Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are on course to make even more history this November when they play at their fifth World Cup.
The two ageing superstars, 35 and 37 respectively, have dominated the past 15 years of world football and each made their first World Cup bows in 2006. But another stalwart of the modern game, Sergio Ramos, isn't set to boast the same feat on his CV once this winter's tournament takes place in Qatar.
Having played at the same four tournaments as Messi and Ronaldo, Ramos now finds himself firmly out of the Spain squad and is unlikely to receive a call-up from Luis Enrique in November.