XSLT combine "params" with "match="#*|node()" - xslt

Question

GOAL
Output an XML with the exact input names and variables as the XML my XSLT receive + 2 params from external sources
PSEUDOCODE - XSLT(1.0) I'm using variables instead of params so it's easier to test
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="2.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:variable name="StatusCode" select="'11111111111'">
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name="StatusMessage" select="'########'">
</xsl:variable>
<!-- BLOCK 1 -->
<xsl:template match="#*|node()">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="#*|node()"/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<!-- ------- -->
<!-- BLOCK 2 -->
<xsl:template match="/">
<StatusCode>
<xsl:value-of select="$StatusCode"/>
</StatusCode>
<StatusMessage>
<xsl:value-of select="$StatusMessage"/>
</StatusMessage>
</xsl:template>
<!-- ------- -->
</xsl:stylesheet>
PROBLEM
If I try "BLOCK 1" or "BLOCK 2" independently, they work, but I couldn't as desired combine them both

Answer 1

Your BLOCK 2 template is applied first, because it matches the root node. This template contains no xsl:apply-templates instructions - so the other template is never executed.
The question is WHERE do you want the added nodes to appear. You could do:
<!-- BLOCK 2 -->
<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:apply-templates/>
<StatusCode>
<xsl:value-of select="$StatusCode"/>
</StatusCode>
<StatusMessage>
<xsl:value-of select="$StatusMessage"/>
</StatusMessage>
</xsl:template>
<!-- ------- -->
but this would place the added nodes outside the root element, making the result an XML fragment instead of well-formed XML document.