The German transfer market took stock of the number of appearances for the national team in the new century. Cristiano Ronaldo topped the list with 223 games, followed by Messi with 194 games, and Modric ranked third with 191 games.

The following is the specific ranking:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal): 223 games

2. Messi (Argentina): 194 games

3. Modric (Croatia): 191 games

4. Guardado (Mexico): 182 games

5. Meno Figuero Asia (Honduras): 181 games

6, Ramos (Spain): 180 games

7, Sanchez (Chile): 168 games

8, Casillas (Spain): 167 games

9, Buffon (Italy): 164 games

10, Borges (Costa Rica) :163 games

11. Hassan Alhaydos (Qatar): 163 games

12. Godin (Uruguay): 161 games

13. Medel (Chile): 161 games

14. Lewandowski (Poland): 160 games

15. Nekonan (Iran): 159 games

16. Vasilyev (Estonia): 158 games

17. Donovan (United States): 157 games

18. Vertonghen (Belgium): 157 games

19. Yasuhito Endo (Japan): 152 games

20. Ochoa (Mexico): 152 games