FIFA World Cup top goalscorers

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Miroslav Klose celebrating his record-breaking sixteenth World Cup goal during Germany's 2014 semi-final victory Brazil vs Germany, in Belo Horizonte 10.jpg
Miroslav Klose celebrating his record-breaking sixteenth World Cup goal during Germany's 2014 semi-final victory

A total of over 2,700 goals have been scored in matches across the 22 final tournaments of the men's FIFA World Cup, not counting penalties scored during shoot-outs. [1] Since the first goal scored by French player Lucien Laurent in 1930, [2] nearly 1,300 footballers have scored goals at the World Cup tournaments, [3] of whom 101 have scored five or more.

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Numbers of goalscorers [3] [4]
Goals≥1110987654321Total
Nos. of players9610972535>50>90>200>750>1,250

The top goalscorer of the inaugural competition was Argentina's Guillermo Stábile, with eight goals. Since then, only 25 players have scored more World Cup goals in total than Stábile did during the 1930 tournament. The first to do so was Hungary's Sándor Kocsis, scoring eleven in 1954. At the following tournament, France's Just Fontaine improved on this record, recording thirteen goals in just six matches. Gerd Müller then scored ten goals for West Germany in 1970, before breaking the overall record when he scored his fourteenth World Cup goal during West Germany's win in the 1974 final. Müller's record stood for more than three decades, until Ronaldo recorded fifteen goals between 1998 and 2006 for Brazil. The record is currently held by Germany's Miroslav Klose, who went on to score a record sixteen goals across the four consecutive tournaments he played between 2002 and 2014.

Of all the players who have played at the World Cup, only six have achieved an average of two goals or more per match played: Kocsis, Fontaine, Stábile, Russia's Oleg Salenko, Switzerland's Josef Hügi, and Poland's Ernst Wilimowski — the latter of whom scored four in his only ever World Cup match, played in 1938. [5] The top 101 goalscorers have represented 30 nations, with 14 players scoring for Brazil, and another 14 for Germany or West Germany. In total, 67 footballers came from UEFA (Europe), 30 from CONMEBOL (South America), and only four from elsewhere: Cameroon and Ghana from CAF (Africa), Australia from AFC (Asia) (formerly from OFC of Oceania), and the United States from CONCACAF (North/Central America).

Fontaine's thirteen goals in 1958 remains the record for the most scored in a single World Cup tournament. The players that came closest to this tally were Kocsis in 1954 (eleven goals), Müller in 1970 (ten goals), and Portugal's Eusébio in 1966 (nine goals). The top scorers with the fewest goals were from the 1962 tournament, when six players finished joint-top with just four goals each. Across the 22 tournaments of the World Cup, 31 footballers have been credited as the tournament top scorer, and no one has achieved this feat twice. Ten of these players scored at least seven goals in a tournament, while Brazil's Jairzinho in 1970 and Argentina's Lionel Messi in 2022 were the only footballers to record at least seven goals but still not finish as the tournament's top scorer. These 31 top goalscorers played for 20 different nations, with the most (five) coming from Brazil. Another five came from other South American countries, with the remaining 21 coming from Europe.

In 2006, Ronaldo became the first player to score eight goals in knockout matches (excluding the third place play-off) at the World Cup, coming in his three tournaments for Brazil, a feat which would be equalled in 2022 by France's Kylian Mbappé. [6] Mbappé himself became the first player to score four goals in World Cup final matches: he netted one in the 2018 final followed by a hat-trick in the 2022 final. England's Geoff Hurst is the only other player to record a hat-trick in a World Cup final, doing so in 1966.

Overall top goalscorers

Ronaldo ranks second among players with the most goals at the World Cup, scoring fifteen, including two in the 2002 final. 051119SMcC0014.jpg
Ronaldo ranks second among players with the most goals at the World Cup, scoring fifteen, including two in the 2002 final.
Among players still active at international level, Lionel Messi has the most goals at FIFA World Cups, with thirteen goals to his name, including two in the 2022 final. Lionel Messi 20180626 (cropped).jpg
Among players still active at international level, Lionel Messi has the most goals at FIFA World Cups, with thirteen goals to his name, including two in the 2022 final.
Gary Lineker is the top scorer for England at the World Cup, with ten goals. Gary Lineker (cropped).jpg
Gary Lineker is the top scorer for England at the World Cup, with ten goals.
Grzegorz Lato (left) became the top scorer for Poland at FIFA World Cups during the 1974 tournament, with ten total goals. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-N0706-0040, Fussball-WM, VR Polen - Brasilien 1-0.jpg
Grzegorz Lato (left) became the top scorer for Poland at FIFA World Cups during the 1974 tournament, with ten total goals.
Teofilo Cubillas is the top scorer for Peru at the World Cup, with ten goals. Teofilo Cubillas.JPG
Teófilo Cubillas is the top scorer for Peru at the World Cup, with ten goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the only male player to score in five different World Cup tournaments. Cristiano Ronaldo WC2022 - 02.jpg
Cristiano Ronaldo is the only male player to score in five different World Cup tournaments.
With six goals for Ghana, Asamoah Gyan is the only player outside of Europe or South America to score more than five goals at the World Cup. Asamoah Gyan (2014).jpg
With six goals for Ghana, Asamoah Gyan is the only player outside of Europe or South America to score more than five goals at the World Cup.
Table key
Denotes national top scorers (or joint top scorers) at the World Cup
#Denotes players still active at international level
[ ]Denotes tournaments where the player was part of the squad, but did not play in a match
( )Denotes tournaments where the player played in a match, but did not score a goal
Denotes tournaments where the player's team won the World Cup
Players with at least 5 goals at FIFA World Cup tournaments [5] [7] [8]
RankPlayerTeamGoals
scored
Matches
played
Goals
per
match
[nb 1]
TournamentsNotes
1 Miroslav Klose Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 16240.672002, 2006, 2010, 2014 list [10]
2 Ronaldo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 15190.79[1994], 1998, 2002, 2006 list [11]
3 Gerd Müller Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 14131.081970, 1974 list [12]
4 Lionel Messi ♦#Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 13260.502006, (2010), 2014, 2018, 2022 list [13] [14]
Just Fontaine Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 62.171958 list [15]
6 Pelé Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 12140.861958, 1962, 1966, 1970 list [16]
Kylian Mbappé #Flag of France.svg  France 140.862018, 2022 list
8 Sándor Kocsis Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 1152.201954 list [17]
Jürgen Klinsmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
170.651990
1994, 1998
list [18]
10 Helmut Rahn Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10101.001954, 1958 list [19]
Gary Lineker Flag of England.svg  England 120.831986, 1990 list [20]
Gabriel Batistuta Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 120.831994, 1998, 2002 list [21]
Teófilo Cubillas Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 130.771970, 1978, (1982) list [22]
Thomas Müller Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 190.532010, 2014, (2018), (2022) list [ broken anchor ] [23] [24]
Grzegorz Lato Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 200.501974, 1978, 1982 list [25]
16 Ademir Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 961.501950 list [nb 2] [28]
Eusébio Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 61.501966 list [29]
Christian Vieri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 91.001998, 2002 list [30]
Vavá Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil 100.901958, 1962 [31]
David Villa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 120.752006, 2010, 2014 list [32]
Paolo Rossi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 140.641978, 1982, [1986] list [33]
Jairzinho Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 160.56(1966), 1970, 1974 list [34]
Roberto Baggio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 160.561990, 1994, 1998 list [35]
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 190.471978, 1982, 1986 list [36]
Uwe Seeler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 210.431958, 1962, 1966, 1970 [37]
26 Guillermo Stábile Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 842.001930 list [38]
Leônidas Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 51.601934, 1938 list [nb 3] [40]
Óscar Míguez Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 71.141950, 1954 [41]
Harry Kane #Flag of England.svg  England 110.732018, 2022 list [42]
Neymar #Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 130.622014, 2018, 2022 list [13] [43]
Rivaldo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 140.571998, 2002 list [44]
Rudi Völler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
150.531986, 1990
1994
list [45]
Diego Maradona Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 210.381982, 1986, (1990), 1994 list [46]
Cristiano Ronaldo #Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 220.362006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 list [13] [47]
35 Oldřich Nejedlý Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 761.171934, 1938 [nb 4] [48]
Lajos Tichy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 80.881958, 1962, [1966] list [49]
Careca Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 90.781986, 1990 [50]
Johnny Rep Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 130.541974, 1978 [51]
Andrzej Szarmach Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 130.541974, 1978, 1982 [52]
Hans Schäfer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 150.471954, 1958, (1962) [53]
Luis Suárez Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 160.442010, 2014, 2018, (2022) list [54] [13]
42 Josef Hügi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 632.001954 [55]
Oleg Salenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 32.001994 list [56]
György Sárosi Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary 51.201934, 1938 [57]
Max Morlock Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 51.201954 [58]
Erich Probst Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 51.201954 [59]
Enner Valencia ♦#Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 61.002014, 2022 list
Salvatore Schillaci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 70.861990 list [60]
Davor Šuker Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
80.75[1990],
1998, (2002)
list [61]
James Rodríguez ♦#Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 80.752014, (2018) list [62] [63]
Helmut Haller Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 90.67(1962), 1966, (1970) [64]
Hristo Stoichkov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 100.601994, (1998) list [65]
Diego Forlán Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 100.602002, 2010, (2014) list [66]
Asamoah Gyan Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 110.552006, 2010, 2014 list [67]
Dennis Bergkamp Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 120.501994, 1998 list [68]
Rob Rensenbrink Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 130.461974, 1978 [69]
Rivellino Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 150.401970, 1974, (1978) [70]
Bebeto Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 150.40(1990), 1994, 1998 list [71]
Arjen Robben Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 150.402006, 2010, 2014 list [72]
Zbigniew Boniek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 160.381978, 1982, (1986) list [73]
Thierry Henry Flag of France.svg  France 170.351998, (2002), 2006, (2010) list [74]
Robin van Persie Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 170.352006, 2010, 2014 list [75]
Wesley Sneijder Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 170.35(2006), 2010, 2014 list [76]
Ivan Perišić ♦#Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 170.352014, 2018, 2022 list [13] [77]
Mario Kempes Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 180.33(1974), 1978, (1982) list [78]
Lothar Matthäus Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
250.24(1982), 1986, 1990
1994, (1998)
list [79]
67 Pedro Cea Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 541.251930 list [80]
Silvio Piola Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 41.251938 list [81]
Gyula Zsengellér Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary 41.251938 [82]
Peter McParland Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 51.001958 list [83]
Tomáš Skuhravý Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 51.001990 [84]
Juan Alberto Schiaffino Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 60.831950, 1954 [85]
Geoff Hurst Flag of England.svg  England 60.831966, 1970 list [86]
Jon Dahl Tomasson Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 60.832002, 2010 list [87]
Alessandro Altobelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 70.711982, 1986 [88]
Kennet Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 70.711994 list [89]
Fernando Morientes Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 70.711998, 2002 list [90]
Romário Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 80.63(1990), 1994 list [91]
Marc Wilmots Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 80.63[1990], (1994), 1998, 2002 list [92]
Mario Mandžukić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 80.632014, 2018 list [13] [93]
Valentin Ivanov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 90.561958, 1962 list [94]
Emilio Butragueño Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 90.561986, (1990) list [95]
Roger Milla Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 90.56(1982), 1990, 1994 list [96]
Tim Cahill Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 90.562006, 2010, 2014, (2018) list [97] [98]
Hans Krankl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 100.501978, 1982 list [99]
Raúl Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 110.451998, 2002, 2006 list [100]
Garrincha Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil 120.42(1958), 1962, 1966 [101]
Johan Neeskens Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 120.421974, (1978) [102]
Fernando Hierro Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 120.42[1990], 1994, 1998, 2002 list [103]
Zinedine Zidane Flag of France.svg  France 120.421998, (2002), 2006 list [104]
Landon Donovan Flag of the United States.svg  United States 120.422002, (2006), 2010 list [105]
Romelu Lukaku ♦#Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 120.422014, 2018, (2022) list [106]
Xherdan Shaqiri Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 120.42(2010), 2014, 2018, 2022 list
Henrik Larsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 130.381994, 2002, 2006 list [107]
Michel Platini Flag of France.svg  France 140.361978, 1982, 1986 list [108]
Zico Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 140.361978, 1982, (1986) [109]
Gonzalo Higuaín Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 140.362010, 2014, (2018) list [110] [111]
Lukas Podolski Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 150.332006, 2010, (2014) list [112]
Edinson Cavani Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 170.292010, 2014, 2018, (2022) list [13] [113]
Franz Beckenbauer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 180.281966, 1970, (1974) list [114]
Olivier Giroud Flag of France.svg  France 180.282014, (2018), 2022 list

Timeline

Leonidas scored a record eight World Cup goals for Brazil, coming at the 1934 and 1938 tournaments. Leonidas dasilva.jpg
Leônidas scored a record eight World Cup goals for Brazil, coming at the 1934 and 1938 tournaments.
Ademir scored a record nine World Cup goals for Brazil, all coming at the 1950 tournament. Ademir de Menezes.jpg
Ademir scored a record nine World Cup goals for Brazil, all coming at the 1950 tournament.
Sandor Kocsis was the first player to score ten or more goals in a single World Cup: he scored a record eleven goals in just five matches for Hungary during the 1954 tournament. Sandor Kocsis 1960 cropped.jpg
Sándor Kocsis was the first player to score ten or more goals in a single World Cup: he scored a record eleven goals in just five matches for Hungary during the 1954 tournament.
Just Fontaine scored a record thirteen World Cup goals for France, all coming at the 1958 tournament. Just Fontaine 2016.jpg
Just Fontaine scored a record thirteen World Cup goals for France, all coming at the 1958 tournament.
Key
Goal set a new record
Goal equalled the existing record
Progressive list of footballers that have held the record for most goals scored at the FIFA World Cup final tournaments
GoalsDatePlayerTeamGoalOpponentScoreTournament & StagePrevious goalsRef.
113 July 1930 Lucien Laurent Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 1–0 Mexico 4–1 1930, Uruguay
Group stage
N/A [nb 5]
Bart McGhee Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 1–0 Belgium 3–0
Marcel Langiller Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 2–0 Mexico 4–1
André Maschinot Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 3–0 Mexico 4–1
Tom Florie Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 2–0 Belgium 3–0
Bert Patenaude Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 3–0 Belgium 3–0
Juan Carreño Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico 1–3 France 1–4
2André MaschinotFlag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 4–1 Mexico 4–1
16 July 1930 Carlos Vidal Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3–0 Mexico 3–0
  • 1930 vs Mexico
[117]
17 July 1930 Ivan Bek Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Yugoslavia 1–0 Bolivia 4–0 [118]
33–0
Bert PatenaudeFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 2–0 Paraguay 3–0
  • 1930 vs Belgium, Paraguay
[119]
43–0
22 July 1930 Guillermo Stábile Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–0 Chile 3–1 [120]
52–0
626 July 19303–0 United States 6–1 1930, Uruguay
Semi-final
76–0
830 July 19302–1 Uruguay 2–4 1930, Uruguay
Final
19 June 1938 Leônidas Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 3–2 Sweden 4–2 1938, France
3rd place play-off
[121]
13 July 1950 Ademir Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 1–0 Spain 6–1 1950, Brazil
Final round
[28]
95–0
27 June 1954 Sándor Kocsis Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 4–2 Brazil 4–2 1954, Switzerland
Quarter-final
[122]
1030 June 19543–2 Uruguay 4–2aet 1954, Switzerland
Semi-final
114–2
28 June 1958 Just Fontaine Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 3–1 West Germany 6–3 1958, Sweden
3rd place play-off
[123]
125–2
136–3
3 July 1974 Gerd Müller Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1–0 Poland 1–0 1974, West Germany
Second round
[12]
146 July 19742–1 Netherlands 2–1 1974, West Germany
Final
22 June 2006 Ronaldo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4–1 Japan 4–1 2006, Germany
Group stage
[124]
1527 June 20061–0 Ghana 3–0 2006, Germany
Round of 16
21 June 2014 Miroslav Klose Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2–2 Ghana 2–2 2014, Brazil
Group stage
[125]
168 July 20142–0 Brazil 7–1 2014, Brazil
Semi-final

Top goalscorers for each tournament

Guillermo Stabile scored a then-record eight goals for Argentina at the 1930 World Cup. Stabile hurac 1926.jpg
Guillermo Stábile scored a then-record eight goals for Argentina at the 1930 World Cup.
Eusebio scored nine goals for Portugal at the 1966 World Cup. Eusebio Portugal.JPG
Eusébio scored nine goals for Portugal at the 1966 World Cup.
Gerd Muller scored ten goals for West Germany at the 1970 World Cup. Gerd Muller 2007.jpg
Gerd Müller scored ten goals for West Germany at the 1970 World Cup.
Top goalscorers at each FIFA World Cup final tournament [126] [127] [128]
World CupPlayerTeamGoals
scored
Matches
played
Golden
Boot
Other FIFA Awards
Uruguay 1930 Guillermo Stábile Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 84Yes check.svgSilver Ball
Italy 1934 Oldřich Nejedlý Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 54Yes check.svgBronze Ball
France 1938 Leônidas Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 74Yes check.svgGolden Ball
Brazil 1950 Ademir Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 96Yes check.svgBronze Ball
Switzerland 1954 Sándor Kocsis Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 115Yes check.svgSilver Ball
Sweden 1958 Just Fontaine Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 136Yes check.svgBronze Ball
Chile 1962 Garrincha Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil 46Yes check.svgGolden Ball
Vavá Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil 6Yes check.svg
Leonel Sánchez Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 6Yes check.svgBronze Ball
Flórián Albert Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3Yes check.svgBest Young Player
Valentin Ivanov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4Yes check.svg
Dražan Jerković Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 6Yes check.svg
England 1966 Eusébio Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 96Yes check.svgBronze Ball
Mexico 1970 Gerd Müller Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 106Yes check.svgBest Young Player, Bronze Ball
West Germany 1974 Grzegorz Lato Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 77Yes check.svg
Argentina 1978 Mario Kempes Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 67Yes check.svgGolden Ball
Spain 1982 Paolo Rossi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 67Yes check.svgGolden Ball
Mexico 1986 Gary Lineker Flag of England.svg  England 65Yes check.svg
Italy 1990 Salvatore Schillaci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 67Yes check.svgGolden Ball
United States 1994 Hristo Stoichkov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 67Yes check.svgBronze Ball
Oleg Salenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3Yes check.svg
France 1998 Davor Šuker Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 67Yes check.svgSilver Ball
South Korea & Japan 2002 Ronaldo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 87Yes check.svgSilver Ball
Germany 2006 Miroslav Klose Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 57Yes check.svg
South Africa 2010 Thomas Müller Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 56Yes check.svgBest Young Player
Wesley Sneijder Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7Dark Red x.svgBronze Boot, Silver Ball
David Villa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7Dark Red x.svgSilver Boot, Bronze Ball
Diego Forlán Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 7Dark Red x.svgGolden Ball
Brazil 2014 James Rodríguez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 65Yes check.svg
Russia 2018 Harry Kane Flag of England.svg  England 66Yes check.svg
Qatar 2022 Kylian Mbappé Flag of France.svg  France 87Yes check.svgSilver Ball

Goalscorers at multiple tournaments

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to have scored in five different World Cups. Four other players (Uwe Seeler, Pelé, Miroslav Klose and Lionel Messi) have each scored in four tournaments, while another 35 have each scored in three.

In the table below players are listed in order of achieving their tallies.

Players who scored at 3 or more separate World Cups
RankPlayerTeamTournaments
with
goals
Goals
scored
Matches
played
Goals
per
match
Tournaments
with goals
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 58220.362006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
2 Uwe Seeler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 49210.431958, 1962, 1966, 1970
Pelé Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 12140.861958, 1962, 1966, 1970
Miroslav Klose Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 16240.672002, 2006, 2010, 2014
Lionel Messi Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 13260.502006, 2014, 2018, 2022
6 Grzegorz Lato Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 310200.501974, 1978, 1982
Joe Jordan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 470.571974, 1978, 1982
Andrzej Szarmach Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7130.541974, 1978, 1982
Dominique Rocheteau Flag of France.svg  France 4100.401978, 1982, 1986
Michel Platini Flag of France.svg  France 5140.361978, 1982, 1986
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9190.471978, 1982, 1986
Diego Maradona Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 8210.381982, 1986, 1994
Rudi Völler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
8150.531986, 1990,
1994
Lothar Matthäus Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
6250.241986, 1990,
1994
Roberto Baggio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9160.561990, 1994, 1998
Jürgen Klinsmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
11170.651990,
1994, 1998
Gabriel Batistuta Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 10120.831994, 1998, 2002
Fernando Hierro Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5120.421994, 1998, 2002
Sami Al-Jaber Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 390.331994, 1998, 2006
Raúl Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5110.451998, 2002, 2006
Henrik Larsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5130.381994, 2002, 2006
Ronaldo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 15190.791998, 2002, 2006
David Beckham Flag of England.svg  England 3130.231998, 2002, 2006
Park Ji-sung Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3140.212002, 2006, 2010
Cuauhtémoc Blanco Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3110.271998, 2002, 2010
Robin van Persie Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6170.352006, 2010, 2014
Arjen Robben Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6150.402006, 2010, 2014
Tim Cahill Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 590.562006, 2010, 2014
Clint Dempsey Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4100.402006, 2010, 2014
Asamoah Gyan Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 6110.552006, 2010, 2014
David Villa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9120.752006, 2010, 2014
Rafael Márquez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3190.162006, 2010, 2014
Luis Suárez Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 7160.442010, 2014, 2018
Javier Hernández Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4120.332010, 2014, 2018
Keisuke Honda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4100.402010, 2014, 2018
Edinson Cavani Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 5170.292010, 2014, 2018
Xherdan Shaqiri Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 5120.422014, 2018, 2022
Ivan Perišić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 6170.352014, 2018, 2022
Neymar Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8130.622014, 2018, 2022
Ángel Di María Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3180.172014, 2018, 2022

Top goalscorers in final matches

Players with multiple goals in FIFA World Cup Finals
PlayerTeamGoals scoredFinals playedFinal(s)
Kylian Mbappé Flag of France.svg  France 422018, 2022
Geoff Hurst Flag of England.svg  England 311966
Vavá Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil 21958, 1962
Pelé Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 21958, 1970
Zinedine Zidane Flag of France.svg  France 21998, 2006
Gino Colaussi Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 211938
Silvio Piola Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 11938
Helmut Rahn Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 11954
Mario Kempes Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 11978
Paul Breitner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 21974, 1982
Ronaldo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2(1998), 2002
Lionel Messi Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2(2014), 2022

See also

Notes

  1. Outside this list is Ernst Wilimowski of Poland, the player with the highest goals-to-games ratio in the World Cup. His ratio is 4.00 as he scored four goals in his only World Cup appearance, in 1938. [9]
  2. There was a controversy regarding the number of goals scored by Ademir in 1950 because of incomplete data from the final group round game against Spain, that ended in a 6–1 victory for Brazil. The first Brazilian goal was credited as own goal and the fifth was credited to Jair, [26] but both are now credited to Ademir. [27]
  3. FIFA initially credited Leônidas with eight goals in the 1938 tournament, but in November 2006, FIFA revised it to seven (he scored one additional goal in the 1934 tournament). [39]
  4. FIFA initially credited Nejedlý with only four goals in 1934. However, FIFA changed it to five goals in November 2006, meaning he scored a total of seven goals overall (he scored two goals in 1938). [39]
  5. The two initial games of the 1930 FIFA World Cup (France vs Mexico [115] and United States vs Belgium [116] ) were played at the same time, as seven players scored, with André Maschinot scoring two goals. The order in which these players are listed reflects the actual elapsed time in the games when their goals were scored.

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