 In all of the three UEFA European Championships in which Maldini participated, he was elected to be part of the team of the tournament for his performances.On 7 October 2000, in a 3–0 win over Romania in Milan in a 2002 World Cup qualifier, Maldini overtook Dino Zoff to become Italy's most capped player of all time with his 113th senior international appearance for Italy.Maldini played in his fourth World Cup, and his second as captain, in the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.