Birthday boy Matthaus has been involved in 101 shots in World Cup games - more than any other German player since 1966.
Matthaus was capped 150 times in his career. He won one World Cup trophy and one European Championship for Germany national team.
German players with most shot involvements in WC since 1966:
Matthaus - 101
Beckenbauer - 98
Overath - 95
Miroslav Klose - 91
Gerd Muller - 88