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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 FIFA.
On 14 June 2022, Bader Al-Mutawa surpassed Soh Chin Ann's record of 195 matches recognised by FIFA and he become the men's all-time record appearance holder with 196 caps. On 10 December 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo equalled Al Mutawa's record of 196 matches recognised by FIFA in the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals against Morocco in Qatar.
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 following is a list of the Venezuela national football team's competitive records and statistics. Individual records ... Most capped players ... 22: 65: 0.34: ...
The Montenegro national football team has been present on FIFA rankings since June 2007. To date, the team's best ranking was 16th place in the world in June 2011. Below is a chronological list of Montenegro's position on the FIFA rankings for every three months, and their number of points.
Club providing the most players in a single match Starting XI – Arsenal, 7, 14 November 1934 vs. Italy [note 97] Including substitutes – Manchester United, 7, 28 March 2001 vs. Albania [note 98] Major tournament – Liverpool, 6, 19 June 2014 vs. Uruguay [note 99] Club providing the most players in a major tournament squad
Retrospective validation of various Asian players' caps has subsequently shown that they exceeded the contemporary European record; most sweepingly, in 2021 FIFA recognised that Soh Chin Ann won his 109th Malaysia cap in 1976 and his 195th and final cap in 1984, which in February 2022 was the world record. [3]
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 ...