Brazilian icon Marcos Evangelista de Morais famously known as Cafu remains the only player to play in three consecutive FIFA World Cup finals.
Had France made the final of this year's Mundial, Kylian Mbappe could have equalled that record, but Le Bleus' lost to Spain in their semi-final game.
Spain will face defending champions Argentina in the grand finale on Sunday at the New York New Jersey Stadium.
Cafu, played in the final of the 1994 tournament hosted by the United States when he came on as a substitute as Brazil beat Italy on penalties to win their fourth title.
In the 1998 edition in France, the right back played the full throttle as Brazil were comprehensively beaten 3-0 by Le Bleus' as they won their first World Cup title.
For the third consecutive grand finale in the FIFA World Cup, Cafu was in the Brazil XI that beat Germany 2-0 the 2002 event in Japan and South Korea.
History remains untouched as Cafu is still the only player to reach three consecutive World Cup Finals.
Argentine legend Lionel Messi will play in a third World Cup final on Sunday if as expected he is selected to captain the side as they face Spain.
Messi, played in the final of the 2014 tournament that was won by Germany.
At the last edition in Qatar, the maestro helped Argentina record their first win of the golden trophy since 1986.
