Bastian Schweinsteiger makes 100th appearance for Germany

German international midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger won his 100th cap for Germany last night against Sweden in Solna in a match which Germany went on to win 5-3 after being 0-2 down.

29 year old Schweinsteiger was part of a new generation of footballers alongside Lukas Podolski and Philipp Lahm, who a decade back broke into the German national team and have been an integral part since then.

Bastian Schweinsteiger was once a gifted youngster at FC Bayern Munich and has grown to become one of the most influential midfielders of our time.

Bastian Schweinsteiger on the occasion of his 100th international said, “To play once for Die Mannschaft is an honour in itself so you can imagine how I feel to have played so many times for my country. To make 100 appearances means I join a very small group of German players to have done this so naturally, my family and I were very proud on Tuesday evening.”