Two players share the record for playing in the most World Cups; Mexico's Antonio Carbajal and Germany's Lothar Matth?us both played in five tournaments. Matth?us has played the most World Cup matches overall, with 25 appearances. Brazil's Pelé is the only player to have won three World Cup winners' medals, with 20 other players who have won two World Cup medals. As of the end of the 2006 tournament, Brazil and Germany have both played 92 matches, the most by any nation, with Brazil scoring the most goals, 201. The two teams have played each other only once in the World Cup, in the 2002 final.
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