“Because I’m up for it”
Toni Kroos will play for the German national team again in the future. The Real Madrid midfielder announced this on Instagram on Thursday. “I will play for Germany again from March. Why? Because I was asked by the national coach, I’m up for it and I’m sure that a lot more is possible with the team at the European Championships than most people currently believe!” wrote the 106-time national player, who played his last international match in June 2021.
Kroos in the top 10: Most international matches for the German national team
24 Bernd Schneider – 81 international matches
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As of: January 2024
24 Karlheinz Förster – 81 international matches
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24 Wolfgang Overath – 81 international matches
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23 Arne Friedrich – 82 international matches
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22 Andreas Möller – 85 international matches
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20 Oliver Kahn – 86 international matches
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20 Andreas Brehme – 86 international matches
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19 Rudi Völler – 90 international matches
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18 Mesut Özil – 92 international matches
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16 Sepp Maier – 95 international matches
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16 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge – 95 international matches
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15 Berti Vogts – 96 international matches
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14 Michael Ballack – 98 international matches
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13 Thomas Häßler – 101 international matches
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12 Franz Beckenbauer – 103 international matches
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11 Per Mertesacker – 104 international matches
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10 Jürgen Kohler – 105 international matches
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9 Toni Kroos – 106 international matches
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8 Jürgen Klinsmann – 108 international matches
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7 Philipp Lahm – 113 international matches
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6 Manuel Neuer – 117 international matches
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5 Bastian Schweinsteiger – 121 international matches
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4 Thomas Müller – 124 international matches
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3 Lukas Podolski – 130 caps
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2 Miroslav Klose – 137 caps
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1 Lothar Matthäus – 150 international matches
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Kroos took part in the 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups with the DFB team, and he also took part in the 2012, 2016 and 2020 European Championship finals – so the home European Championship will be his seventh major tournament, should nothing come up.
Most recently, the man from Greifswald spoke openly about a possible comeback under national coach Julian Nagelsmann – who in turn opened the door for this in December in the “ZDF-Sportstudio” by describing Kroos’ return to the DFB as an “interesting thought”. “I’m still thinking about it, I haven’t made a decision yet,” said Kroos in mid-February, deflecting questions about the national team skillfully and meaningfully: “There is a possibility.”
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