Editing Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (section)

==International career==
[[File:Maradona and Rummenigge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.13|Rummenigge (right) with [[Diego Maradona]] before the [[1986 FIFA World Cup Final]]]]

With the [[Germany national football team|West Germany national team]] he took part in the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 World Cup]] in Argentina, [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] in Spain and the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]] in Mexico. In 1978, West Germany exited in the second group stage of the tournament. In 1982 and 1986, the team was runner-up behind [[Italy national football team|Italy]] and [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], giving him the unique distinction of captaining the senior team to two silver medals in the FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.eurosport.com/football/euro-icons-1980-karl-heinz-rummenigge-and-the-new-germany_sto7772168/story.shtml | title = Euro Icons - 1980: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and the new Germany | website = Eurosport | date = 2 June 2021 | access-date = 23 January 2023 | first = Mike | last = Gibbons}}</ref>

Rummenigge also took part in two [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championship]] tournaments. In the [[1980 European Football Championship|1980]] competition in Italy, West Germany defeated [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] in the final by 2–1 to win their second UEFA Euro.

Altogether, between 1976 and 1986, Rummenigge amassed 95 caps and scored 45 goals for West Germany, including one in extra-time in the 1982 World Cup semi-final victory over France, and one in the losing [[1986 FIFA World Cup Final|1986 World Cup final match]] against Argentina. He also scored a hat-trick in a group stage game against Chile during the 1982 World Cup.