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This is a progressive list of men's association footballers who have held or co-held the European record for international caps since 1976. The progression up to 1976 is derivable from the world record progression because the world record holder was always European, except when Ángel Romano narrowly overtook Imre Schlosser in 1924–27. After 1976, many sources, including FIFA and the Guinness Book of Records reported subsequent European cap records as world records. 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.

The only pre-1976 European records not listed in the world record progression are Schlosser's record-breaking 67th cap and Severino Minelli's record-equalling 68th cap.

Player Country Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Notes
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Imre Schlosser  Hungary 67 1926-11-14 Budapest  Sweden 3–1
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Severino Minelli   Switzerland 68 1939-05-14 Liège  Belgium 2–1
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Bobby Moore  England 108 1973-11-14 London  Italy 0–1
Björn Nordqvist  Sweden 108 1978-05-21 Stockholm  Czechoslovakia 0–0
109 1978-06-03 Mar del Plata  Brazil 1–1 World Cup
110 1978-06-07 Buenos Aires  Austria 0–1 World Cup
111 1978-06-11 Buenos Aires  Spain 0–1 World Cup
112 1978-06-28 Borås  Finland 2–1 Nordic Championship
113 1978-08-16 Copenhagen  Denmark 1–2 Nordic Championship
114 1978-09-01 Paris  France 2–2 European Champs qualifying
115 1978-10-04 Stockholm  Czechoslovakia 1–3 European Champs qualifying
Pat Jennings  Northern Ireland 115 1986-03-16 Belfast  Denmark 1–1
116 1986-04-23 Belfast  Morocco 2–1
117 1986-06-03 Guadalajara  Algeria 1–1 World Cup 1986 Group D
118 1986-06-07 Guadalajara  Spain 1–2 World Cup 1986 Group D
119 1986-06-12 Guadalajara  Brazil 0–3 World Cup 1986 Group D
Peter Shilton  England 119 1990-06-11 Cagliari  Republic of Ireland 1–1 World Cup 1990 Group F
120 1990-06-16 Cagliari  Netherlands 0–0 World Cup 1990 Group F
121 1990-06-21 Cagliari  Egypt 1–0 World Cup 1990 Group F
122 1990-06-26 Bologna  Belgium 1–0 World Cup 1990 Rnd 2
123 1990-07-01 Naples  Cameroon 3–2 World Cup 1990 QF
124 1990-07-04 Turin  West Germany 1–1 World Cup 1990 SF
125 1990-07-07 Bari  Italy 1–2 World Cup 1990 3rd–4th
Thomas Ravelli  Sweden 125 1995-06-01 Stockholm  Iceland 1–1 European Champs qualifying
126 1995-06-08 Leeds  England 3–3 Umbro Cup
127 1995-06-10 Nottingham  Japan 2–2 Umbro Cup
128 1995-11-15 Stockholm  Turkey 2–2 European Champs qualifying
129 1996-02-22 Hong Kong  Japan 1–1 Carlsberg Cup
130 1996-02-28 Sydney  Australia 0–0
131 1996-08-14 Gothenburg  Denmark 0–1
132 1996-10-09 Stockholm  Austria 0–1 World Cup qualifying
133 1996-11-10 Glasgow  Scotland 0–1 World Cup qualifying
134 1997-02-11 Bangkok  Thailand 0–0 King's Cup
135 1997-02-16 Bangkok  Thailand 3–1 King's Cup
136 1997-03-12 Tel Aviv  Israel 1–0
137 1997-04-02 Paris  France 0–1
138 1997-04-30 Gothenburg  Scotland 2–1 World Cup qualifying
139 1997-08-06 Malmö  Lithuania 1–0 World Cup qualifying
140 1997-08-20 Minsk  Belarus 2–1 World Cup qualifying
141 1997-09-06 Vienna  Austria 0–1 World Cup qualifying
142 1997-09-10 Stockholm  Latvia 1–0 World Cup qualifying
143 1997-10-11 Stockholm  Estonia 1–0 World Cup qualifying
Lothar Matthäus  Germany 143 1999-11-14 Oslo  Norway 1–0
144 2000-02-23 Amsterdam  Netherlands 1–2
145 2000-03-29 Zagreb  Croatia 1–1
146 2000-04-26 Kaiserslautern   Switzerland 1–1
147 2000-06-07 Freiburg im Breisgau  Liechtenstein 8–2
148 2000-06-12 Liège  Romania 1–1 European Champs
149 2000-06-17 Charleroi  England 0–1 European Champs
150 2000-06-20 Rotterdam  Portugal 0–3 European Champs
Martin Reim  Estonia 149 (150) 2007-02-07 Domžale  Slovenia 0–1
150 2007-08-22 Tallinn  Andorra 2–1 European Champs qualifying
151 2007-09-08 Zagreb  Croatia 0–2 European Champs qualifying
152 2007-09-12 Skopje  Macedonia 1–1 European Champs qualifying
153 2007-10-17 Tallinn  Montenegro 0–1
154 2007-11-09 Jeddah  Saudi Arabia 0–2
155 2007-11-17 Andorra la Vella  Andorra 2–0 European Champs qualifying
156 2009-06-06 Tallinn  Equatorial Guinea 3–0
Vitalijs Astafjevs  Latvia 155 (156) 2009-09-05 Tel Aviv  Israel 1–0 World Cup qualifying
156 2009-10-14 Riga  Moldova 3–2 World Cup qualifying
157 2009-11-14 Tegucigalpa  Honduras 1–2
158 2010-03-03 Luanda  Angola 1–1
159 2010-06-05 Milton Keynes  Ghana 0–1
160 2010-06-18 Kaunas  Lithuania 0–0 Baltic Cup
161 2010-06-19 Kaunas  Estonia 0–0 Baltic Cup
162 2010-09-03 Riga  Croatia 0–3 European Champs qualifying
163 2010-09-07 Valletta  Malta 2–0 European Champs qualifying
164 2010-10-08 Athens  Greece 0–1 European Champs qualifying
165 2010-10-10 Riga  Georgia 1–1 European Champs qualifying
166 2010-11-17 Kunming  China 0–1
Iker Casillas  Spain 166 2016-03-27 Cluj  Romania 0–0
167 2016-06-01 Salzburg  South Korea 6–1
Gianluigi Buffon  Italy 167 2016-11-15 Milan  Germany 0–0
168 2017-03-24 Palermo  Albania 2–0 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G
169 2017-06-11 Udine  Liechtenstein 5–0 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G
170 2017-09-02 Madrid  Spain 0–3 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G
171 2017-09-05 Reggio Emilia  Israel 1–0 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G
172 2017-10-06 Turin  North Macedonia 1–1 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G
173 2017-10-06 Shkodër  Albania 1–0 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA grp G
174 2017-11-10 Stockholm  Sweden 0–1 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA rnd 2
175 2017-11-13 Milan  Sweden 0–0 World Cup 2018 qual UEFA rnd 2
176 2018-03-23 Manchester  Argentina 0–2
Sergio Ramos  Spain 176 2020-11-11 Amsterdam  Netherlands 1–1
177 2020-11-14 Basel   Switzerland 1–1 2020-21 UEFA Nations League
178 2020-11-17 Seville  Germany 6–0 2020-21 UEFA Nations League
179 2021-03-25 Granada  Greece 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
180 2021-03-31 Seville  Kosovo 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B
Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 180 2021-09-01 Faro/Loulé  Republic of Ireland 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
181 2021-10-09 Faro/Loulé  Qatar 3–0
182 2021-10-12 Faro/Loulé  Luxembourg 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
183 2021-11-11 Dublin  Republic of Ireland 0–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
184 2021-11-14 Lisbon  Serbia 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
185 2022-03-24 Porto  Turkey 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round
186 2022-03-29 Porto  North Macedonia 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round
187 2022-06-02 Seville  Spain 1–1 2022-23 UEFA Nations League
188 2022-06-05 Lisbon   Switzerland 4–0 2022-23 UEFA Nations League
189 2022-06-09 Lisbon  Czech Republic 2–0 2022-23 UEFA Nations League
190 2022-09-24 Prague  Czech Republic 0–4 2022-23 UEFA Nations League
191 2022-09-27 Braga  Spain 0–1 2022-23 UEFA Nations League
192 2022-11-24 Doha  Ghana 3–2 2022 FIFA World Cup
193 2022-11-28 Lusail  Uruguay 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup
194 2022-12-02 Al Rayyan  South Korea 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup
195 2022-12-06 Lusail   Switzerland 6–1 2022 FIFA World Cup
196 2022-12-10 Doha  Morocco 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup
197 2023-03-23 Lisbon  Liechtenstein 4–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
198 2023-03-26 Luxembourg  Luxembourg 6–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
199 2023-06-17 Lisbon  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
200 2023-06-20 Reykjavík  Iceland 0–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
201 2023-09-08 Trnava  Slovakia 0–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
202 2023-10-13 Porto  Slovakia 3–2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
203 2023-10-16 Zenica  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–5 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
204 2023-11-16 Vaduz  Liechtenstein 0–2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
205 2023-11-19 Lisbon  Iceland 2–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
206 2024-03-26 Ljubljana  Slovenia 2–0
207 2024-06-11 Aveiro  Republic of Ireland 3–0
208 2024-06-18 Leipzig  Czech Republic 2–1 UEFA Euro 2024
209 2024-06-22 Dortmund  Turkey 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024
210 2024-06-26 Gelsenkirchen  Georgia 2–0 UEFA Euro 2024
211 2024-07-01 Frankfurt  Slovenia 0–0 UEFA Euro 2024
212 2024-07-05 Hamburg  France 0–0 UEFA Euro 2024
213 2024-09-05 Lisbon  Croatia 2–1 2024-25 UEFA Nations League
214 2024-09-08 Lisbon  Scotland 2–1 2024-25 UEFA Nations League
215 2024-10-12 Warsaw  Poland 1–3 2024-25 UEFA Nations League
216 2024-10-15 Glasgow  Scotland 0–0 2024-25 UEFA Nations League
217 2024-11-15 Porto  Poland 5–1 2024-25 UEFA Nations League

Notes:

  1. England lost 3–4 on penalties
  2. Sweden won 5–4 on penalties
  3. ^ Though the team was billed as "Swedish League XI", the matches are counted as full internationals
  4. ^ UEFA's total recognised caps for Reim is one less than the Estonian FA's, which recognises a 2004 match against Belarus U-21.
  5. ^ UEFA's total recognised caps for Astafjevs is one less than the Latvian FA's and one more than FIFA's. The Latvian FA recognises a 2005 King's Cup match against Oman under-23, while FIFA does not recognise the 2010 match against Angola owing to excessive substitutions.

See also

References

  1. McFarlan, Donald (1989). The Guinness Book of Records 1990 (36th ed.). London: Guinness. p. 248. ISBN 0-85112-341-4.
  2. Imre Schlosser-Lakatos RSSSF
  3. Severino Minelli RSSSF
  4. Bobby Moore RSSSF
  5. ^ Bjorn Nordqvist RSSSF
  6. ^ Patrick "Pat" Jennings RSSSF
  7. ^ Peter Leslie Shilton RSSSF
  8. ^ Thomas Ravelli RSSSF
  9. ^ Lothar Matthäus RSSSF
  10. ^ "Casillas equals European caps record". UEFA. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  11. ^ Martin Reim RSSSF
  12. ^ Vitalijs Astafjevs RSSSF
  13. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (14 July 2016). "Iker Casillas Fernández - Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  14. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (17 August 2017). "Gianluigi Buffon - Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  15. "Buffon overtakes Casillas's European caps record - European Qualifiers - News". UEFA. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  16. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (12 November 2020). "Sergio Ramos García - Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  17. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (1 September 2021). "Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro - Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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