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In association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official appearance for their national team. This article lists all men's football players who have played in 100 or more official international matches for a national football team according to association football's world governing body ...
The top twenty are most likely accurate as no players before the mid-1980s amassed more than twenty or thirty caps. For example, Boris Bandov, the player active before 1980 with the highest number of caps, played 33 times between 1976 and 1983, while Perry Van der Beck played 23 times between 1979 and 1985. With the typical low scores of the ...
List of footballers with 100 or more caps may refer to: List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps;
The Netherlands used all 23 players during the 2014 World Cup, making it the first team in World Cup history to ever use all of its squad players. [26] World Cup appearances: 11 (most recent in 2022) Most successful World Cup appearance: Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) European Championship appearances: 11 (most recent in 2024)
Most capped player overall: 191 – Lionel Messi, 2005 – present; Most FIFA World Cup tournaments played: 5 – Lionel Messi in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022; Most FIFA World Cup appearances made: 26 – Lionel Messi; Most FIFA World Cup appearances made as captain: 19 – Lionel Messi
The all-time leader in senior caps, Kristine Lilly of the United States, had 354 caps and retired from international football on 6 January 2011. [1] [2] The currently active most-capped women's international football player is Sherida Spitse of the Netherlands, with 237 caps. Three American players, Kristine Lilly, Carli Lloyd and Christie ...
Sergio Ramos is the most capped player in the history of the national team, with a record of 180 matches. As of 18 November 2024, the players with the most caps for Spain are: Rank
Goalkeeper Peter Shilton holds the record for the most competitive appearances. In association football, 51 players have played at least 1,000 official matches at all age levels. Regarding B teams and reserve teams, appearances for such teams are only included if made in the primary football pyramid and not in reserve divisions.