Germany: Players with the Most Games Played in the World Cup
All-Time list of players with more matches played for the National Team of Germany in the Soccer World Cups with detail of games played in each competition.
A total of 294 players represented the National Team of Germany in the Soccer World Cups. Of them, 234 played at least one game. Here you have a list with the players with most games played.
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Player |
Games Played | World Cups |
Game Detail by World Cup | |
| 1. |  Lothar Matthaeus |
25 | 5 | 2 in 1982, 7 in 1986, 7 in 1990, 5 in 1994, 4 in 1998 |
| 2. | Miroslav Klose |
24 | 4 | 7 in 2002, 7 in 2006, 5 in 2010, 5 in 2014 |
| 3. | Uwe Seeler |
21 | 4 | 5 in 1958, 4 in 1962, 6 in 1966, 6 in 1970 |
| 4. | Philipp Lahm |
20 | 3 | 7 in 2006, 6 in 2010, 7 in 2014 |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger |
20 | 3 | 7 in 2006, 7 in 2010, 6 in 2014 | |
| 6. | Per Mertesacker |
19 | 3 | 6 in 2006, 7 in 2010, 6 in 2014 |
| Thomas Müller |
19 | 4 | 6 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 3 in 2018, 3 in 2022 | |
| Manuel Neuer |
19 | 4 | 6 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 3 in 2018, 3 in 2022 | |
| Wolfgang Overath |
19 | 3 | 6 in 1966, 6 in 1970, 7 in 1974 | |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
19 | 3 | 5 in 1978, 7 in 1982, 7 in 1986 | |
| Berti Vogts |
19 | 3 | 6 in 1970, 7 in 1974, 6 in 1978 | |
| 12. | Franz Beckenbauer |
18 | 3 | 6 in 1966, 5 in 1970, 7 in 1974 |
| Thomas Berthold |
18 | 3 | 6 in 1986, 7 in 1990, 5 in 1994 | |
| Pierre Littbarski |
18 | 3 | 7 in 1982, 5 in 1986, 6 in 1990 | |
| Sepp Maier |
18 | 4 | 0 in 1966, 5 in 1970, 7 in 1974, 6 in 1978 | |
| 16. | Juergen Klinsmann |
17 | 3 | 7 in 1990, 5 in 1994, 5 in 1998 |
| Karl-Heinz Schnellinger |
17 | 4 | 2 in 1958, 4 in 1962, 6 in 1966, 5 in 1970 | |
| 18. | Andreas Brehme |
16 | 3 | 5 in 1986, 6 in 1990, 5 in 1994 |
| Mesut Ozil |
16 | 3 | 7 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 2 in 2018 | |
| 20. | Lukas Podolski |
15 | 3 | 7 in 2006, 6 in 2010, 2 in 2014 |
| Hans Schaefer |
15 | 3 | 5 in 1954, 6 in 1958, 4 in 1962 | |
| Rudi Voeller |
15 | 3 | 6 in 1986, 6 in 1990, 3 in 1994 | |
| 23. | Jérôme Boateng |
14 | 3 | 5 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 2 in 2018 |
| Paul Breitner |
14 | 2 | 7 in 1974, 7 in 1982 | |
| Karl-Heinz Foerster |
14 | 2 | 7 in 1982, 7 in 1986 | |
| Thomas Haessler |
14 | 3 | 5 in 1990, 5 in 1994, 4 in 1998 | |
| Sami Khedira |
14 | 3 | 7 in 2010, 5 in 2014, 2 in 2018 | |
| Toni Kroos |
14 | 3 | 4 in 2010, 7 in 2014, 3 in 2018 | |
| Bernd Schneider |
14 | 2 | 7 in 2002, 7 in 2006 | |
| Harald Schumacher |
14 | 2 | 7 in 1982, 7 in 1986 | |
| 31. | Hans-Peter Briegel |
13 | 2 | 7 in 1982, 6 in 1986 |
| Arne Friedrich |
13 | 2 | 6 in 2006, 7 in 2010 | |
| Torsten Frings |
13 | 2 | 7 in 2002, 6 in 2006 | |
| Manfred Kaltz |
13 | 2 | 6 in 1978, 7 in 1982 | |
| Juergen Kohler |
13 | 3 | 4 in 1990, 5 in 1994, 4 in 1998 | |
| Christoph Metzelder |
13 | 2 | 7 in 2002, 6 in 2006 | |
| Gerd Mueller |
13 | 2 | 6 in 1970, 7 in 1974 | |
| Oliver Neuville |
13 | 2 | 6 in 2002, 7 in 2006 | |
| Willi Schulz |
13 | 3 | 4 in 1962, 6 in 1966, 3 in 1970 | |
| 40. | Bodo Illgner |
12 | 2 | 7 in 1990, 5 in 1994 |
| 41. | Michael Ballack |
11 | 2 | 6 in 2002, 5 in 2006 |
| Klaus Fischer |
11 | 2 | 5 in 1978, 6 in 1982 | |
| Juergen Grabowski |
11 | 3 | 0 in 1966, 5 in 1970, 6 in 1974 | |
| Didi Hamann |
11 | 2 | 5 in 1998, 6 in 2002 | |
| Fritz Walter |
11 | 2 | 6 in 1954, 5 in 1958 | |
| 46. | Oliver Bierhoff |
10 | 2 | 5 in 1998, 5 in 2002 |
| Rainer Bonhof |
10 | 2 | 4 in 1974, 6 in 1978 | |
| Guido Buchwald |
10 | 2 | 7 in 1990, 3 in 1994 | |
| Horst Eckel |
10 | 2 | 6 in 1954, 4 in 1958 | |
| Herbert Erhardt |
10 | 3 | 0 in 1954, 6 in 1958, 4 in 1962 | |
| Horst-Dieter Hoettges |
10 | 3 | 5 in 1966, 4 in 1970, 1 in 1974 | |
| Jens Jeremies |
10 | 2 | 3 in 1998, 7 in 2002 | |
| Felix Magath |
10 | 2 | 4 in 1982, 6 in 1986 | |
| Helmut Rahn |
10 | 2 | 4 in 1954, 6 in 1958 | |
| Horst Szymaniak |
10 | 2 | 6 in 1958, 4 in 1962 | |