Most minutes played in the football (soccer) FIFA World Cup
- Who
- Lionel Messi
- What
- 2,314 minute(s)
- Where
- Qatar (Lusail)
- When
- 18 December 2022
The most minutes played in the football (soccer) FIFA World Cup is 2,314, achieved by Lionel Messi (Argentina) between 2006 and 2022.
Lionel Messi surpassed Paolo Maldini’s total of 2,217 World Cup minutes during the final of the 2022 edition in Qatar, which Argentina won 4–2 on penalties following a 3–3 draw with France. It was Messi’s fifth World Cup tournament, a shared record, and his 26th match – a record he owned outright.