 Matthäus akabata rekodhi rekutamba mumitambo mishanu yeFIFA World Cup 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, kupfuura chero mutambi wepanze mumutambo wenhabvu wevarume, kusvika 2018 World Cup, umo Rafael Márquez wekuMexico akaenzana rekodhi yake, uye akabata rekodhi yemitambo yakawanda yeWorld Cup yakatambwa nemutambi mumwe chete 25 mitambo. Akakundawo UEFA Euro 1980, uye akatamba muna 1984, 1988 uye 2000 UEFA European Championships. Muna 1999, pazera remakore 38, Matthäus akasarudzwa zvakare mutambi wenhabvu weGerman wegore, mushure mekunge akunda mubairo muna 1990. 