which player played highest match upto in football world cup?

Question

which player has played more match than others in football world cup?

Answer 1

Limiting your answer to the finals, the player who has played most games there is Lothar Matthäus - 25 between 1982 and 1998

Answer 2

The players of Germany squad that participated in every game without a suspension or being taken out of the game.The reason for iut being the German squad along with Italy they have played the most matches however Germany also had another game (against argentina) go to extra time hence some players gaining 30 more minutes of extra time, then the penalties of course. For example Lehman.