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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.
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
List of footballers with 100 or more caps may refer to: List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps;
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 ...
Lionel Messi is the player with the most games played at the FIFA World Cup, and one of only six along with German Lothar Matthäus, Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and Mexicans Antonio Carbajal, Andrés Guardado, and Rafael Márquez to have entered the field in five different tournaments.
Most-capped players. Rank Player Caps Goals ... 0.22 2014–present 5 Jonathan Cantillana: 10 25 ... FIFA.com [1] Highest FIFA ranking
Most matches played in World Cup 22 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022) [3] Most matches played in European Championship 30 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024) [4] Oldest player (outfield and goalkeeper) 41 years and 138 days – Pepe (0–0 against France on 5 July 2024) [5] Longest national career
Four Italy international footballers: Gianluigi Buffon is the most capped player in the history of Italy with 176 caps; [1] Luigi Riva is the top scorer in the history of Italy with 35 goals; [2] Together with Christian Vieri and Paolo Rossi, Roberto Baggio has scored the most goals at the FIFA World Cup (9); [3] Together with Giovanni Ferrari ...