, 1970)
Gerardo Torrado	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Gheorghe Hagi	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Gheorghe Popescu	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Giacinto FACCHETTI	3 (1966, 1970, 1974)
Gianluca Zambrotta	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Gianluigi BUFFON	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
GILBERTO SILVA	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
GILMAR (Gilmar dos Santos Neves)	3 (1958, 1962, 1966)
Graeme SOUNESS	3 (1978, 1982, 1986)
Grzegorz SUMMER	3 (1974, 1978, 1982)
Gyula GROSICS	3 (1954, 1958, 1962)
Hans SCHAEFER	3 (1954, 1958, 1962)
Hatem TRABELSI	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Helmut HALLER	3 (1962, 1966, 1970)
Henrik LARSSON	3 (1994, 2002, 2006)
Hernan CRESPO	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Hidetoshi NAKATA	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Horst-Dieter HOETTGES	3 (1966, 1970, 1974)
Hugo Sanchez	3 (1978, 1986, 1994)
HWANG Sun Hong	3 (1990, 1994, 2002)
Iker Casillas	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Ilie DUMITRESCU	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Isidoro DIAZ	3 (1962, 1966, 1970)
JAIRZINHO	3 (1966, 1970, 1974)
Jan CEULEMANS	3 (1982, 1986, 1990)
Jay Jay OKOCHA	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Jesus ARELLANO	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Jesus DEL MURO	3 (1958, 1962, 1966)
Jim LEIGHTON	3 (1986, 1990, 1998)
Joe COLE	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Joe JORDAN	3 (1974, 1978, 1982)
Jose CHAMOT	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Juan VERON	3 (1998, 2002, 2010)
Jürgen Klinsmann	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Juergen KOHLER	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Julio Cesar CACERES	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Julio CORTES	3 (1962, 1966, 1970)
JULIO SALINAS	3 (1986, 1990, 1994)
Junichi INAMOTO	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Kais GHODHBANE	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
KAKA	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE	3 (1978, 1982, 1986)
Kenny DALGLISH	3 (1974, 1978, 1982)
Kiki ANTENEN	3 (1950, 1954, 1962)
KIM Joo Sung	3 (1986, 1990, 1994)
KIM Nam Il	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Ladislao MAZURKIEWICZ	3 (1966, 1970, 1974)
Ladislav NOVAK	3 (1954, 1958, 1962)
Landon DONOVAN	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
LEE Lives Jae	3 (1994, 2002, 2006)
LEE Young Pyo	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Lev yashin	3 (1958, 1962, 1966)
Lilian THURAM	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Lorenzo STAELENS	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
LUCIO	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Luis CUBILLA	3 (1962, 1970, 1974)
LUIS ENRIQUE	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Marc WILMOTS	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Marcelo BALBOA	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Mario Kempes	3 (1974, 1978, 1982)
Martin JORGENSEN	3 (1998, 2002, 2010)
Maxime BOSSIS	3 (1978, 1982, 1986)
Michael OWEN	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Michel DE WOLF	3 (1986, 1990, 1994)
Michel PLATINI	3 (1978, 1982, 1986)
Miguel Angel NADAL	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Miroslav KLOSE	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Mohammed AL DEAYEA	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
MULLER	3 (1986, 1990, 1994)
Nawaf AL TEMIYAT	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Nicolae KOVACS	3 (1930, 1934, 1938)
NILTON SANTOS	3 (1954, 1958, 1962)
YOUNG ONE	3 (1998, 2002, 2010)
Oscar Ruggeri	3 (1986, 1990, 1994)
PARK Ji Sung	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Patrick BATTISTON	3 (1978, 1982, 1986)
Patrick VIEIRA	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Peter SHILTON	3 (1982, 1986, 1990)
Pierre LITTBARSKI	3 (1982, 1986, 1990)
Rafael ALKORTA	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Rafael MARQUEZ	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
RAUL	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Raul CARDENAS	3 (1954, 1958, 1962)
Raymond Kalla	3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Rinat DASAEV	3 (1982, 1986, 1990)
RIVELINO	3 (1970, 1974, 1978)
Robert Jarni	3 (1990, 1998, 2002)
Robert PROSINECKI	3 (1990, 1998, 2002)
Roberto ACUNA	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Roberto Baggio	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
ROBERTO CARLOS	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Roberto SENSINI	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Roger MILLA	3 (1982, 1990, 1994)
RONALDO	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Ronnie HELLSTROM	3 (1970, 1974, 1978)
Roque SANTA CRUZ	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Rudi Voeller	3 (1986, 1990, 1994)
Salvador REYES	3 (1958, 1962, 1966)
Samuel ETOO	3 (1998, 2002, 2010)
Sandor matri	3 (1958, 1962, 1966)
Sandro MAZZOLA	3 (1966, 1970, 1974)
Sepp MAIER	3 (1970, 1974, 1978)
Shinji ONO	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Sol CAMPBELL	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Steve STAUNTON	3 (1990, 1994, 2002)
Svatopluk PLUSKAL	3 (1954, 1958, 1962)
Tab RAMOS	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Taffarel	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Tarcisio BURGNICH	3 (1966, 1970, 1974)
Teofilo CUBILLAS	3 (1970, 1978, 1982)
Terry BUTCHER	3 (1982, 1986, 1990)
Thomas BERTHOLD	3 (1986, 1990, 1994)
Thomas HAESSLER	3 (1990, 1994, 1998)
Tom FINNEY	3 (1950, 1954, 1958)
Ubaldo FILLOL	3 (1974, 1978, 1982)
Vladimir BESSONOV	3 (1982, 1986, 1990)
Willi SCHULZ	3 (1962, 1966, 1970)
Wolfgang OVERATH	3 (1966, 1970, 1974)
XAVI	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Zbigniew Boniek	3 (1978, 1982, 1986)
ZICO	3 (1978, 1982, 1986)
Zinedine Zidane	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)