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{{Short description|Men's FIFA World Cup top goalscorers}}
This article lists every country's goalscorers in the [[FIFA World Cup]]. There are over 1200 goalscorers for the over 2300 goals scored at the 20 editions of the World Cup final tournaments.
[[File:Brazil vs Germany, in Belo Horizonte 10.jpg|thumb|upright=1.36|[[Miroslav Klose]] celebrating his record-breaking 16th World Cup goal in the [[Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)|2014 FIFA World Cup semifinal]]|alt=refer to caption]]
A total of over 2,700 goals have been scored in games at the Men's 22 final tournaments of the [[FIFA World Cup]], not counting penalties scored during [[List of FIFA World Cup penalty shoot-outs|shoot-outs]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Second-half surge sees Tunisia bow out in style |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/second-half-surge-sees-tunisia-bow-out-in-style |publisher=FIFA |access-date=2018-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628222456/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/second-half-surge-sees-tunisia-bow-out-in-style |archive-date=2018-06-28 |url-status=live }}</ref> Since the first goal scored by [[France national football team|French]] player [[Lucien Laurent]] at the [[1930 FIFA World Cup]],<ref name=milestones>{{cite report |date=October 2007|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-301_02a_fwc_goals_22689.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203015017/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-301_02a_fwc_goals_22689.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2008 |title=FIFA World Cup — Milestone Goals |publisher=FIFA |page=1 |access-date=2014-09-05}}</ref> almost 1,300 <!-- 1,298 --> footballers have scored goals at the World Cup tournaments,<ref name=worldfootball/> of whom 101 have scored five or more.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; float: right; clear: right; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;"
|+Numbers of goalscorers<ref name=worldfootball>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/alltime_goalgetter/wm/tore/ |title=World Cup — All-time Topscorers |access-date=2015-09-25 |work=WorldFootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |archive-date=2022-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219134514/https://www.worldfootball.net/alltime_goalgetter/wm/tore/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/statistics-and-records/worldcup/players/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828021632/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/statistics-and-records/worldcup/players/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 28, 2015 |title=FIFA World Cup Players Statistics — Players with the Most Goals Scored |publisher=FIFA|access-date=2018-05-15}}</ref><!-- only up to 4 goals; Ademir is not updated--><!-- (including own goals scored for opponent)-->
|-
! scope="col"| Goals !! scope="col"|≥11 !! scope="col"|10 !! scope="col"|9 !! scope="col"|8 !! scope="col"|7 !! scope="col"|6
! scope="col" style="border-right:1px solid;"|5 !! scope="col"|4 !! scope="col"|3 !! scope="col"|2
! scope="col" style="border-right:1px solid;"| 1 !! scope="col"|Total
|- style="border-bottom:1px solid;"
! scope="row"|Nos. of players
|9 ||6 ||10 ||9 ||7 ||25 ||style="border-right:1px solid;"|35
| >50 ||>90 ||>200 ||style="border-right:1px solid;"|>750
|>1,250
|}


The top goalscorer of the inaugural competition was [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]'s [[Guillermo Stábile]] with eight goals. Since then, only 25 players have scored more at all the games played at the World Cup than Stábile did throughout the 1930 tournament. The first was [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]'s [[Sándor Kocsis]] with eleven [[1954 FIFA World Cup|in 1954]]. At the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|next tournament]], France's [[Just Fontaine]] improved on this record with 13 goals in only six games. [[Gerd Müller]] scored 10 for [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] [[1970 FIFA World Cup|in 1970]] and broke the overall record when he scored his 14th goal in a tournament match at a World Cup during West Germany's win in the [[1974 FIFA World Cup Final|1974 final]]. His record stood for more than three decades until [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]'s 15 goals between [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] and [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] for [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. Germany's [[Miroslav Klose]] went on to score a record 16 goals across four consecutive tournaments between [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] and [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]].
As per conventions, converted penalties during [[List of FIFA World Cup penalty shoot-outs|shoot-outs]] are excluded.


Of all the players who have played in the World Cup tournaments, only six have achieved an average of two goals or more per game played: Kocsis, Fontaine, Stábile, [[Russia national football team|Russia]]'s [[Oleg Salenko]], [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]'s [[Josef Hügi]], and [[Poland national football team|Poland]]'s [[Ernst Wilimowski]] — the last of these scored four in his [[Brazil v Poland (1938 FIFA World Cup)|single World Cup game]] in 1938.<ref name=goalscorers>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/statistics-and-records/worldcup/players/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828021632/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/statistics-and-records/worldcup/players/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 28, 2015 |title=FIFA World Cup Players Statistics |publisher=FIFA |date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref> 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 national football team|Cameroon]], [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]], and the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]].
==Players with 5 goals at the FIFA World Cup tournaments==
Note: Players in '''bold''' are still playing in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].
*Tournaments in round brackets, e.g., (1982): Played in the tournament but did not score a goal
*Tournaments in square brackets: e.g., [1994]: Part of the squad for the tournament but did not play


Fontaine holds the record for the most goals scored in a single tournament, with 13 goals in 1958. The players that came closest were Kocsis in 1954, Müller in 1970 and [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]'s [[Eusébio]] [[1966 FIFA World Cup|in 1966]], with 11, 10 and 9, respectively. The lowest scoring top scorer was [[1962 FIFA World Cup|in 1962]], when six players tied at only four goals each. Across the 22 tournaments of the World Cup, 31 footballers have been credited with the most tournament goals, and no one has achieved this feat twice. Ten of them scored at least seven goals in a tournament, while Brazil's [[Jairzinho]] and Argentina's [[Lionel Messi]] were the only footballers to score at least seven goals without being the top goalscorer of the tournament in 1970 and 2022, respectively. These 31 top goalscorers played for 20 nations, the most (five) for Brazil. Another five came from other South American countries, with the remaining 21 coming from Europe.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"

In 2006, [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] was the first to score 8 goals in knockout matches (excluding 3rd place playoff) at the World Cup in his 3 tournaments for [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], tied in 2022 by [[Kylian Mbappé]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=Which player has scored the most goals in World Cup knockout games? {{!}} The Knowledge |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/07/which-player-has-scored-the-most-goals-in-world-cup-knockout-games |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=the Guardian |archive-date=2023-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114012613/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/07/which-player-has-scored-the-most-goals-in-world-cup-knockout-games |url-status=live }}</ref> Mbappé became the first player to score 4 goals in World Cup finals with his hat-trick in 2022.

==Overall top goalscorers==
[[File:051119SMcC0014.jpg|alt=Ronaldo in black suit|thumb|upright=0.81|[[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] ranks second among players with the most goals, scoring 15, including two in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup Final]].]]
[[File:Lionel-Messi-Argentina-2022-FIFA-World-Cup_(cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.81|Among players still active at international level, [[Lionel Messi]] has the most goals at FIFA World Cups, with 13 goals to his name, including two in the [[2022 FIFA World Cup Final]].]]
[[File:Gary Lineker (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.81|[[Gary Lineker]] is the top goalscorer for England with ten]]
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-N0706-0040, Fußball-WM, VR Polen - Brasilien 1-0.jpg|thumb|upright=0.81|[[Grzegorz Lato]] (left) during the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974 World Cup]] became the top goalscorer of Poland with ten]]
[[File:Teófilo Cubillas.JPG|thumb|upright=0.81|[[Teófilo Cubillas]] is the top goalscorer for Peru with ten]]
[[File:Eusebio Portugal.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Eusébio]] holds the record for most goals in the history of the World Cup for Portugal]]
[[File:Cristiano Ronaldo WC2022 - 02.jpg|thumb|upright=0.81|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]] with 8 goals is the only male player to score in five World Cup tournaments group stages]]
[[File:Asamoah Gyan (2014).jpg|thumb|upright=0.81|[[Asamoah Gyan]], with six goals for Ghana, is the only player outside of Europe or South America to score more than five goals at the World Cup]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Table key
|-
|-
! scope="row" |♦
!Rank
| Denotes national top scorers (or joint top scorers) at the World Cup
!Nation
!Player
!Goals scored
!Matches played
!Goal average
!Tournaments
|-
|-
! scope="row" |#
!1
| Denotes players still active at international level
|-
! scope="row" |[ ]
| Denotes tournaments where the player was part of the squad, but did not play in a match
|-
! scope="row" |( )
| 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
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Players with at least 5 goals at the FIFA World Cup tournaments<ref name=goalscorers/><ref name=database>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/statistics-and-records/worldcup/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112010/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/statistics-and-records/worldcup/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 5, 2015 | title=FIFA World Cup All Time Statistics — All editions | publisher=FIFA| access-date=2015-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://iffhs.com/index.php/posts/472| title=WORLD CUP STATISTICS : RANKING OF THE GOAL SCORERS (1930-2014)| publisher=IFFHS| access-date=8 April 2024| archive-date=8 April 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408003533/https://iffhs.com/index.php/posts/472| url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" |Rank
! scope="col" |Player
! scope="col" |Team
! scope="col" |Goals<br />scored
! scope="col" |Matches<br />played
! scope="col" |Goals<br />per<br />match<br />{{refn|group=nb|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 [[Brazil v Poland (1938 FIFA World Cup)|his only World Cup appearance]], in 1938.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/news/y=2009/m=6/news=more-goals-than-caps-1065779.html|title=More goals than caps|date=2009-06-03|publisher=FIFA|access-date=2018-08-18|quote= The Golden Shoe may have eluded Ernest Wilimowski, but he does boast the best goals-to-games ratio in World Cup history at 400 per cent. Indeed, in his solitary appearance – an unforgettable match at France 1938 – he scored four of Poland's goals in a 6-5 defeat by Brazil in the first round.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408010306/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/news/y=2009/m=6/news=more-goals-than-caps-1065779.html|archive-date=2018-04-08}}</ref>}}
! scope="col" |Tournaments
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 1
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Klose, Miroslav"|[[Miroslav Klose]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|GER}}
|align=left|{{fb|GER}}
|align=left|'''[[Miroslav Klose]]'''
|{{maybe|'''16'''}}
|16
|24
|{{Decimals|16/24|2}}
|23
|data-sort-value="2002-2006-2010-2014"|2002, 2006, 2010, 2014<sup>†</sup>
|0.70
|<small>[[List of international goals scored by Miroslav Klose|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=182206/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117212428/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=182206/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 17, 2014 |title=Miroslav Klose|publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|align=left|2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
|-
|-
!2
| 2
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Ronaldo"| [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
!scope=row| 15
|align=left|[[Ronaldo]]
|15
|19
|19
|{{Decimals|15/19|2}}
|0.79
|align=left|[1994], 1998, 2002, 2006
|data-sort-value="1998-2002-2006"|[1994]<sup>†</sup>, 1998, 2002<sup>†</sup>, 2006
|<small>[[List of international goals scored by Ronaldo#FIFA World Cup goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=92699/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314222156/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=92699/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 14, 2008 |title= Ronaldo |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
!3
| 3
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Muller, Gerd"| [[Gerd Müller]]
|align=left|{{fb|FRG}}
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}}
|align=left|[[Gerd Müller]]
|14
!scope=row| 14
|13
|13
|{{Decimals|14/13|2}}
|1.08
|align=left|1970, 1974
|data-sort-value="1970-1974"|1970, 1974<sup>†</sup>
|<small>[[List of international goals scored by Gerd Müller|list]]</small><ref name=gmuller>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174790/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809232839/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174790/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |title= Gerd Mueller |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 4
!4
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Fontaine, Just"| [[Just Fontaine]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|FRA}}
|align=left|[[Just Fontaine]]
|align=left|{{fb|FRA|1794}}
!scope=row rowspan=2| 13
|13
|6
|6
|{{Decimals|13/6|2}}
|2.17
|align=left|1958
|data-sort-value="1958"|1958
|<small>[[Just Fontaine#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=29875/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809232913/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=29875/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |title= Just Fontaine |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Messi, Lionel" |[[Lionel Messi]]<sup>♦#</sup>
| style="text-align:left;" |{{fb|ARG}}
|{{maybe|26}}
|{{Decimals|13/26|2}}
| data-sort-value="2006-2014-2018-2022" |2006, (2010), 2014, 2018, 2022<sup>†</sup>
| <small>[[List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi|list]]</small><ref name="2018gs" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=229397 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121184056/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=229397/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2008 |title= Lionel Messi |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 6
!5
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Pele"| [[Pelé]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|align=left|[[Pelé]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA|1968}}
!scope=row rowspan=2| 12
|12
|14
|{{Decimals|12/14|2}}
|data-sort-value="1958-1962-1966-1970"|1958<sup>†</sup>, 1962<sup>†</sup>, 1966, 1970<sup>†</sup>
|<small>[[List of international goals scored by Pelé#FIFA World Cup goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63869/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420074341/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63869/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 20, 2008 |title=Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Mbappé, Kylian"| [[Kylian Mbappé]]<sup>#</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|FRA}}
|14
|14
|{{Decimals|12/14|2}}
|0.86
|data-sort-value="2018, 2022"|2018<sup>†</sup>, 2022
|align=left|1958, 1962, 1966, 1970
|<small>[[Kylian Mbappé#International|list]]</small>
|-
|-
!rowspan=2|6
|rowspan=2| 8
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Kocsis, Sandor"| [[Sándor Kocsis]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|HUN}}
|align=left|[[Sándor Kocsis]]
|align=left|{{fb|HUN|1949}}
!scope=row rowspan=2| 11
|11
|5
|5
|{{Decimals|11/5|2}}
|2.20
|align=left|1954
|data-sort-value="1954"|1954
|<small>[[List of international goals scored by Sándor Kocsis|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174669 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809233158/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174669/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |title=Sandor Kocsis |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Klinsmann, Jurgen"| [[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
|align=left|{{fb|GER}}
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"|{{fb|FRG}}<br />{{fb|GER}}
|align=left|[[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
|11
|17
|17
|{{Decimals|11/17|2}}
|0.65
|align=left|1990, 1994, 1998
|data-sort-value="1990-1994-1998"|1990<sup>†</sup><br /> 1994, 1998
|<small>[[Jürgen Klinsmann#International|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174666 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715224227/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174666/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |title=Juergen Klinsmann |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
!rowspan=6|8
|rowspan=6| 10
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Rahn, Helmut"| [[Helmut Rahn]]
|align=left|{{fb|FRG}}
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}}
|align=left|[[Helmut Rahn]]
!scope=row rowspan=6| 10
|10
|10
|{{Decimals|10/10|2}}
|10
|data-sort-value="1954-1958"|1954<sup>†</sup>, 1958
|1.00
|<small>[[Helmut Rahn#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44545 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210002/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44545 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Helmut Rahn |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|align=left|1954, 1958
|-
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
|align=left|[[Gabriel Batistuta]]
|10
|12
|0.83
|align=left|1994, 1998, 2002
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Lineker, Gary"| [[Gary Lineker]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|ENG}}
|align=left|{{fb|ENG}}
|align=left|[[Gary Lineker]]
|10
|12
|12
|{{Decimals|10/12|2}}
|0.83
|align=left|1986, 1990
|data-sort-value="1986-1990"|1986, 1990
|<small>[[Gary Lineker#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174708 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914121331/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174708/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 14, 2014 |title= Gary Lineker |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Batistuta, Gabriel"| [[Gabriel Batistuta]]
|align=left|{{fb|GER}}
|align=left|'''[[Thomas Müller]]'''
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
|10
|12
|12
|{{Decimals|10/12|2}}
|0.83
|data-sort-value="1994-1998-2002"|1994, 1998, 2002
|align=left|2010, 2014
|<small>[[List of international goals scored by Gabriel Batistuta|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=75952 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627082601/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=75952/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 27, 2014 |title=Gabriel Batistuta |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Cubillas, Teofilo"| [[Teófilo Cubillas]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|PER}}
|align=left|{{fb|PER}}
|align=left|[[Teófilo Cubillas]]
|10
|13
|13
|{{Decimals|10/13|2}}
|0.77
|align=left|1970, 1978, (1982)
|data-sort-value="1970-1978"|1970, 1978, (1982)
|<small>[[Teófilo Cubillas#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174483 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709031748/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174483/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2014 |title=Teofilo Cubillas |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Muller, Thomas"| [[Thomas Müller]]<sup></sup>
|align=left|{{fb|GER}}
|19
|{{Decimals|10/19|2}}
|data-sort-value="2010-2014"|2010, 2014<sup>†</sup>, (2018), (2022)
|<small>[[Thomas Müller#International goals|list]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-05-25|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Thomas Müller#International goals|reason= The anchor (International goals) [[Special:Diff/964840926|has been deleted]].}}</small><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=321722 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725144939/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=321722/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 July 2013 |title=Thomas Mueller |publisher=FIFA |date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/321722/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180608030939/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/321722/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 8, 2018 |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Players – Thomas Mueller |publisher=FIFA |access-date=2018-08-17}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Lato, Grzegorz"| [[Grzegorz Lato]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|POL}}
|align=left|{{fb|POL}}
|align=left|[[Grzegorz Lato]]
|10
|20
|20
|{{Decimals|10/20|2}}
|0.50
|align=left|1974, 1978, 1982
|data-sort-value="1974-1978-1982"|1974, 1978, 1982
|<small>[[Grzegorz Lato#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174694 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210003/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174694 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title= Grzegorz Lato |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
!rowspan=9|14
| rowspan="10" | 16
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Ademir"| [[Ademir Marques de Menezes|Ademir]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA|1889}}
! rowspan="10" scope="row" | 9
|6
|{{Decimals|9/6|2}}
|data-sort-value="1950"|1950
| <small>[[Ademir de Menezes#1950 World Cup statistics|list]]</small>{{refn|group=nb|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 national football team|Spain]], that ended in a 6–1 victory for [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. The first Brazilian goal was credited as own goal and the fifth was credited to [[Jair]],<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/aug/16/guardianobituaries.football| title=Obituary — Jair da Rosa Pinto| first=Brian| last=Glanville| newspaper=The Guardian| date=2005-08-16| access-date=2014-09-05| archive-date=2022-12-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204204723/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/aug/16/guardianobituaries.football| url-status=live}}</ref> but both are now credited to Ademir.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1950brazil/match-center/1186 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621064437/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1950brazil/match-center/1186 |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |title=1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil: Brazil - Spain | publisher=FIFA|date=2022-06-21| access-date=2022-10-21}}</ref>}}<ref name=ademir>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=45005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809232855/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=45005/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |title=Ademir |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Eusebio"| [[Eusébio]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|POR}}
|align=left|{{fb|POR}}
|align=left|[[Eusébio]]
|9
|6
|6
|{{Decimals|9/6|2}}
|1.50
|align=left|1966
|data-sort-value="1966"|1966
|<small>[[List of international goals scored by Eusébio|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=39547 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621100313/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=39547/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 21, 2015 |title=Eusebio (Eusebio da Silva Ferreira) |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Vieri, Christian"| [[Christian Vieri]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|ITA}}
|align=left|[[Christian Vieri]]
|align=left|{{fb|ITA|1946}}
|9
|9
|{{Decimals|9/9|2}}
|9
|data-sort-value="1998-2002"|1998, 2002
|1.00
|<small>[[Christian Vieri#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=155979 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110094813/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=155979/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |title=Christian Vieri |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|align=left|1998, 2002
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Vava"| [[Vavá]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|align=left|[[Vavá]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA|1960}}
|9
|10
|10
|{{Decimals|9/10|2}}
|0.90
|data-sort-value="1958-1962"|1958<sup>†</sup>, 1962<sup>†</sup>
|align=left|1958, 1962
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63866 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155757/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63866/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |title=Vava |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Villa, David"| [[David Villa]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|ESP}}
|align=left|{{fb|ESP}}
|12
|align=left|[[David Villa]]
|{{Decimals|9/12|2}}
|9
|data-sort-value="2006-2010-2014"|2006, 2010<sup>†</sup>, 2014
|11
|<small>[[List of international goals scored by David Villa|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=229884 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312182351/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=229884/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 12, 2008 |title= David Villa |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|0.82
|align=left|2006, 2010, 2014
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Rossi, Paolo"| [[Paolo Rossi]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|ITA}}
|align=left|{{fb|ITA}}
|align=left|[[Paolo Rossi]]
|9
|14
|14
|{{Decimals|9/14|2}}
|0.64
|align=left|1978, 1982, [1986]
|data-sort-value="1978-1982"|1978, 1982<sup>†</sup>, [1986]
|<small>[[Paolo Rossi#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44582 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601194254/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44582/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 1, 2015 |title=Paolo Rossi |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Jairzinho"| [[Jairzinho]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|align=left|[[Jairzinho]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA|1968}}
|9
|16
|16
|{{Decimals|9/16|2}}
|0.56
|align=left|(1966), 1970, 1974
|data-sort-value="1970-1974"|(1966), 1970<sup>†</sup>, 1974
|<small>[[Jairzinho#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63879 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112195244/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63879/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |title=Jairzinho |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Baggio, Roberto"| [[Roberto Baggio]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|ITA}}
|align=left|[[Roberto Baggio]]
|align=left|{{fb|ITA|1946}}
|9
|16
|16
|{{Decimals|9/16|2}}
|0.56
|align=left|1990, 1994, 1998
|data-sort-value="1990-1994-1998"|1990, 1994, 1998
|<small>[[Roberto Baggio#World Cup goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174363 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924024231/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174363/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2008 |title=Roberto Baggio |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Rummenigge, Karl-Heinz"| [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|align=left|{{fb|FRG}}
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}}
|align=left|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|9
|19
|19
|{{Decimals|9/19|2}}
|0.47
|align=left|1978, 1982, 1986
|data-sort-value="1978-1982-1986"|1978, 1982, 1986
|<small>[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44587 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210000/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44587 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Seeler, Uwe"| [[Uwe Seeler]]
|align=left|{{fb|FRG}}
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}}
|align=left|[[Uwe Seeler]]
|9
|21
|21
|{{Decimals|9/21|2}}
|0.43
|align=left|1958, 1962, 1966, 1970
|data-sort-value="1958-1962-1966-1970"|1958, 1962, 1966, 1970
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=57776 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709175026/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=57776/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2014 |title= Uwe Seeler |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
!rowspan=7|23
| rowspan="9" | 26
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Stabile, Guillermo"| [[Guillermo Stábile]]
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
! rowspan="9" scope="row" | 8
|align=left|[[Guillermo Stábile]]
|8
|4
|4
|{{Decimals|8/4|2}}
|2.00
|align=left|1930
|data-sort-value="1930"|1930
|<small>[[Guillermo Stábile#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=61693 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707105614/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=61693/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2014 |title=Guillermo Stabile |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Leonidas"| [[Leônidas]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|align=left|{{fb|BRA|1889}}
|align=left|[[Leônidas da Silva|Leônidas]]<ref>FIFA initially credited Leônidas with eight goals in 1938. However, FIFA changed it to seven goals in November 2006, meaning he scored a total of eight goals overall (he scored one goal in 1934). In some sources. Leônidas was credited with nine goals in the 1938 tournament, mis-crediting one Brazilian goal in the first-round match against Poland.</ref>
|8
|5
|5
|{{Decimals|8/5|2}}
|1.60
|align=left|1934, 1938
|data-sort-value="1934-1938"|1934, 1938
|<small>[[Leônidas#National team|list]]</small>{{refn|group=nb|FIFA initially credited [[Leônidas]] with eight goals in the [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938 tournament]], but in November 2006, FIFA revised it to seven (he scored one additional goal in the [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934 tournament]]).<ref name=Nov2006>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/releases/newsid=107499.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027051922/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/releases/newsid%3D107499.html|title=American Bert Patenaude credited with first hat trick in FIFA World Cup history|publisher=FIFA|date=2006-11-10|archive-date=2013-10-27|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63829 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809232621/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63829/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |title= Leonidas |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|align=left|[[Ademir Marques de Menezes|Ademir]]<ref>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 fifth Brazilian goal was credited to Jair, but are now credited to Ademir.</ref>
|8
|6
|1.33
|align=left|1950
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Miguez, Oscar"| [[Óscar Míguez]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|URU}}
|align=left|{{fb|URU}}
|align=left|[[Oscar Míguez]]
|8
|7
|7
|{{Decimals|8/7|2}}
|1.14
|align=left|1950, 1954
|data-sort-value="1950-1954"|1950<sup>†</sup>, 1954
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=54212/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809232636/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=54212/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |title=Oscar Miguez |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Kane, Harry"| [[Harry Kane]]<sup>#</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|ENG}}
|11
|{{Decimals|8/11|2}}
|data-sort-value="2018, 2022"|2018, 2022
| <small>[[Harry Kane#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/142200/harry-kane |title=Harry Kane |publisher=ESPN |date=2018-06-24 |access-date=2018-06-24 |archive-date=2020-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415093945/http://www.espnfc.com/player/142200/harry-kane |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Neymar"| [[Neymar]]<sup>#</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|13
|{{Decimals|8/13|2}}
|data-sort-value="2014-2018-2022"|2014, 2018, 2022
| <small>[[List of international goals scored by Neymar|list]]</small><ref name=2018gs/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=314197/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925024736/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=314197/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |title= Neymar |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Rivaldo"| [[Rivaldo]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|align=left|[[Rivaldo]]
|8
|14
|14
|{{Decimals|8/14|2}}
|0.57
|align=left|1998, 2002
|data-sort-value="1998-2002"|1998, 2002<sup>†</sup>
| <small>[[Rivaldo#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=170691 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322051546/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player%3D170691/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 22, 2009 |title=Rivaldo |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Voller, Rudi"| [[Rudi Völler]]
|align=left|{{fb|GER}}
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"|{{fb|FRG}}<br />{{fb|GER}}
|align=left|[[Rudi Völler]]
|8
|15
|15
|{{Decimals|8/15|2}}
|0.53
|align=left|1986, 1990, 1994
|data-sort-value="1986-1990-1994"|1986, 1990<sup>†</sup><br />1994
| <small>[[Rudi Völler#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44739 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210007/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44739 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Rudi Voeller |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Maradona, Diego"| [[Diego Maradona]]
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
|align=left|[[Diego Maradona]]
|8
|21
|21
|{{Decimals|8/21|2}}
|0.38
|align=left|1982, 1986, (1990), 1994
|data-sort-value="1982-1986-1994"|1982, 1986<sup>†</sup>, (1990), 1994
| <small>[[List of international goals scored by Diego Maradona|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174732 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713024328/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174732/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 13, 2014 |title= Diego Maradona |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Ronaldo, Cristiano"| [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]<sup>#</sup>
!rowspan=6|30
|align=left|{{fb|TCH}}
|align=left|{{fb|POR}}
|22
|align=left|[[Oldřich Nejedlý]]<ref>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). [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/releases/newsid=107499.html]</ref>
|{{Decimals|8/22|2}}
|7
|data-sort-value="2006-2010-2014-2018-2022"|2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
|<small>[[List of international goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo|list]]</small><ref name=2018gs/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=201200/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901183936/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=201200/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 1, 2015 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo |publisher=FIFA|date=2018-06-16 |access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=7| 35
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Nejedly, Oldrich"|[[Oldřich Nejedlý]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align="left" |{{fb|TCH}}
!scope=row rowspan=7| 7
|6
|6
|{{Decimals|7/6|2}}
|1.17
|align=left|1934, 1938
|data-sort-value="1934-1938"|1934, 1938
| {{refn|group=nb|FIFA initially credited [[Oldřich Nejedlý|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).<ref name=Nov2006/>}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174799 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911020858/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174799/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |title=Oldrich Nejedly |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Tichy, Lajos"| [[Lajos Tichy]]
|align=left|{{fb|HUN}}
|align=left|{{fb|HUN}}
|align=left|[[Lajos Tichy]]
|7
|8
|8
|{{Decimals|7/8|2}}
|0.88
|align=left|1958, 1962, [1966]
|data-sort-value="1958-1962"|1958, 1962, [1966]
| <small>[[Lajos Tichy#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44689 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806205959/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44689 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Lajos Tichy |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Careca"| [[Careca]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|align=left|[[Careca]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA|1968}}
|7
|9
|9
|{{Decimals|7/9|2}}
|0.78
|align=left|1986, 1990
|data-sort-value="1986-1990"|1986, 1990
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=55528 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506031515/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=55528/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 6, 2012 |title= Careca |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Rep, Johnny"| [[Johnny Rep]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|NED}}
|13
|{{Decimals|7/13|2}}
|data-sort-value="1974-1978"|1974, 1978
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44560 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210001/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44560 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Johnny Rep |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Szarmach, Andrzej"| [[Andrzej Szarmach]]
|align=left|{{fb|POL}}
|align=left|{{fb|POL}}
|13
|align=left|[[Andrzej Szarmach]]
|{{Decimals|7/13|2}}
|data-sort-value="1974-1978-1982"|1974, 1978, 1982
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44679 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210002/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44679 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Andrzej Szarmach |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Schafer, Hans"| [[Hans Schäfer]]
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"|{{fb|FRG}}
|15
|{{Decimals|7/15|2}}
|data-sort-value="1954-1958"|1954<sup>†</sup>, 1958, (1962)
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=57659 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210001/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=57659 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title= Hans Schaeffer |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Suarez, Luis"| [[Luis Suárez]]<sup>#</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|URU}}
|16
|{{Decimals|7/16|2}}
|data-sort-value="2010-2014-2018"|2010, 2014, 2018, (2022)
| <small>[[List of international goals scored by Luis Suárez|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=270775 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519151344/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=270775/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 19, 2010 |title=Luis Suarez |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref><ref name="2018gs">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/players/goal-scored|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624040244/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/players/goal-scored|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 24, 2018|title=Goals Scored|publisher=FIFA|access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=25| 42
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Hugi, Josef"| [[Josef Hügi]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|SUI}}
!scope=row rowspan=25| 6
|3
|{{Decimals|6/3|2}}
|data-sort-value="1954"|1954
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=51087 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806205959/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=51087 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title= Sepp Huegi |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Salenko, Oleg"| [[Oleg Salenko]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|RUS}}
|3
|{{Decimals|6/3|2}}
|data-sort-value="1994"|1994
| <small>[[Oleg Salenko#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=95648 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210000/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=95648 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Oleg Salenko |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Sarosi, Gyorgy"| [[György Sárosi]]
|align=left|{{fb|HUN|1920}}
|5
|{{Decimals|6/5|2}}
|data-sort-value="1934-1938"|1934, 1938
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44605 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210002/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44605 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Gyorgy Sarosi |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Morlock, Max"| [[Max Morlock]]
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}}
|5
|{{Decimals|6/5|2}}
|data-sort-value="1954"|1954<sup>†</sup>
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174784 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210006/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174784 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title= Max Morlock |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Probst, Erich"| [[Erich Probst]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|AUT}}
|5
|{{Decimals|6/5|2}}
|data-sort-value="1954"|1954
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=56458 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806205959/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=56458 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Erich Probst |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Valencia, Enner"| [[Enner Valencia]]<sup>♦#</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|ECU}}
|6
|{{Decimals|6/6|2}}
|data-sort-value="2014, 2022"|2014, 2022
| <small>[[Enner Valencia#International|list]]</small>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Schillaci, Salvatore"| [[Salvatore Schillaci]]
|align=left|{{fb|ITA|1946}}
|7
|7
|{{Decimals|6/7|2}}
|data-sort-value="1990"|1990
| <small>[[Salvatore Schillaci#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44611 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210006/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44611 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Salvatore Schillaci |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Suker, Davor"| [[Davor Šuker]]<sup>♦</sup>
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Croatia"|{{fb|YUG}}<br />{{fb|CRO}}
|8
|{{Decimals|6/8|2}}
|data-sort-value="1998"|[1990],<br />1998, (2002)
| <small>[[Davor Šuker#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=155711 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402211922/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=155711/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |title= Davor Suker |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Rodriguez, James"| [[James Rodríguez]]<sup>♦#</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|COL}}
|8
|{{Decimals|6/8|2}}
|data-sort-value="2014"|2014, (2018)
| <small>[[James Rodríguez#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=269058 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226001437/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=269058/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 26, 2013 |title= James Rodriguez |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/269058/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623170142/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/269058/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 23, 2018|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Players – James Rodriguez|publisher=FIFA|access-date=2018-08-17}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Haller, Helmut"| [[Helmut Haller]]
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}}
|9
|{{Decimals|6/9|2}}
|data-sort-value="1966"|(1962), 1966, (1970)
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174590 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806205959/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174590 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title= Helmut Haller |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Stoichkov, Hristo"| [[Hristo Stoichkov]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|BUL}}
|10
|{{Decimals|6/10|2}}
|data-sort-value="1994"|1994, (1998)
| <small>[[Hristo Stoichkov#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=58455 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324003430/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=58455/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 24, 2015 |title= Hristo Stoichkov |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Forlan, Diego"| [[Diego Forlán]]
|align=left|{{fb|URU}}
|10
|{{Decimals|6/10|2}}
|data-sort-value="2002-2010"|2002, 2010, (2014)
| <small>[[Diego Forlán#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=189259 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202044211/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=189259/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |title=Diego Forlan |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Gyan, Asamoah"| [[Asamoah Gyan]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|GHA}}
|11
|{{Decimals|6/11|2}}
|data-sort-value="2006-2010-2014"|2006, 2010, 2014
| <small>[[Asamoah Gyan#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=208353 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121044109/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=208353/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 21, 2013 |title=Asamoah Gyan |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Bergkamp, Dennis"| [[Dennis Bergkamp]]
|align=left|{{fb|NED}}
|12
|{{Decimals|6/12|2}}
|data-sort-value="1994-1998"|1994, 1998
| <small>[[Dennis Bergkamp#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=77376 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021181000/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=77376/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |title= Dennis Bergkamp |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Rensenbrink, Rob"| [[Rob Rensenbrink]]
|align=left|{{fb|NED}}
|13
|13
|{{Decimals|6/13|2}}
|0.54
|align=left|1974, 1978, 1982
|data-sort-value="1974-1978"|1974, 1978
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44559 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210000/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44559 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Rob Rensenbrink |publisher=FIFA |date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Rivellino"| [[Rivellino]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA|1968}}
|15
|{{Decimals|6/15|2}}
|data-sort-value="1970-1974"|1970<sup>†</sup>, 1974, (1978)
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63896 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210006/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63896 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Rivelino |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Bebeto"| [[Bebeto]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|15
|{{Decimals|6/15|2}}
|data-sort-value="1994-1998"|(1990), 1994<sup>†</sup>, 1998
| <small>[[Bebeto#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=96461 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710084126/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=96461/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 10, 2015 |title= Bebeto |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Robben, Arjen"| [[Arjen Robben]]
|align=left|{{fb|NED}}
|align=left|{{fb|NED}}
|15
|align=left|[[Johnny Rep]]
|{{Decimals|6/15|2}}
|data-sort-value="2006-2010-2014"|2006, 2010, 2014
| <small>[[List of international goals scored by Arjen Robben|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=184616 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519142443/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=184616/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 19, 2008 |title=Arjen Robben |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Boniek, Zbigniew"| [[Zbigniew Boniek]]
|align=left|{{fb|POL}}
|16
|{{Decimals|6/16|2}}
|data-sort-value="1978-1982"|1978, 1982, (1986)
| <small>[[Zbigniew Boniek#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=160825 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210008/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=160825 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Zbigniew Boniek |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Henry, Thierry"| [[Thierry Henry]]
|align=left|{{fb|FRA}}
|17
|{{Decimals|6/17|2}}
|data-sort-value="1998-2006"|1998<sup>†</sup>, (2002), 2006, (2010)
| <small>[[List of international goals scored by Thierry Henry|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=170711 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080428062520/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=170711/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 28, 2008 |title= Thierry Henry |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Persie, Robin van"| [[Robin van Persie]]
|align=left|{{fb|NED}}
|17
|{{Decimals|6/17|2}}
|data-sort-value="2006-2010-2014"|2006, 2010, 2014
| <small>[[List of international goals scored by Robin van Persie|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=217315 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601030423/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=217315/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 1, 2008 |title=Robin van Persie |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Sneijder, Wesley"| [[Wesley Sneijder]]
|align=left|{{fb|NED}}
|17
|{{Decimals|6/17|2}}
|data-sort-value="2010-2014"|(2006), 2010, 2014
| <small>[[Wesley Sneijder#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=215002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703015903/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=215002/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 3, 2010 |title= Wesley Sneijder |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Perišić, Ivan"| [[Ivan Perišić]]<sup>♦#</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|CRO}}
|17
|{{Decimals|6/17|2}}
|data-sort-value="2014-2018-2022"|2014, 2018, 2022
| <small>[[Ivan Perišić#International goals|list]]</small><ref name=2018gs/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=359381/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906073010/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=359381/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |title=Ivan Perišić |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Kempes, Mario"| [[Mario Kempes]]
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
|18
|{{Decimals|6/18|2}}
|data-sort-value="1978"|(1974), 1978<sup>†</sup>, (1982)
| <small>[[Mario Kempes#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174658 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210002/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174658 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title= Mario Kempes |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Matthaus, Lothar"| [[Lothar Matthäus]]
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"|{{fb|FRG}}<br />{{fb|GER}}
|25
|{{Decimals|6/25|2}}
|data-sort-value="1986-1990-1994"|(1982), 1986, 1990<sup>†</sup><br />1994, (1998)
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174742 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608041530/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174742/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 8, 2008 |title= Lothar Matthaeus |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=35| 67
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Cea, Pedro"| [[Pedro Cea]]
| align=left|{{fb|URU}}
!scope=row rowspan=35| 5
|4
|{{Decimals|5/4|2}}
|data-sort-value="1930"|1930<sup>†</sup>
| <small>[[Pedro Cea#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=47419 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210007/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=47419 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Pedro Cea |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Piola, Silvio"| [[Silvio Piola]]
|align=left|{{fb|ITA|1861}}
|4
|{{Decimals|5/4|2}}
|data-sort-value="1938"|1938<sup>†</sup>
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174862 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210001/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174862 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Silvio Piola |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Zsengeller, Gyula"| [[Gyula Zsengellér]]
|align=left|{{fb|HUN|1920}}
|4
|{{Decimals|5/4|2}}
|data-sort-value="1938"|1938
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44788 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210007/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44788 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Gyula Zsengeller |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="McParland, Peter"| [[Peter McParland]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|NIR}}
|5
|{{Decimals|5/5|2}}
|data-sort-value="1958"|1958
| <small>[[Peter McParland#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=53996 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210007/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=53996 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title= Peter McParland |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Skuhravy, Tomas"| [[Tomáš Skuhravý]]
|align=left|{{fb|TCH}}
|5
|{{Decimals|5/5|2}}
|data-sort-value="1990"|1990
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44645 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806205959/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44645 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title= Tomas Skuhravy |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Schiaffino, Juan Alberto"| [[Juan Alberto Schiaffino]]
|align=left|{{fb|URU}}
|6
|{{Decimals|5/6|2}}
|data-sort-value="1950-1954"|1950<sup>†</sup>, 1954
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44609 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210008/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44609 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Juan Schiaffino |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Hurst, Geoff"| [[Geoff Hurst]]
|align=left|{{fb|ENG}}
|6
|{{Decimals|5/6|2}}
|data-sort-value="1966-1970"|1966<sup>†</sup>, 1970
| <small>[[Geoff Hurst#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174623 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210008/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174623 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Geoff Hurst |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Tomasson, Jon Dahl"| [[Jon Dahl Tomasson]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|DEN}}
|6
|{{Decimals|5/6|2}}
|data-sort-value="2002-2010"|2002, 2010
| <small>[[Jon Dahl Tomasson#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=154949 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018112706/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=154949/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 18, 2014 |title=Jon Dahl Tomasson |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Altobelli, Alessandro"| [[Alessandro Altobelli]]
|align=left|{{fb|ITA|1946}}
|7
|7
|{{Decimals|5/7|2}}
|14
|data-sort-value="1982-1986"|1982<sup>†</sup>, 1986
|0.50
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174342 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210000/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174342 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title= Alessandro Altobelli |publisher=FIFA.|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|align=left|1974, 1978
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Andersson, Kennet"| [[Kennet Andersson]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|FRG}}
|align=left|[[Hans Schäfer]]
|align=left|{{fb|SWE}}
|7
|7
|{{Decimals|5/7|2}}
|data-sort-value="1994"|1994
| <small>[[Kennet Andersson#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=157927 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607215126/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=157927/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |title= Kennet Andersson |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Morientes, Fernando"| [[Fernando Morientes]]
|align=left|{{fb|ESP}}
|7
|{{Decimals|5/7|2}}
|data-sort-value="1998-2002"|1998, 2002
| <small>[[Fernando Morientes#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=170678 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114171344/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player%3D170678/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 14, 2010 |title= Fernando Morientes |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Romario"| [[Romário]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|8
|{{Decimals|5/8|2}}
|data-sort-value="1994"|(1990), 1994<sup>†</sup>
| <small>[[Romário#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63547 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625231554/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63547/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 25, 2012 |title=Romário (Romário de Souza Faria) |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Wilmots, Marc"| [[Marc Wilmots]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|BEL}}
|8
|{{Decimals|5/8|2}}
|data-sort-value="1998-2002"|[1990], (1994), 1998, 2002
| <small>[[Marc Wilmots#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44755 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311023159/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44755/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 11, 2014 |title=Marc Wilmots |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Mandžukić, Mario"| [[Mario Mandžukić]]
|align=left|{{fb|CRO}}
|8
|{{Decimals|5/8|2}}
|data-sort-value="2014-2018"|2014, 2018
| <small>[[Mario Mandžukić#International goals|list]]</small><ref name=2018gs/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=375518/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817061738/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=375518/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 17, 2015 |title=Mario Mandžukić|publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Ivanov, Valentin"| [[Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934)|Valentin Ivanov]]
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Russia"| {{fb|URS|1955}}
|9
|{{Decimals|5/9|2}}
|data-sort-value="1958-1962"|1958, 1962
| <small>[[Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934)#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=182129 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210003/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=182129 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Valentin Ivanov |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Butragueno, Emilio"| [[Emilio Butragueño]]
|align=left|{{fb|ESP}}
|9
|{{Decimals|5/9|2}}
|data-sort-value="1986"|1986, (1990)
| <small>[[Emilio Butragueño#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174442 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205214937/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player%3D174442/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 5, 2009 |title=Emilio Butragueno |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Milla, Roger"| [[Roger Milla]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|CMR}}
|9
|{{Decimals|5/9|2}}
|data-sort-value="1990-1994"|(1982), 1990, 1994
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=79318 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518104135/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=79318/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |title=Roger Milla |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Cahill, Tim"| [[Tim Cahill]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|AUS}}
|9
|{{Decimals|5/9|2}}
|data-sort-value="2006-2010-2014"|2006, 2010, 2014, (2018)
| <small>[[List of international goals scored by Tim Cahill|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=213001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110171634/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=213001/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |title=Tim Cahill |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/213001/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622221851/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/213001/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2018|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Players – Tim Cahill|publisher=FIFA|access-date=2018-08-17}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Krankl, Hans"| [[Hans Krankl]]
|align=left|{{fb|AUT}}
|10
|{{Decimals|5/10|2}}
|data-sort-value="1978-1982"|1978, 1982
| <small>[[Hans Krankl#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=52483 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210007/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=52483 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Hans Krankl |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Raul"| [[Raúl (footballer)|Raúl]]
|align=left|{{fb|ESP}}
|11
|{{Decimals|5/11|2}}
|data-sort-value="1998-2002-2006"|1998, 2002, 2006
| <small>[[List of international goals scored by Raúl|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=155148 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605080137/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=155148/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 5, 2008 |title= Raul |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Garrincha"| [[Garrincha]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA|1960}}
|12
|{{Decimals|5/12|2}}
|data-sort-value="1962-1966"|(1958<sup>†</sup>), 1962<sup>†</sup>, 1966
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63868 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612040805/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63868/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 12, 2008 |title=Garrincha |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Neeskens, Johan"| [[Johan Neeskens]]
|align=left|{{fb|NED}}
|12
|{{Decimals|5/12|2}}
|data-sort-value="1974"|1974, (1978)
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174796 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210002/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174796 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title= Johan Neeskens |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Hierro, Fernando"| [[Fernando Hierro]]
|align=left|{{fb|ESP}}
|12
|{{Decimals|5/12|2}}
|data-sort-value="1994-1998-2002"|[1990], 1994, 1998, 2002
| <small>[[Fernando Hierro#International goals|list]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-05|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Fernando Hierro#International goals|reason= The anchor (International goals) [[Special:Diff/1037264356|has been deleted]].}}</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174605 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627042452/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player%3D174605/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 27, 2009 |title=Fernando Hierro |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Zidane, Zinedine"| [[Zinedine Zidane]]
|align=left|{{fb|FRA}}
|12
|{{Decimals|5/12|2}}
|data-sort-value="1998-2006"|1998<sup>†</sup>, (2002), 2006
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=163331 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100120055412/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player%3D163331/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 20, 2010 |title=Zinedine Zidane |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Donovan, Landon"| [[Landon Donovan]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|USA}}
|12
|{{Decimals|5/12|2}}
|data-sort-value="2002-2010"|2002, (2006), 2010
| <small>[[List of international goals scored by Landon Donovan|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=175507 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111163805/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=175507/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |title= Landon Donovan |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Lukaku, Romelu"| [[Romelu Lukaku]]<sup>♦#</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|BEL}}
|12
|{{Decimals|5/12|2}}
|data-sort-value="2014-2018"|2014, 2018, (2022)
| <small>[[Romelu Lukaku#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=358112/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820023849/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=358112/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 20, 2015 |title=Romelu Lukaku |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Shaqiri, Xherdan"| [[Xherdan Shaqiri]]<sup>#</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|SUI}}
|12
|{{Decimals|5/12|2}}
|data-sort-value="2014-2018-2022"|(2010), 2014, 2018, 2022
| <small>[[Xherdan Shaqiri#International|list]]</small>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Larsson, Henrik"| [[Henrik Larsson]]<sup>♦</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|SWE}}
|13
|{{Decimals|5/13|2}}
|data-sort-value="1994-2002-2006"|1994, 2002, 2006
| <small>[[Henrik Larsson#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=77995 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210004/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=77995 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Henrik Larsson |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Platini, Michel"| [[Michel Platini]]
|align=left|{{fb|FRA}}
|14
|{{Decimals|5/14|2}}
|data-sort-value="1978-1982-1986"|1978, 1982, 1986
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=28528 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504111218/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=28528/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 4, 2015 |title=Michel Platini |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Zico"| [[Zico (footballer)|Zico]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA|1968}}
|14
|{{Decimals|5/14|2}}
|data-sort-value="1978-1982"|1978, 1982, (1986)
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63650 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806210008/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=63650 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |title=Zico |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Higuain, Gonzalo"| [[Gonzalo Higuaín]]
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
|14
|{{Decimals|5/14|2}}
|data-sort-value="2010-2014"|2010, 2014, (2018)
| <small>[[Gonzalo Higuaín#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=271550 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628021013/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=271550/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 28, 2010 |title=Gonzalo Higuain |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/271550/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623113136/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/271550/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 23, 2018|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Players – Gonzalo Higuain|publisher=FIFA|access-date=2018-08-17}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Podolski, Lukas"| [[Lukas Podolski]]
|align=left|{{fb|GER}}
|15
|15
|{{Decimals|5/15|2}}
|0.47
|data-sort-value="2006-2010"|2006, 2010, (2014<sup>†</sup>)
|align=left|1954, 1958, (1962)
| <small>[[Lukas Podolski#International goals|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=196789 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513125932/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=196789/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 13, 2008 |title=Lukas Podolski |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Cavani, Edinson"| [[Edinson Cavani]]<sup>#</sup>
|align=left|{{fb|URU}}
|17
|{{Decimals|5/17|2}}
|data-sort-value="2010-2014-2018"|2010, 2014, 2018, (2022)
| <small>[[Edinson Cavani#International goals|list]]</small><ref name=2018gs/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=267834/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906094649/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=267834/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |title=Edinson Cavani |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Beckenbauer, Franz"| [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}}
|18
|{{Decimals|5/18|2}}
|data-sort-value="1966-1970"|1966, 1970, (1974<sup>†</sup>)
| <small>[[Franz Beckenbauer#International|list]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=25113 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522143317/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=25113/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 22, 2014 |title=Franz Beckenbauer |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Giroud, Olivier"| [[Olivier Giroud]]
!rowspan=20|36
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="France"| {{fb|FRA}}
|18
|{{Decimals|5/18|2}}
| data-sort-value="2014-2022"|2014, (2018<sup>†</sup>), 2022
|<small>[[List of international goals scored by Olivier Giroud|list]]</small>
|}
|}


===Timeline===
A total of 20 players have scored 6 goals: Erich Probst, Bebeto, Rivelino, Hristo Stoichkov, James Rodríguez, Thierry Henry, Helmut Haller, Lothar Matthäus, Max Morlock, Asamoah Gyan, György Sárosi, Salvatore Schillaci, Dennis Bergkamp, Rob Rensenbrink, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder, Zbigniew Boniek, Oleg Salenko, Josef Hügi, Diego Forlán.
[[File:Leonidas dasilva.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.81|Leônidas scored a record 8 goals for Brazil at the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups.|alt=Leônidas in 1940, posing for camera with hand at his waist.]]
[[File:Ademir de Menezes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.81|Ademir scored a record 9 goals for Brazil at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.|alt=Portrait photograph of Ademir de Menezes]]
[[File:Sándor Kocsis 1960 cropped.jpg|thumb|upright=0.81|Sándor Kocsis was the first player to have scored 10 or more goals in an edition. He scored a record 11 goals in just 5 matches.|alt=Sándor Kocsis, dressed in formal jacket and tie.]]
[[File:Just Fontaine 2016.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.81|Just Fontaine scored a record 13 goals at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.|alt=Just Fontaine in 1971, dressed in formal dress]]


{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:90%;"

A total of 33 players have scored 5 goals: Gonzalo Higuaín, Lionel Messi, Tim Cahill, Hans Krankl, Marc Wilmots, Garrincha, Romário, Zico, Roger Milla, Tomáš Skuhravý, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Geoff Hurst, Michel Platini, Zinédine Zidane, Franz Beckenbauer, Lukas Podolski, Gyula Zsengellér, Alessandro Altobelli, Silvio Piola, Johan Neeskens, Robin van Persie, Peter McParland, Valentin Ivanov, Emilio Butragueño, Fernando Hierro, Fernando Morientes, Raúl, Kennet Andersson, Henrik Larsson, Landon Donovan, Pedro Cea, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Luis Suárez

==Timeline==
This is a progressive list of footballers that have held the record for most goals scored at the [[FIFA World Cup]].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:97%"
|-
|-
! colspan="2" scope="col"|Key
! Goals
! Date
! Footballer
! Nation
! Match
! Opponent
! Earlier goals
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#bfb;"|
! rowspan=4| 1
|align="left"| Goal set a new record
| rowspan=5| 1930-07-13
|[[Lucien Laurent]]
| {{fb|FRA}}
| rowspan=5| {{flagicon|URU}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] - [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1|Opening match]]
| {{fb|MEX|1916}}
| rowspan=5| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#ffff90;"|
|[[Marcel Langiller]]
|align="left"| Goal equalled the existing record
| {{fb|FRA}}
|}
| {{fb|MEX|1916}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|+ Progressive list of footballers that have held the record for most goals scored at the FIFA World Cup final tournaments
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Goals
|[[André Maschinot]]
! scope="col"| Date
| {{fb|FRA}}
! scope="col"| Player
| {{fb|MEX|1916}}
! scope="col"| Team
! scope="col"| Goal
! scope="col"| Opponent
! scope="col"| Score
! scope="col"| Tournament & Stage
! scope="col"| Previous goals
! scope="col"| Ref
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=7| 1
|[[Juan Carreño]]
| rowspan=8| {{dts|1930|7|13|format=dmy}}
| {{fb|MEX|1916}}
| [[Lucien Laurent]]
| {{fb|FRA}}
| {{fb|FRA|1794}}
| {{success|'''1'''–0}}
| [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
| align=center| [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1#France vs Mexico|4–1]]
| rowspan=15| [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930, Uruguay]] <br /> [[1930 FIFA World Cup#Group stage|Group stage]]
| rowspan="7" style="background:#eee; color:#888888; text-align:center;"| N/A
| align=center rowspan=8| {{refn|group=nb|The two initial games of the [[1930 FIFA World Cup]] ([[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1#France vs Mexico|France vs Mexico]]<ref name=FraMex>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=201/match=1096/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225150329/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=201/match=1096/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 25, 2015 |title=1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay — France 4:1 Mexico |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref> and [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 4#United States vs Belgium|United States vs Belgium]]<ref name=USABel>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=201/match=1090/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305083623/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=201/match=1090/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |title=1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay — USA 3:0 Belgium |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>) 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.}}
|-
| [[Bart McGhee]]
| {{fb|USA|1912}}
| {{maybe|'''1'''–0}}
| [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| align=center| [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 4#United States vs Belgium|3–0]]
|-
| [[Marcel Langiller]]
| {{fb|FRA|1794}}
| {{maybe|'''2'''–0}}
| [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
| align=center| 4–1
|-
|-
! rowspan=3| 2
| [[André Maschinot]]
| [[André Maschinot]]
| {{fb|FRA}}
| {{fb|FRA|1794}}
| {{maybe|'''3'''–0}}
| [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
| align=center| 4–1
|-
| [[Tom Florie]]
| {{fb|USA|1912}}
| {{maybe|'''2'''–0}}
| [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| align=center| 3–0
|-
| [[Bert Patenaude]]
| {{fb|USA|1912}}
| {{maybe|'''3'''–0}}
| [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| align=center| 3–0
|-
| [[Juan Carreño]]
| {{fb|MEX|1916}}
| {{fb|MEX|1916}}
| {{maybe|'''1'''–3}}
| [[France national football team|France]]
| align=center| [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1#France vs Mexico|1–4]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3| 2
| André Maschinot
| {{fb|FRA|1794}}
| {{success|'''4'''–1}}
| [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
| align=center| 4–1
|
*[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] vs Mexico
|-
|-
| 1930-07-16
| {{dts|1930|7|16|format=dmy}}
| [[Carlos Vidal]]
| [[Carlos Vidal]]
| {{fb|CHI}}
| {{fb|CHI}}
| {{maybe|'''3'''–0}}
| {{flagicon|URU}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] - [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1|Group stage]]
| [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
| {{fb|MEX|1916}}
| [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] - {{flagicon|MEX|1916}}
| align=center| [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1#Chile vs Mexico|3–0]]
|
*1930 vs Mexico
| align=center| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=201/match=1095/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225150333/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=201/match=1095/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 25, 2015 |title=1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay — Chile 3:0 Mexico |publisher=FIFA|date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan=4| {{dts|1930|7|17|format=dmy}}
| 1930-07-17
| rowspan=2| [[Ivan Bek]]
| rowspan=2| [[Ivan Bek]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}
| rowspan=2| {{fb|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}
| {{maybe|'''1'''–0}}
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|URU}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] - [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 2|Group stage]]
| rowspan=2| {{fb|BOL}}
| rowspan=2| [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]]
| rowspan=2| [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] - {{flagicon|BRA}}
| align=center rowspan=2| [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 2#Yugoslavia vs Bolivia|4–0]]
| rowspan=2|
*1930 vs [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 2#Yugoslavia vs Brazil|Brazil]]
| align=center rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/18543/6134166/ivan-bek |title=Ivan Bek |date=2010-05-16 |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=2014-07-30 |archive-date=2020-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806095246/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/18543/6134166/ivan-bek |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
! rowspan=2| 3
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 3
| {{success|'''3'''–0}}
| 1930-07-17
|-
|-
| rowspan=2| Bert Patenaude
| 1930-07-17
| rowspan=2| [[Bert Patenaude]]
| rowspan=2| {{fb|USA|1912}}
| rowspan=2| {{fb|USA}}
| {{maybe|'''2'''–0}}
| rowspan=2| [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]]
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|URU}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] - [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 4|Group stage]]
| align=center rowspan=2| [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 4#United States vs Paraguay|3–0]]
| rowspan=2| {{fb|PAR}}
| rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2| [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] - {{flagicon|BEL}}, {{flagicon|PAR}}
*1930 vs Belgium, Paraguay
| align=center rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite magazine|first=Brian |last=Straus |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/longform/soccer-goals/goal10.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140906140720/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/longform/soccer-goals/goal10.html | archive-date=2014-09-06 | title=The 10 Most Significant Goals In U.S. Soccer History: Bert Patenaude |magazine=Sports Illustrated |publisher=CNN|access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
! rowspan=2| 4
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 4
| {{success|'''3'''–0}}
| 1930-07-17
|-
|-
| rowspan=2| {{dts|1930|7|22|format=dmy}}
| 1930-07-22
| rowspan=5| [[Guillermo Stábile]]
| rowspan=5| [[Guillermo Stábile]]
| rowspan=5| {{fb|ARG|alt}}
| rowspan=5| {{fb|ARG}}
| {{maybe|'''1'''–0}}
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|URU}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] - [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1|Group stage]]
| rowspan=2| {{fb|CHI}}
| rowspan=2| [[Chile national football team|Chile]]
| rowspan=5| [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] - {{flagicon|MEX}} (3)
| align=center rowspan=2| [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1#Argentina vs Chile|3–1]]
| rowspan=5|
*1930 vs [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1#Argentina vs Mexico|Mexico]] (3)
| align=center rowspan=5| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://talksport.com/football/world-cups-most-iconic-players-1930-top-scorer-guillermo-stabile-180430280978 |title=The World Cup's most iconic players: 1930 top scorer Guillermo Stabile |publisher=talkSPORT.com |date=2018-04-30 |access-date=2018-05-21 |archive-date=2018-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522043143/https://talksport.com/football/world-cups-most-iconic-players-1930-top-scorer-guillermo-stabile-180430280978 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 5
!5
| {{success|'''2'''–0}}
| 1930-07-22
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 6
!6
| rowspan=2| {{dts|1930|7|26|format=dmy}}
| 1930-07-26
| {{success|'''3'''–0}}
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|URU}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] - [[1930 FIFA World Cup#Semi-finals|Semi-final]]
| rowspan=2| [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| rowspan=2| {{fb|USA}}
| align=center rowspan=2| [[1930 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Argentina vs United States|6–1]]
| rowspan=2| 1930, Uruguay <br /> [[1930 FIFA World Cup#Semi-finals 2|Semi-final]]
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 7
!7
| {{success|'''6'''–0}}
| 1930-07-26
|-
|-
! rowspan=4| 8
! scope="row" rowspan=3| 8
| 1930-07-30
| {{dts|1930|7|30|format=dmy}}
| {{success|'''2'''–1}}
| {{flagicon|URU}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup| 1930]] - [[1930 FIFA World_Cup Final|Final]]
| [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]
| {{fb|URU}}
| align=center|[[1930 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Final|2–4]]
| 1930, Uruguay <br /> [[1930 FIFA World Cup#Final 2|Final]]
|-
|-
| 1938-06-19
|{{dts|1938|6|19|format=dmy}}
| [[Leônidas da Silva|Leônidas]]
| [[Leônidas]]
| {{fb|BRA}}
|{{fb|BRA|1889}}
| {{maybe|'''3'''–2}}
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]] - [[1938 FIFA World Cup#Match for third place|3rd place]]
| [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]]
| {{fb|SWE}}
| align=center| [[1938 FIFA World Cup final tournament#Third place play-off|4–2]]
| [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]] - {{flagicon|ESP|1931}}<br> [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]] - {{flagicon|POL}} (3), {{flagicon|TCH}} (1+1), {{flagicon|SWE}} (2)
|[[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938, France]] <br /> 3rd place play-off
|
*[[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]] vs [[1934 FIFA World Cup final tournament#Spain vs Brazil|Spain]]
*1938 vs [[1938 FIFA World Cup final tournament#Brazil vs Poland|Poland]] (3), [[1938 FIFA World Cup final tournament#Brazil vs Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovakia]], [[1938 FIFA World Cup final tournament#Replay: Brazil vs Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovakia]], Sweden
| align=center| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaeworldcup/news/y=2011/m=2/news=leonidas-brazil-first-superstar-1375279.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813004642/https://www.fifa.com/fifaeworldcup/news/y=2011/m=2/news=leonidas-brazil-first-superstar-1375279.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 13, 2018 |title=FIFA Classic Player: Leonidas: Brazil's first superstar |publisher=FIFA|date=2011-02-01 |access-date=2018-08-12}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|{{dts|1950|7|13|format=dmy}}
| 1950-07-13
| [[Ademir Marques de Menezes|Ademir]]
| rowspan=2|[[Ademir de Menezes|Ademir]]
| {{fb|BRA}}
|rowspan=2| {{fb|BRA|1889}}
| {{maybe|'''1'''–0}}
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]] - [[1950 FIFA World Cup#Final round|Final round]]
|rowspan=2| [[Spain national football team|Spain]]
| {{fb|ESP|1945}}
| align=center rowspan=2| [[1950 FIFA World Cup final round#Brazil vs Spain|6–1]]
| [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]] - {{flagicon|MEX|1934}} (2), {{flagicon|YUG}}, {{flagicon|SWE}} (3), {{flagicon|ESP|1945}}
|rowspan=2| [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950, Brazil]] <br /> [[1950 FIFA World Cup#Final round|Final round]]
|rowspan=2|
*[[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]] vs [[1950 FIFA World Cup Group 1#Brazil vs Mexico|Mexico]] (2), [[1950 FIFA World Cup Group 1#Brazil vs Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], [[1950 FIFA World Cup final round#Brazil vs Sweden|Sweden]] (4)
| align=center rowspan=2| <ref name=ademir/>
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 9
| 1954-06-27
| {{success|'''5'''–0}}
| rowspan=4| [[Sándor Kocsis]]
| rowspan=4| {{fb|HUN|1949}}
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]] - [[1954 FIFA World Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-final]]
| rowspan=2| {{fb|BRA|1889}}
| rowspan=4| [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]] - {{flagicon|KOR}} (3), {{flagicon|FRG}} (4)
|-
|-
| {{dts|1954|6|27|format=dmy}}
!9
| rowspan=3| [[Sándor Kocsis]]
| 1954-06-27
| rowspan=3| {{fb|HUN|1949}}
| {{maybe|'''4'''–2}}
| [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| align=center|[[1954 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Hungary vs Brazil|4–2]]
| [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954, Switzerland]] <br /> [[1954 FIFA World Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-final]]
| rowspan=3|
*[[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]] vs [[1954 FIFA World Cup Group 2#Hungary vs South Korea|South Korea]] (3), [[1954 FIFA World Cup Group 2#Hungary vs West Germany|West Germany]] (4), Brazil
| align=center rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/356244-the-world-cups-forgotten-men.html |title=The World Cup's forgotten men |publisher=VAVEL |date=2014-06-02 |access-date=2014-07-30 |archive-date=2014-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811065336/http://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/356244-the-world-cups-forgotten-men.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 10
!10
| rowspan=2| {{dts|1954|6|30|format=dmy}}
| 1954-06-30
| {{success|'''3'''–2}}
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]] - [[1954 FIFA World Cup#Semi-finals|Semi-final]]
| rowspan=2| {{fb|URU}}
| rowspan=2| [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]
| align=center rowspan=2| [[1954 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Hungary vs Uruguay|4–2<sup>aet</sup>]]
| rowspan=2| 1954, Switzerland <br /> [[1954 FIFA World Cup#Semi-finals|Semi-final]]
|-
|-
!rowspan=2| 11
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 11
| {{success|'''4'''–2}}
| 1954-06-30
|-
|-
| rowspan=3| {{dts|1958|6|28|format=dmy}}
| 1958-06-28
| rowspan=3|[[Just Fontaine]]
| rowspan=3| [[Just Fontaine]]
| rowspan=3|{{fb|FRA}}
| rowspan=3| {{fb|FRA|1794}}
| {{maybe|'''3'''–1}}
| rowspan=3|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] - [[1958 FIFA World Cup#Match for third place|3rd place]]
| rowspan=3|{{fb|FRG}}
| rowspan=3| [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]
| align=center rowspan=3| [[1958 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#3rd place play-off|6–3]]
| rowspan=3|[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] - {{flagicon|PAR|1954}} (3), {{flagicon|YUG}} (2), {{flagicon|SCO}}, {{flagicon|NIR}} (2), {{flagicon|BRA|1889}}, {{flagicon|FRG}}
| rowspan=3| [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958, Sweden]] <br /> 3rd place play-off
| rowspan=3|
*[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] vs [[1958 FIFA World Cup Group 2#France vs Paraguay|Paraguay]] (3), [[1958 FIFA World Cup Group 2#Yugoslavia vs France|Yugoslavia]] (2), [[1958 FIFA World Cup Group 2#France vs Scotland|Scotland]],<br />[[1958 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#France vs Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]] (2), [[1958 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Brazil vs France|Brazil]], West Germany
| align=center rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite news |last=Smyth |first=Rob |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/jan/12/just-fontaine-13-goals-world-cup |title=The forgotten story of ... Just Fontaine's 13-goal World Cup |newspaper=The Guardian |date=2012-01-12 |access-date=2014-07-30 |archive-date=2021-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809175548/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/jan/12/just-fontaine-13-goals-world-cup |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| 12
!12
| {{success|'''5'''–2}}
| 1958-06-28
|-
|-
! rowspan=2| 13
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 13
| {{success|'''6'''–3}}
| 1958-06-28
|-
|-
| 1974-07-03
| {{dts|1974|7|3|format=dmy}}
| rowspan=2| [[Gerd Müller]]
| rowspan=2| [[Gerd Müller]]
| rowspan=2| {{fb|FRG}}
| rowspan=2| {{fb|FRG}}
| {{maybe|'''1'''–0}}
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] - [[FIFA World Cup 1974#Second round|Second round]]
| [[Poland national football team|Poland]]
| {{fb|POL}}
| align=center| [[1974 FIFA World Cup Group B#Poland vs West Germany|1–0]]
| rowspan=2| [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]] - {{flagicon|MAR}}, {{flagicon|BUL}} (3), {{flagicon|PER}} (3), {{flagicon|ENG}}, {{flagicon|ITA}} (2)<br> [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] - {{flagicon|AUS}}, {{flagicon|YUG}}
| [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974, West Germany]] <br /> [[1974 FIFA World Cup#Second round 2|Second round]]
| rowspan=2|
*[[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]] vs [[1970 FIFA World Cup Group 4#West Germany vs Morocco|Morocco]], [[1970 FIFA World Cup Group 4#West Germany vs Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] (3), [[1970 FIFA World Cup Group 4#West Germany vs Peru|Peru]] (3), [[1970 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#West Germany vs England|England]], [[1970 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Italy vs West Germany|Italy]] (2)
*1974 vs [[1974 FIFA World Cup Group 1#Australia vs West Germany|Australia]], [[1974 FIFA World Cup Group B#West Germany vs Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]
| align=center rowspan=2| <ref name=gmuller/>
|-
|-
! rowspan=2| 14
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 14
| 1974-07-07
| {{dts|1974|7|6|format=dmy}}
| {{success|'''2'''–1}}
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] - [[1974 FIFA World Cup Final|Final]]
| [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
| {{fb|NED}}
| align=center| [[1974 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Final|2–1]]
| 1974, West Germany <br /> [[1974 FIFA World Cup#Final 2|Final]]
|-
|-
| 2006-06-22
| {{dts|2006|6|22|format=dmy}}
| rowspan=2| [[Ronaldo]]
| rowspan=2| [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]
| rowspan=2| {{fb|BRA}}
| rowspan=2| {{fb|BRA}}
| {{maybe|'''4'''–1}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] - [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group F|Group stage]]
| [[Japan national football team|Japan]]
| {{fb|JPN}}
| align=center| [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group F#Japan vs Brazil|4–1]]
| rowspan=2| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] - {{flagicon|MAR}}, {{flagicon|CHI}} (2), {{flagicon|NED}} <br> [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] - {{flagicon|TUR}} (1+1), {{flagicon|CHN}}, {{flagicon|CRC}} (2), {{flagicon|BEL}}, {{flagicon|GER}} (2) <br> [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] - {{flagicon|JPN}}
| [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006, Germany]] <br /> [[2006 FIFA World Cup#Group stage|Group stage]]
| rowspan=2|
*[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] vs [[1998 FIFA World Cup Group A#Brazil vs Morocco|Morocco]], [[1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Brazil vs Chile|Chile]] (2), [[1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Brazil vs Netherlands|Netherlands]]
*[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] vs [[2002 FIFA World Cup Group C#Brazil vs Turkey|Turkey]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup Group C#Brazil vs China|China]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup Group C#Costa Rica vs Brazil|Costa Rica]] (2), [[2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Brazil vs Belgium|Belgium]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Brazil vs Turkey|Turkey]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Final|Germany]] (2)
*2006 vs [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group F#Japan vs Brazil|Japan]]
| align=center rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/6/world-cup-rewind-ronaldo-sets-all-time-goals-world-record-57777/ |title=World Cup Rewind: Ronaldo sets all-time goals world record |publisher=Guinness World Records |first=Kevin |last=Lynch |access-date=2014-07-30 |archive-date=2018-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924115221/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/6/world-cup-rewind-ronaldo-sets-all-time-goals-world-record-57777 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
! rowspan=2| 15
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 15
| 2006-06-27
| {{dts|2006|6|27|format=dmy}}
| {{success|'''1'''–0}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] - [[2006 FIFA World Cup#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
| [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
| {{fb|GHA}}
| align=center| [[2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Brazil vs Ghana|3–0]]
| 2006, Germany <br /> [[2006 FIFA World Cup#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|-
| 2014-06-21
| {{dts|2014|6|21|format=dmy}}
| rowspan=2| [[Miroslav Klose]]
| rowspan=2| [[Miroslav Klose]]
| rowspan=2| {{fb|GER}}
| rowspan=2| {{fb|GER}}
| {{maybe|'''2'''–2}}
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] - [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group stage]]
| [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
| {{fb|Ghana}}
| align=center| [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group G#Germany vs Ghana|2–2]]
| rowspan=2| [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] - {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} (3), {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}}, {{flagicon|Cameroon}}<br>[[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] - {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} (2), {{flagicon|Ecuador}} (2), {{flagicon|Argentina}} <br>[[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] - {{flagicon|Australia}}, {{flagicon|England}}, {{flagicon|Argentina}} (2)
| [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014, Brazil]] <br /> [[2014 FIFA World Cup#Group stage|Group stage]]
| rowspan=2|
*2002 vs [[2002 FIFA World Cup Group E#Germany vs Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]] (3), [[2002 FIFA World Cup Group E#Germany vs Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup Group E#Cameroon vs Germany|Cameroon]]
*2006 vs [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group A#Germany vs Costa Rica|Costa Rica]] (2), [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group A#Ecuador vs Germany|Ecuador]] (2), [[2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Germany vs Argentina|Argentina]]
*2010 vs [[2010 FIFA World Cup Group D#Germany vs Australia|Australia]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Germany vs England|England]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Argentina vs Germany|Argentina]] (2)
| align=center rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-world-ger-klose-goals-idUSKBN0FD2L520140709 |title=Miroslav Klose's World Cup goals |work=Reuters |first=Karolos |last=Grohmann |date=2014-07-08 |access-date=2014-07-30 |archive-date=2021-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507045815/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/6/world-cup-rewind-ronaldo-sets-all-time-goals-world-record-328632 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 16
!16
| {{dts|2014|7|8|format=dmy}}
|2014-07-08
| {{success|'''2'''–0}}
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] - [[2014 FIFA World Cup#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
| {{fb|Brazil}}
| [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| align=center| [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Brazil vs Germany|7–1]]
| [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014, Brazil]] <br /> [[2014 FIFA World Cup#Semi-finals|Semi-final]]
|}
|}


==Top goalscorer by tournament==
==Top goalscorers for each tournament==
[[File:Stabile hurac 1926.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.81|Guillermo Stábile scored a record 8 goals for Argentina at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.|alt=Portrait photograph of Ademir de Menezes]]
{| class="wikitable"
[[File:Eusebio Portugal.JPG|thumb|upright=0.81|Eusébio scored nine goals for Portugal at the 1966 World Cup.|alt=A portrait of Eusébio]]
[[File:Gerd Müller 2007.jpg|thumb|upright=0.81|Gerd Müller scored ten goals for West Germany at the 1970 World Cup.|alt=Gerd Müller]]

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Top goalscorers at each FIFA World Cup final tournament<ref>{{cite report|title=FIFA World Cup: Statistics|publisher=FIFA|date=October 2007 |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/30/ip-301_01a_fwc-stats.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612055816/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/30/ip-301_01a_fwc-stats.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 12, 2009|access-date=2015-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |author=Kolur, Nihal |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/07/15/world-cup-golden-ball-award-past-winners-best-players |title=Golden Ball Winners in World Cup History |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=2018-07-15 |access-date=2018-07-24 |archive-date=2020-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731062351/https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/07/15/world-cup-golden-ball-award-past-winners-best-players |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Wittenberg, Danny |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/every-winner-world-cups-best-12351397 |title=Every winner of the World Cup's Best Young Player award and what they went on to achieve |publisher=Mirror.co.uk |date=2018-05-14 |access-date=2018-07-24 |archive-date=2021-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830094235/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/every-winner-world-cups-best-12351397 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
!World Cup
! World Cup
! Player
! Team
! Team
! Goals<br />scored
! Player
! Matches<br />played
!Goals scored
! [[World Cup Golden Boot|Golden<br />Boot]]
!Matches played
! [[FIFA World Cup awards|Other FIFA Awards]]
!Awards
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|URU}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]
! scope="row" data-sort-value="1930" style="text-align: left;"| [[1930 FIFA World Cup|Uruguay 1930]]
| data-sort-value="Stabile, Guillermo" | [[Guillermo Stábile]]
|{{fb|ARG|alt}}
|{{fb|ARG}}
| [[Guillermo Stábile]]
|align=center|8
|align=center|8
|align=center|4
|align=center|4
|{{ya}}
|rowspan=25|[[FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden Boot|Golden Boot]]
| Silver Ball
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]
! scope="row" data-sort-value="1934" style="text-align: left;"| [[1934 FIFA World Cup|Italy 1934]]
| data-sort-value="Nejedly, Oldrich" | [[Oldřich Nejedlý]]
|{{fb|TCH}}
|{{fb|TCH}}
| [[Oldřich Nejedlý]]
|align=center|5
|align=center|5
|align=center|4
|align=center|4
|{{ya}}
| Bronze Ball
|-
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="1938" style="text-align: left;"| [[1938 FIFA World Cup|France 1938]]
|{{fb|BRA}}
| data-sort-value="Leonidas" | [[Leônidas]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
|{{fb|BRA|1889}}
| [[Leônidas da Silva|Leônidas]]
|align=center|7
|align=center|7
|align=center|4 or 5
|align=center|4
|{{ya}}
| Golden Ball
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]
! scope="row" data-sort-value="1950" style="text-align: left;"| [[1950 FIFA World Cup|Brazil 1950]]
| data-sort-value="Ademir" | [[Ademir Marques de Menezes|Ademir]]
|{{fb|BRA}}
|{{fb|BRA|1889}}
|[[Ademir Marques de Menezes|Ademir]]
|align=center|8
|align=center|9
|align=center|4?
|align=center|6
|{{ya}}
| Bronze Ball
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]
! scope="row" data-sort-value="1954" style="text-align: left;"| [[1954 FIFA World Cup|Switzerland 1954]]
| data-sort-value="Kocsis, Sandor" | [[Sándor Kocsis]]
|{{fb|HUN|1949}}
|{{fb|HUN|1949}}
|[[Sándor Kocsis]]
|align=center|11
|align=center|11
|align=center|4
|align=center|5
|{{ya}}
| Silver Ball
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]
! scope="row" data-sort-value="1958" style="text-align: left;"| [[1958 FIFA World Cup|Sweden 1958]]
| data-sort-value="Fontaine, Just" | [[Just Fontaine]]
|{{fb|FRA}}
|{{fb|FRA|1794}}
|[[Just Fontaine]]
|align=center|13
|{{maybe|13}}
|align=center|4
|align=center|6
|{{ya}}
| Bronze Ball
|-
|-
|rowspan=6|{{flagicon|CHL}} [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]
! scope="row" rowspan=6 data-sort-value="1962" style="text-align: left;"| [[1962 FIFA World Cup|Chile 1962]]
| data-sort-value="Garrincha" | [[Garrincha]]
|{{fb|BRA}}
|{{fb|BRA|1960}}
| [[Garrincha]]
|rowspan=6; align=center|4
| rowspan="6;" style="text-align:center;"|4
|align=center|4
|align=center|6
|{{ya}}
| Golden Ball
|-
|-
| data-sort-value="Vava" | [[Vavá]]
|{{fb|BRA}}
|{{fb|BRA|1960}}
|[[Vavá]]
|align=center|6
|{{ya}}
|
|-
|-
| data-sort-value="Sanchez, Leonel" | [[Leonel Sánchez]]
|{{fb|CHL}}
|{{fb|CHI}}
|[[Leonel Sánchez]]
|align=center|6
|{{ya}}
| Bronze Ball
|-
|-
| data-sort-value="Albert, Florian" | [[Flórián Albert]]
|{{fb|HUN|1957}}
|{{fb|HUN}}
| [[Flórián Albert]]
|align=center|3
|{{ya}}
|Best Young Player
|-
|-
| data-sort-value="Ivanov, Valentin" | [[Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934)|Valentin Ivanov]]
|{{fb|URS}}
|{{fb|URS|1955}}
| [[Valentin Kozmich Ivanov|Valentin Ivanov]]
|align=center|4
|{{ya}}
|
|-
|-
| data-sort-value="Jerkovic, Drazan" | [[Dražan Jerković]]
|{{fb|YUG}}
|{{fb|YUG}}
|[[Dražan Jerković]]
|align=center|6
|{{ya}}
|
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]
! scope="row" data-sort-value="1966" style="text-align: left;"| [[1966 FIFA World Cup|England 1966]]
| data-sort-value="Eusebio" | [[Eusébio]]
|{{fb|POR}}
|{{fb|POR}}
|[[Eusébio]]
|align=center|9
|align=center|9
|align=center|4
|align=center|6
|{{ya}}
| Bronze Ball
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
! scope="row" data-sort-value="1970" style="text-align: left;"| [[1970 FIFA World Cup|Mexico 1970]]
| data-sort-value="Muller, Gerd" | [[Gerd Müller]]
|{{fb|FRG}}
| data-sort-value="Germany" |{{fb|FRG}}
|[[Gerd Müller]]
|align=center|10
|align=center|10
|align=center|4
|align=center|6
|{{ya}}
|Best Young Player, Bronze Ball
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
! scope="row" data-sort-value="1974" style="text-align: left;"| [[1974 FIFA World Cup|West Germany 1974]]
| data-sort-value="Lato, Grzegorz" style="text-align: left;"| [[Grzegorz Lato]]
|{{fb|POL}}
|{{fb|POL|1928}}
| [[Grzegorz Lato]]
|align=center|7
|align=center|7
|align=center|4
|align=center|7
|{{ya}}
|
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG|alt}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
! scope="row" data-sort-value="1978" style="text-align: left;"| [[1978 FIFA World Cup|Argentina 1978]]
| data-sort-value="Kempes, Mario" | [[Mario Kempes]]
|{{fb|ARG|alt}}
|{{fb|ARG}}
|[[Mario Kempes]]
|align=center|6
|align=center|6
|align=center|4
|align=center|7
|{{ya}}
|Golden Ball
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
! scope="row" data-sort-value="1982" style="text-align: left;"| [[1982 FIFA World Cup|Spain 1982]]
| data-sort-value="Rossi, Paolo" | [[Paolo Rossi]]
|{{fb|ITA}}
|{{fb|ITA|1946}}
|[[Paolo Rossi]]
|align=center|6
|align=center|6
|align=center|4
|align=center|7
|{{ya}}
|Golden Ball
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
! scope="row" data-sort-value="1986" style="text-align: left;"| [[1986 FIFA World Cup|Mexico 1986]]
| [[Gary Lineker]]
| data-sort-value="Lineker, Gary" | [[Gary Lineker]]
|{{fb|ENG}}
|{{fb|ENG}}
|align=center|6
|align=center|6
|align=center|4
|align=center|5
|{{ya}}
|
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
! scope="row" data-sort-value="1990" style="text-align: left;"| [[1990 FIFA World Cup|Italy 1990]]
| data-sort-value="Schillaci, Salvatore" | [[Salvatore Schillaci]]
|{{fb|ITA}}
|{{fb|ITA|1946}}
| [[Salvatore Schillaci]]
|align=center|6
|align=center|6
|align=center|4
|align=center|7
|{{ya}}
|Golden Ball
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
! scope="row" rowspan=2 data-sort-value="1994" style="text-align: left;"| [[1994 FIFA World Cup|United States 1994]]
| data-sort-value="Stoichkov, Hristo" | [[Hristo Stoichkov]]
|{{fb|BUL}}
|{{fb|BUL}}
|[[Hristo Stoichkov]]
|rowspan=2; align=center|6
| rowspan="2;" style="text-align:center;"|6
|align=center|4
|align=center|7
|{{ya}}
|Bronze Ball
|-
|-
| data-sort-value="Salenko, Oleg" | [[Oleg Salenko]]
|{{fb|RUS}}
|{{fb|RUS}}
|[[Oleg Salenko]]
|align=center|3
|{{ya}}
|
|
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
! scope="row" data-sort-value="1998" style="text-align: left;"| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|France 1998]]
| data-sort-value="Suker, Davor" | [[Davor Šuker]]
|{{fb|CRO}}
|{{fb|CRO}}
|[[Davor Šuker]]
|align=center|6
|align=center|6
|align=center|4
|align=center|7
|{{ya}}
|Silver Ball
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}}{{flagicon|JPN}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
! scope="row" data-sort-value="2002" style="text-align: left;"| [[2002 FIFA World Cup|South Korea & Japan 2002]]
| data-sort-value="Ronaldo" | [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]
|{{fb|BRA}}
|{{fb|BRA}}
| [[Ronaldo]]
|align=center|8
|align=center|8
|align=center|4
|align=center|7
|{{ya}}
|Silver Ball
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
! scope="row" data-sort-value="2006" style="text-align: left;"| [[2006 FIFA World Cup|Germany 2006]]
| data-sort-value="Klose, Miroslav" | [[Miroslav Klose]]
|{{fb|GER}}
|{{fb|GER}}
|[[Miroslav Klose]]
|align=center|5
|align=center|5
|align=center|4
|align=center|7
|{{ya}}
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=4|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
! scope="row" rowspan=4 data-sort-value="2010" style="text-align: left;"| [[2010 FIFA World Cup|South Africa 2010]]
| data-sort-value="Muller, Thomas" | [[Thomas Müller]]
|{{fb|GER}}
|{{fb|GER}}
| rowspan="4;" style="text-align:center;"|5
| [[Thomas Müller]]
|rowspan=4; align=center|5
|align=center|6
|{{ya}}
|align=center|4
|Best Young Player
|-
|-
| data-sort-value="Sneijder, Wesley" | [[Wesley Sneijder]]
|{{fb|ESP}}
|{{fb|NED}}
|[[David Villa]]
|align=center|7
|Silver Boot
|{{na}}
|Bronze Boot, Silver Ball
|-
| data-sort-value="Villa, David" | [[David Villa]]
|{{fb|ESP}}
|align=center|7
|{{na}}
|Silver Boot, Bronze Ball
|-
| data-sort-value="Forlan, Diego" | [[Diego Forlán]]
|{{fb|URU}}
|align=center|7
|{{na}}
|Golden Ball
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="2014" style="text-align: left;"| [[2014 FIFA World Cup|Brazil 2014]]
| data-sort-value="Rodriguez, James" | [[James Rodríguez]]
|{{fb|COL}}
|align=center|6
|align=center|5
|{{ya}}
|
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="2018" style="text-align: left;"| [[2018 FIFA World Cup|Russia 2018]]
| data-sort-value="Kane, Harry" | [[Harry Kane]]
|{{fb|ENG}}
|align=center|6
|align=center|6
|{{ya}}
|
|-
! scope="row" data-sort-value="2022" style="text-align: left;"| [[2022 FIFA World Cup|Qatar 2022]]
| data-sort-value="Mbappe, Kylian"| [[Kylian Mbappé]]
|{{fb|FRA}}
|align=center|8
|align=center|7
|{{ya}}
|Silver Ball
|}

==Goalscorers at multiple tournaments==

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

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


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Players who scored at 3 or more separate World Cups
! scope="col" |Rank
! scope="col" |Player
! scope="col" |Team
! scope="col" |Tournaments<br />with<br />goals
! scope="col" |Goals<br />scored
! scope="col" |Matches<br />played
! scope="col" |Goals<br />per<br />match
! scope="col" |Tournaments<br />with goals
|-
|-
! 1
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Ronaldo, Cristiano"| [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|align=left|{{fb|POR}}
|{{maybe|5}}
|8
|22
|{{Decimals|8/22|2}}
|data-sort-value="2006-2010-2014-2018-2022"|2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
|-
!rowspan=4| 2
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Seeler, Uwe"| [[Uwe Seeler]]
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}}
|rowspan=4| 4
|9
|21
|{{Decimals|9/21|2}}
|data-sort-value="1958-1962-1966-1970"|1958, 1962, 1966, 1970<!-- 3 June, kickoff at 16:00, scored at 56' -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Pele"| [[Pelé]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA|1968}}
|12
|14
|{{Decimals|12/14|2}}
|data-sort-value="1958-1962-1966-1970"|1958, 1962, 1966, 1970<!-- 3 June, kickoff at 16:00, scored at 59' -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Klose, Miroslav"| [[Miroslav Klose]]
|align=left|{{fb|GER}}
|{{maybe|16}}
|24
|{{Decimals|16/24|2}}
|data-sort-value="2002-2006-2010-2014"|2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Messi, Lionel"| [[Lionel Messi]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ARG}}
|13
|{{maybe|26}}
|{{Decimals|13/26|2}}
|data-sort-value="2006-2014-2018-2022"|2006, 2014, 2018, 2022
|-
! rowspan="35" | 6
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Lato, Grzegorz"| [[Grzegorz Lato]]
|align=left|{{fb|POL}}
| rowspan="35" | 3
|10
|20
|{{Decimals|10/20|2}}
|data-sort-value="1974-1978-1982"|1974, 1978, 1982<!-- 22 June, kickoff at 17:15 -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Jordan, Joe"| [[Joe Jordan]]
|align=left|{{fb|SCO}}
|4
|7
|{{Decimals|4/7|2}}
|data-sort-value="1974-1978-1982"|1974, 1978, 1982<!-- 22 June, kickoff at 21:00 -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Szarmach, Andrzej"| [[Andrzej Szarmach]]
|align=left|{{fb|POL}}
|7
|13
|{{Decimals|7/13|2}}
|data-sort-value="1974-1978-1982"|1974, 1978, 1982<!-- 10 July -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Rocheteau, Dominique"| [[Dominique Rocheteau]]
|align=left|{{fb|FRA}}
|4
|10
|{{Decimals|4/10|2}}
|data-sort-value="1978-1982-1986"|1978, 1982, 1986<!-- 9 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Platini, Michel"| [[Michel Platini]]
|align=left|{{fb|FRA}}
|5
|14
|{{Decimals|5/14|2}}
|data-sort-value="1978-1982-1986"|1978, 1982, 1986<!-- 17 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Rummenigge, Karl-Heinz"| [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}}
|9
|19
|{{Decimals|9/19|2}}
|data-sort-value="1978-1982-1986"|1978, 1982, 1986<!-- 29 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Maradona, Diego"| [[Diego Maradona]]
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
|8
|21
|{{Decimals|8/21|2}}
|data-sort-value="1982-1986-1994"|1982, 1986, 1994<!-- 21 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Voller, Rudi"| [[Rudi Völler]]
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"|{{fb|FRG}}<br />{{fb|GER}}
|8
|15
|{{Decimals|8/15|2}}
|data-sort-value="1986-1990-1994"|1986, 1990,<br /> 1994<!-- 2 July -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Matthaus, Lothar"| [[Lothar Matthäus]]
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"|{{fb|FRG}}<br />{{fb|GER}}
|6
|25
|{{Decimals|6/25|2}}
|data-sort-value="1986-1990-1994"|1986, 1990,<br /> 1994<!-- 10 July -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Baggio, Roberto"| [[Roberto Baggio]]
|align=left|{{fb|ITA|1946}}
|9
|16
|{{Decimals|9/16|2}}
|data-sort-value="1990-1994-1998"|1990, 1994, 1998<!-- 11 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Klinsmann, Jurgen"| [[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Germany"|{{fb|FRG}}<br />{{fb|GER}}
|11
|17
|{{Decimals|11/17|2}}
|data-sort-value="1990-1994-1998"|1990,<br />1994, 1998<!-- 15 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Batistuta, Gabriel"| [[Gabriel Batistuta]]
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
|10
|12
|{{Decimals|10/12|2}}
|data-sort-value="1994-1998-2002"|1994, 1998, 2002<!-- 2 June, kickoff at 14:30 -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Hierro, Fernando"| [[Fernando Hierro]]
|align=left|{{fb|ESP}}
|5
|12
|{{Decimals|5/12|2}}
|data-sort-value="1994-1998-2002"|1994, 1998, 2002<!-- 2 June, kickoff at 20:30 -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Al-Jaber, Sami"| [[Sami Al-Jaber]]
|align=left|{{fb|KSA}}
|3
|9
|{{Decimals|3/9|2}}
|data-sort-value="1994-1998-2006"|1994, 1998, 2006<!-- 14 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Raul"| [[Raúl (footballer)|Raúl]]
|align=left|{{fb|ESP}}
|5
|11
|{{Decimals|5/11|2}}
|data-sort-value="1998-2002-2006"|1998, 2002, 2006<!-- 19 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Larsson, Henrik"| [[Henrik Larsson]]
|align=left|{{fb|SWE}}
|5
|13
|{{Decimals|5/13|2}}
|data-sort-value="1994-2002-2006"|1994, 2002, 2006<!-- 20 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Ronaldo"| [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|15
|19
|{{Decimals|15/19|2}}
|data-sort-value="1998-2002-2006"|1998, 2002, 2006<!-- 22 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Beckham, David"| [[David Beckham]]
|align=left|{{fb|ENG}}
|3
|13
|{{Decimals|3/13|2}}
|data-sort-value="1998-2002-2006"|1998, 2002, 2006<!-- 25 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Park, Ji-sung"| [[Park Ji-sung]]
|align=left|{{fb|KOR}}
|3
|14
|{{Decimals|3/14|2}}
|data-sort-value="2002-2006-2010"|2002, 2006, 2010<!-- 12 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Blanco, Cuauhtémoc"| [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]]
|align=left|{{fb|MEX}}
|3
|11
|{{Decimals|3/11|2}}
|data-sort-value="1998-2002-2010"|1998, 2002, 2010<!-- 17 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Persie, Robin van"| [[Robin van Persie]]
|align=left|{{fb|NED}}
|6
|17
|{{Decimals|6/17|2}}
|data-sort-value="2006-2010-2014"|2006, 2010, 2014<!-- 13 June, kickoff at 16:00 (UTC−3), scored at 44' -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Robben, Arjen"| [[Arjen Robben]]
|align=left|{{fb|NED}}
|6
|15
|{{Decimals|6/15|2}}
|data-sort-value="2006-2010-2014"|2006, 2010, 2014<!-- 13 June, kickoff at 16:00 (UTC−3), scored at 53' -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Cahill, Tim"| [[Tim Cahill]]
|align=left|{{fb|AUS}}
|5
|9
|{{Decimals|5/9|2}}
|data-sort-value="2006-2010-2014"|2006, 2010, 2014<!-- 13 June, kickoff at 18:00 (UTC−4) -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Dempsey, Clint"| [[Clint Dempsey]]
|align=left|{{fb|USA}}
|4
|10
|{{Decimals|4/10|2}}
|data-sort-value="2006-2010-2014"|2006, 2010, 2014<!-- 16 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Gyan, Asamoah"| [[Asamoah Gyan]]
|align=left|{{fb|GHA}}
|6
|11
|{{Decimals|6/11|2}}
|data-sort-value="2006-2010-2014"|2006, 2010, 2014<!-- 21 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Villa, David"| [[David Villa]]
|align=left|{{fb|ESP}}
|9
|12
|{{Decimals|9/12|2}}
|data-sort-value="2006-2010-2014"|2006, 2010, 2014<!-- 23 June, kickoff at 13:00 (UTC−3) -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Márquez, Rafael"| [[Rafael Márquez]]
|align=left|{{fb|MEX}}
|3
|19
|{{Decimals|3/19|2}}
|data-sort-value="2006-2010-2014"|2006, 2010, 2014<!-- 23 June, kickoff at 17:00 (UTC−3) -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Suarez, Luis"| [[Luis Suárez]]
|align=left|{{fb|URU}}
|7
|16
|{{Decimals|7/16|2}}
|data-sort-value="2010-2014-2018"|2010, 2014, 2018<!-- 20 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Hernández, Javier"| [[Javier Hernández]]
|align=left|{{fb|MEX}}
|4
|12
|{{Decimals|4/12|2}}
|data-sort-value="2010-2014-2018"|2010, 2014, 2018<!-- 23 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Honda, Keisuke"| [[Keisuke Honda]]
|align=left|{{fb|JPN}}
|4
|10
|{{Decimals|4/10|2}}
|data-sort-value="2010-2014-2018"|2010, 2014, 2018<!-- 24 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Cavani, Edinson"| [[Edinson Cavani]]
|align=left|{{fb|URU}}
|5
|17
|{{Decimals|5/17|2}}
|data-sort-value="2010-2014-2018"|2010, 2014, 2018<!-- 25 June -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Shaqiri, Xherdan"| [[Xherdan Shaqiri]]
|align=left|{{fb|SUI}}
|5
|12
|{{Decimals|5/12|2}}
|data-sort-value="2014-2018-2022"|2014, 2018, 2022<!-- 2 December -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Perišić, Ivan"| [[Ivan Perišić]]
|align=left|{{fb|CRO}}
|6
|17
|{{Decimals|6/17|2}}
|data-sort-value="2014-2018-2022"|2014, 2018, 2022<!-- 5 December, kickoff at 18:00 -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Neymar"| [[Neymar]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|8
|13
|{{Decimals|8/13|2}}
|data-sort-value="2014-2018-2022"|2014, 2018, 2022<!-- 5 December, kickoff at 22:00 -->
|-
| style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Di Maria, Angel"| [[Ángel Di María]]
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
|3
|18
|{{Decimals|3/18|2}}
|data-sort-value="2014-2018-2022"|2014, 2018, 2022<!-- 18 December -->
|-
|}


==Top goalscorers in final matches==
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{{main|List of FIFA World Cup final goalscorers}}


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"
| [[Wesley Sneijder]]
|+Players with multiple goals in FIFA World Cup Finals
|Bronze Boot
|-
|-
!Player
|{{fb|URU}}
!Team
|[[Diego Forlán]]
!Goals scored
!Finals played
!Final(s)
|-
|align=left|[[Kylian Mbappé]]
|align=left|{{fb|FRA}}
|4
|2
|'''2018''', 2022
|-
|align=left|[[Geoff Hurst]]
|align=left|{{fb|ENG}}
|rowspan=4|3
|1
|'''1966'''
|-
|align=left|[[Vavá]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA|1960}}
|2
|'''1958''', '''1962'''
|-
|align=left|[[Pelé]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA|1968}}
|2
|'''1958''', '''1970'''
|-
|align=left|[[Zinedine Zidane]]
|align=left|{{fb|FRA}}
|2
|'''1998''', 2006
|-
|align=left|[[Gino Colaussi]]
|align=left|{{fb|ITA|1861}}
|rowspan=7|2
|1
|'''1938'''
|-
|align=left|[[Silvio Piola]]
|align=left|{{fb|ITA|1861}}
|1
|'''1938'''
|-
|align=left|[[Helmut Rahn]]
|align=left|{{fb|FRG}}
|1
|'''1954'''
|-
|align=left|[[Mario Kempes]]
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
|1
|'''1978'''
|-
|align=left|[[Paul Breitner]]
|align=left|{{fb|FRG}}
|2
|'''1974''', 1982
|-
|align=left|[[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|2
|(1998), '''2002'''
|-
|align=left|[[Lionel Messi]]
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
|2
|(2014), '''2022'''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
|
|
|align=center|4
|}
|}
*'''Bold''' indicates winning final
*Parentheses indicates no goals scored


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of FIFA World Cup goalscorers]]
*[[List of FIFA World Cup hat-tricks]]
*[[List of FIFA World Cup hat-tricks]]
*[[FIFA World Cup milestone goals]]
*[[List of FIFA World Cup own goals]]
*[[List of FIFA World Cup own goals]]
*[[All-time table of the FIFA World Cup]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=nb}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/index.html FIFA World Cup statistics at FIFA.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131218142115/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/index.html FIFA World Cup statistics at FIFA.com]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/worldcup.html Statistics at at RSSSF]
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/worldcup.html Statistics at RSSSF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213025041/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/worldcup.html |date=2022-12-13 }}
*[http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/tournaments.html Planet World Cup]
*[http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/tournaments.html Planet World Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803105223/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/tournaments.html |date=2018-08-03 }}
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Miroslav Klose celebrating his record-breaking 16th World Cup goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup semifinal

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

Numbers of goalscorers[3][4]
Goals ≥11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Total
Nos. of players 9 6 10 9 7 25 35 >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 at all the games played at the World Cup than Stábile did throughout the 1930 tournament. The first was Hungary's Sándor Kocsis with eleven in 1954. At the next tournament, France's Just Fontaine improved on this record with 13 goals in only six games. Gerd Müller scored 10 for West Germany in 1970 and broke the overall record when he scored his 14th goal in a tournament match at a World Cup during West Germany's win in the 1974 final. His record stood for more than three decades until Ronaldo's 15 goals between 1998 and 2006 for Brazil. Germany's Miroslav Klose went on to score a record 16 goals across four consecutive tournaments between 2002 and 2014.

Of all the players who have played in the World Cup tournaments, only six have achieved an average of two goals or more per game played: Kocsis, Fontaine, Stábile, Russia's Oleg Salenko, Switzerland's Josef Hügi, and Poland's Ernst Wilimowski — the last of these scored four in his single World Cup game 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, Ghana, Australia, and the United States.

Fontaine holds the record for the most goals scored in a single tournament, with 13 goals in 1958. The players that came closest were Kocsis in 1954, Müller in 1970 and Portugal's Eusébio in 1966, with 11, 10 and 9, respectively. The lowest scoring top scorer was in 1962, when six players tied at only four goals each. Across the 22 tournaments of the World Cup, 31 footballers have been credited with the most tournament goals, and no one has achieved this feat twice. Ten of them scored at least seven goals in a tournament, while Brazil's Jairzinho and Argentina's Lionel Messi were the only footballers to score at least seven goals without being the top goalscorer of the tournament in 1970 and 2022, respectively. These 31 top goalscorers played for 20 nations, the most (five) for Brazil. Another five came from other South American countries, with the remaining 21 coming from Europe.

In 2006, Ronaldo was the first to score 8 goals in knockout matches (excluding 3rd place playoff) at the World Cup in his 3 tournaments for Brazil, tied in 2022 by Kylian Mbappé.[6] Mbappé became the first player to score 4 goals in World Cup finals with his hat-trick in 2022.

Overall top goalscorers

Ronaldo in black suit
Ronaldo ranks second among players with the most goals, scoring 15, including two in the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final.
Among players still active at international level, Lionel Messi has the most goals at FIFA World Cups, with 13 goals to his name, including two in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final.
Gary Lineker is the top goalscorer for England with ten
Grzegorz Lato (left) during the 1974 World Cup became the top goalscorer of Poland with ten
Teófilo Cubillas is the top goalscorer for Peru with ten
Eusébio holds the record for most goals in the history of the World Cup for Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo with 8 goals is the only male player to score in five World Cup tournaments group stages
Asamoah Gyan, with six goals for Ghana, 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 the FIFA World Cup tournaments[5][7][8]
Rank Player Team Goals
scored 		Matches
played 		Goals
per
match
[nb 1] 		Tournaments Notes
1 Miroslav Klose♦  Deutschland 16 24 0.67 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014† list[10]
2 Ronaldo♦  Brasilien 15 19 0.79 [1994]†, 1998, 2002†, 2006 list[11]
3 Gerd Müller  West Germany 14 13 1.08 1970, 1974† list[12]
4 Just Fontaine♦  Frankreich 13 6 2.17 1958 list[13]
Lionel Messi♦#  Argentinien 26 0.50 2006, (2010), 2014, 2018, 2022† list[14][15]
6 Pelé  Brasilien 12 14 0.86 1958†, 1962†, 1966, 1970† list[16]
Kylian Mbappé#  Frankreich 14 0.86 2018†, 2022 list
8 Sándor Kocsis♦  Ungarn 11 5 2.20 1954 list[17]
Jürgen Klinsmann  West Germany
 Deutschland 		17 0.65 1990†
1994, 1998 		list[18]
10 Helmut Rahn  West Germany 10 10 1.00 1954†, 1958 list[19]
Gary Lineker♦  England 12 0.83 1986, 1990 list[20]
Gabriel Batistuta  Argentinien 12 0.83 1994, 1998, 2002 list[21]
Teófilo Cubillas♦  Peru 13 0.77 1970, 1978, (1982) list[22]
Thomas Müller  Deutschland 19 0.53 2010, 2014†, (2018), (2022) list[broken anchor][23][24]
Grzegorz Lato♦  Polen 20 0.50 1974, 1978, 1982 list[25]
16 Ademir  Brasilien 9 6 1.50 1950 list[nb 2][28]
Eusébio♦  Portugal 6 1.50 1966 list[29]
Christian Vieri♦  Italien 9 1.00 1998, 2002 list[30]
Vavá  Brasilien 10 0.90 1958†, 1962† [31]
David Villa♦  Spanien 12 0.75 2006, 2010†, 2014 list[32]
Paolo Rossi♦  Italien 14 0.64 1978, 1982†, [1986] list[33]
Jairzinho  Brasilien 16 0.56 (1966), 1970†, 1974 list[34]
Roberto Baggio♦  Italien 16 0.56 1990, 1994, 1998 list[35]
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge  West Germany 19 0.47 1978, 1982, 1986 list[36]
Uwe Seeler  West Germany 21 0.43 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 [37]
26 Guillermo Stábile  Argentinien 8 4 2.00 1930 list[38]
Leônidas  Brasilien 5 1.60 1934, 1938 list[nb 3][40]
Óscar Míguez♦  Uruguay 7 1.14 1950†, 1954 [41]
Harry Kane#  England 11 0.73 2018, 2022 list[42]
Neymar#  Brasilien 13 0.62 2014, 2018, 2022 list[14][43]
Rivaldo  Brasilien 14 0.57 1998, 2002† list[44]
Rudi Völler  West Germany
 Deutschland 		15 0.53 1986, 1990†
1994 		list[45]
Diego Maradona  Argentinien 21 0.38 1982, 1986†, (1990), 1994 list[46]
Cristiano Ronaldo#  Portugal 22 0.36 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 list[14][47]
35 Oldřich Nejedlý♦  Czechoslovakia 7 6 1.17 1934, 1938 [nb 4][48]
Lajos Tichy  Ungarn 8 0.88 1958, 1962, [1966] list[49]
Careca  Brasilien 9 0.78 1986, 1990 [50]
Johnny Rep♦  Niederlande 13 0.54 1974, 1978 [51]
Andrzej Szarmach  Polen 13 0.54 1974, 1978, 1982 [52]
Hans Schäfer  West Germany 15 0.47 1954†, 1958, (1962) [53]
Luis Suárez#  Uruguay 16 0.44 2010, 2014, 2018, (2022) list[54][14]
42 Josef Hügi♦   Schweiz 6 3 2.00 1954 [55]
Oleg Salenko♦  Russland 3 2.00 1994 list[56]
György Sárosi  Ungarn 5 1.20 1934, 1938 [57]
Max Morlock  West Germany 5 1.20 1954† [58]
Erich Probst♦  Österreich 5 1.20 1954 [59]
Enner Valencia♦#  Ecuador 6 1.00 2014, 2022 list
Salvatore Schillaci  Italien 7 0.86 1990 list[60]
Davor Šuker♦  Yugoslavia
 Kroatien 		8 0.75 [1990],
1998, (2002) 		list[61]
James Rodríguez♦#  Kolumbien 8 0.75 2014, (2018) list[62][63]
Helmut Haller  West Germany 9 0.67 (1962), 1966, (1970) [64]
Hristo Stoichkov♦  Bulgarien 10 0.60 1994, (1998) list[65]
Diego Forlán  Uruguay 10 0.60 2002, 2010, (2014) list[66]
Asamoah Gyan♦  Ghana 11 0.55 2006, 2010, 2014 list[67]
Dennis Bergkamp  Niederlande 12 0.50 1994, 1998 list[68]
Rob Rensenbrink  Niederlande 13 0.46 1974, 1978 [69]
Rivellino  Brasilien 15 0.40 1970†, 1974, (1978) [70]
Bebeto  Brasilien 15 0.40 (1990), 1994†, 1998 list[71]
Arjen Robben  Niederlande 15 0.40 2006, 2010, 2014 list[72]
Zbigniew Boniek  Polen 16 0.38 1978, 1982, (1986) list[73]
Thierry Henry  Frankreich 17 0.35 1998†, (2002), 2006, (2010) list[74]
Robin van Persie  Niederlande 17 0.35 2006, 2010, 2014 list[75]
Wesley Sneijder  Niederlande 17 0.35 (2006), 2010, 2014 list[76]
Ivan Perišić♦#  Kroatien 17 0.35 2014, 2018, 2022 list[14][77]
Mario Kempes  Argentinien 18 0.33 (1974), 1978†, (1982) list[78]
Lothar Matthäus  West Germany
 Deutschland 		25 0.24 (1982), 1986, 1990†
1994, (1998) 		[79]
67 Pedro Cea  Uruguay 5 4 1.25 1930† list[80]
Silvio Piola  Italien 4 1.25 1938† [81]
Gyula Zsengellér  Ungarn 4 1.25 1938 [82]
Peter McParland♦  Northern Ireland 5 1.00 1958 list[83]
Tomáš Skuhravý  Czechoslovakia 5 1.00 1990 [84]
Juan Alberto Schiaffino  Uruguay 6 0.83 1950†, 1954 [85]
Geoff Hurst  England 6 0.83 1966†, 1970 list[86]
Jon Dahl Tomasson♦  Dänemark 6 0.83 2002, 2010 list[87]
Alessandro Altobelli  Italien 7 0.71 1982†, 1986 [88]
Kennet Andersson♦  Schweden 7 0.71 1994 list[89]
Fernando Morientes  Spanien 7 0.71 1998, 2002 list[90]
Romário  Brasilien 8 0.63 (1990), 1994† list[91]
Marc Wilmots♦  Belgien 8 0.63 [1990], (1994), 1998, 2002 list[92]
Mario Mandžukić  Kroatien 8 0.63 2014, 2018 list[14][93]
Valentin Ivanov  Soviet Union 9 0.56 1958, 1962 list[94]
Emilio Butragueño  Spanien 9 0.56 1986, (1990) list[95]
Roger Milla♦  Kamerun 9 0.56 (1982), 1990, 1994 [96]
Tim Cahill♦  Australien 9 0.56 2006, 2010, 2014, (2018) list[97][98]
Hans Krankl  Österreich 10 0.50 1978, 1982 list[99]
Raúl  Spanien 11 0.45 1998, 2002, 2006 list[100]
Garrincha  Brasilien 12 0.42 (1958†), 1962†, 1966 [101]
Johan Neeskens  Niederlande 12 0.42 1974, (1978) [102]
Fernando Hierro  Spanien 12 0.42 [1990], 1994, 1998, 2002 list[broken anchor][103]
Zinedine Zidane  Frankreich 12 0.42 1998†, (2002), 2006 [104]
Landon Donovan♦  Vereinigte Staaten 12 0.42 2002, (2006), 2010 list[105]
Romelu Lukaku♦#  Belgien 12 0.42 2014, 2018, (2022) list[106]
Xherdan Shaqiri#   Schweiz 12 0.42 (2010), 2014, 2018, 2022 list
Henrik Larsson♦  Schweden 13 0.38 1994, 2002, 2006 list[107]
Michel Platini  Frankreich 14 0.36 1978, 1982, 1986 [108]
Zico  Brasilien 14 0.36 1978, 1982, (1986) [109]
Gonzalo Higuaín  Argentinien 14 0.36 2010, 2014, (2018) list[110][111]
Lukas Podolski  Deutschland 15 0.33 2006, 2010, (2014†) list[112]
Edinson Cavani#  Uruguay 17 0.29 2010, 2014, 2018, (2022) list[14][113]
Franz Beckenbauer  West Germany 18 0.28 1966, 1970, (1974†) list[114]
Olivier Giroud  Frankreich 18 0.28 2014, (2018†), 2022 list

Timeline

Leônidas in 1940, posing for camera with hand at his waist.
Leônidas scored a record 8 goals for Brazil at the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups.
Portrait photograph of Ademir de Menezes
Ademir scored a record 9 goals for Brazil at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
Sándor Kocsis, dressed in formal jacket and tie.
Sándor Kocsis was the first player to have scored 10 or more goals in an edition. He scored a record 11 goals in just 5 matches.
Just Fontaine in 1971, dressed in formal dress
Just Fontaine scored a record 13 goals at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
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
Goals Date Player Team Goal Opponent Score Tournament & Stage Previous goals Ref
1 13 July 1930 Lucien Laurent  Frankreich 1–0 Mexiko 4–1 1930, Uruguay
Group stage 		K.A. [nb 5]
Bart McGhee  Vereinigte Staaten 1–0 Belgien 3–0
Marcel Langiller  Frankreich 2–0 Mexiko 4–1
André Maschinot  Frankreich 3–0 Mexiko 4–1
Tom Florie  Vereinigte Staaten 2–0 Belgien 3–0
Bert Patenaude  Vereinigte Staaten 3–0 Belgien 3–0
Juan Carreño  Mexiko 1–3 Frankreich 1–4
2 André Maschinot  Frankreich 4–1 Mexiko 4–1
16 July 1930 Carlos Vidal  Chile 3–0 Mexiko 3–0
  • 1930 vs Mexico
 [117]
17 July 1930 Ivan Bek  Yugoslavia 1–0 Bolivien 4–0 [118]
3 3–0
Bert Patenaude  Vereinigte Staaten 2–0 Paraguay 3–0
  • 1930 vs Belgium, Paraguay
 [119]
4 3–0
22 July 1930 Guillermo Stábile  Argentinien 1–0 Chile 3–1 [120]
5 2–0
6 26 July 1930 3–0 Vereinigte Staaten 6–1 1930, Uruguay
Semi-final
7 6–0
8 30 July 1930 2–1 Uruguay 2–4 1930, Uruguay
Final
19 June 1938 Leônidas  Brasilien 3–2 Schweden 4–2 1938, France
3rd place play-off 		[121]
13 July 1950 Ademir  Brasilien 1–0 Spanien 6–1 1950, Brazil
Final round 		[28]
9 5–0
27 June 1954 Sándor Kocsis  Ungarn 4–2 Brasilien 4–2 1954, Switzerland
Quarter-final 		[122]
10 30 June 1954 3–2 Uruguay 4–2aet 1954, Switzerland
Semi-final
11 4–2
28 June 1958 Just Fontaine  Frankreich 3–1 West Germany 6–3 1958, Sweden
3rd place play-off 		[123]
12 5–2
13 6–3
3 July 1974 Gerd Müller  West Germany 1–0 Polen 1–0 1974, West Germany
Second round 		[12]
14 6 July 1974 2–1 Niederlande 2–1 1974, West Germany
Final
22 June 2006 Ronaldo  Brasilien 4–1 Japan 4–1 2006, Germany
Group stage 		[124]
15 27 June 2006 1–0 Ghana 3–0 2006, Germany
Round of 16
21 June 2014 Miroslav Klose  Deutschland 2–2 Ghana 2–2 2014, Brazil
Group stage 		[125]
16 8 July 2014 2–0 Brasilien 7–1 2014, Brazil
Semi-final

Top goalscorers for each tournament

Portrait photograph of Ademir de Menezes
Guillermo Stábile scored a record 8 goals for Argentina at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
A portrait of Eusébio
Eusébio scored nine goals for Portugal at the 1966 World Cup.
Gerd Müller
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 Cup Player Team Goals
scored 		Matches
played 		Golden
Boot 		Other FIFA Awards
Uruguay 1930 Guillermo Stábile  Argentinien 8 4 Yes Silver Ball
Italy 1934 Oldřich Nejedlý  Czechoslovakia 5 4 Yes Bronze Ball
France 1938 Leônidas  Brasilien 7 4 Yes Golden Ball
Brazil 1950 Ademir  Brasilien 9 6 Yes Bronze Ball
Switzerland 1954 Sándor Kocsis  Ungarn 11 5 Yes Silver Ball
Sweden 1958 Just Fontaine  Frankreich 13 6 Yes Bronze Ball
Chile 1962 Garrincha  Brasilien 4 6 Yes Golden Ball
Vavá  Brasilien 6 Yes
Leonel Sánchez  Chile 6 Yes Bronze Ball
Flórián Albert  Ungarn 3 Yes Best Young Player
Valentin Ivanov  Soviet Union 4 Yes
Dražan Jerković  Yugoslavia 6 Yes
England 1966 Eusébio  Portugal 9 6 Yes Bronze Ball
Mexico 1970 Gerd Müller  West Germany 10 6 Yes Best Young Player, Bronze Ball
West Germany 1974 Grzegorz Lato  Polen 7 7 Yes
Argentina 1978 Mario Kempes  Argentinien 6 7 Yes Golden Ball
Spain 1982 Paolo Rossi  Italien 6 7 Yes Golden Ball
Mexico 1986 Gary Lineker  England 6 5 Yes
Italy 1990 Salvatore Schillaci  Italien 6 7 Yes Golden Ball
United States 1994 Hristo Stoichkov  Bulgarien 6 7 Yes Bronze Ball
Oleg Salenko  Russland 3 Yes
France 1998 Davor Šuker  Kroatien 6 7 Yes Silver Ball
South Korea & Japan 2002 Ronaldo  Brasilien 8 7 Yes Silver Ball
Germany 2006 Miroslav Klose  Deutschland 5 7 Yes
South Africa 2010 Thomas Müller  Deutschland 5 6 Yes Best Young Player
Wesley Sneijder  Niederlande 7 No Bronze Boot, Silver Ball
David Villa  Spanien 7 No Silver Boot, Bronze Ball
Diego Forlán  Uruguay 7 No Golden Ball
Brazil 2014 James Rodríguez  Kolumbien 6 5 Yes
Russia 2018 Harry Kane  England 6 6 Yes
Qatar 2022 Kylian Mbappé  Frankreich 8 7 Yes Silver Ball

Goalscorers at multiple tournaments

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

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

Players who scored at 3 or more separate World Cups
Rank Player Team Tournaments
with
goals 		Goals
scored 		Matches
played 		Goals
per
match 		Tournaments
with goals
1 Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 5 8 22 0.36 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
2 Uwe Seeler  West Germany 4 9 21 0.43 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970
Pelé  Brasilien 12 14 0.86 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970
Miroslav Klose  Deutschland 16 24 0.67 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
Lionel Messi  Argentinien 13 26 0.50 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022
6 Grzegorz Lato  Polen 3 10 20 0.50 1974, 1978, 1982
Joe Jordan  Scotland 4 7 0.57 1974, 1978, 1982
Andrzej Szarmach  Polen 7 13 0.54 1974, 1978, 1982
Dominique Rocheteau  Frankreich 4 10 0.40 1978, 1982, 1986
Michel Platini  Frankreich 5 14 0.36 1978, 1982, 1986
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge  West Germany 9 19 0.47 1978, 1982, 1986
Diego Maradona  Argentinien 8 21 0.38 1982, 1986, 1994
Rudi Völler  West Germany
 Deutschland 		8 15 0.53 1986, 1990,
1994
Lothar Matthäus  West Germany
 Deutschland 		6 25 0.24 1986, 1990,
1994
Roberto Baggio  Italien 9 16 0.56 1990, 1994, 1998
Jürgen Klinsmann  West Germany
 Deutschland 		11 17 0.65 1990,
1994, 1998
Gabriel Batistuta  Argentinien 10 12 0.83 1994, 1998, 2002
Fernando Hierro  Spanien 5 12 0.42 1994, 1998, 2002
Sami Al-Jaber  Saudi-Arabien 3 9 0.33 1994, 1998, 2006
Raúl  Spanien 5 11 0.45 1998, 2002, 2006
Henrik Larsson  Schweden 5 13 0.38 1994, 2002, 2006
Ronaldo  Brasilien 15 19 0.79 1998, 2002, 2006
David Beckham  England 3 13 0.23 1998, 2002, 2006
Park Ji-sung  Südkorea 3 14 0.21 2002, 2006, 2010
Cuauhtémoc Blanco  Mexiko 3 11 0.27 1998, 2002, 2010
Robin van Persie  Niederlande 6 17 0.35 2006, 2010, 2014
Arjen Robben  Niederlande 6 15 0.40 2006, 2010, 2014
Tim Cahill  Australien 5 9 0.56 2006, 2010, 2014
Clint Dempsey  Vereinigte Staaten 4 10 0.40 2006, 2010, 2014
Asamoah Gyan  Ghana 6 11 0.55 2006, 2010, 2014
David Villa  Spanien 9 12 0.75 2006, 2010, 2014
Rafael Márquez  Mexiko 3 19 0.16 2006, 2010, 2014
Luis Suárez  Uruguay 7 16 0.44 2010, 2014, 2018
Javier Hernández  Mexiko 4 12 0.33 2010, 2014, 2018
Keisuke Honda  Japan 4 10 0.40 2010, 2014, 2018
Edinson Cavani  Uruguay 5 17 0.29 2010, 2014, 2018
Xherdan Shaqiri   Schweiz 5 12 0.42 2014, 2018, 2022
Ivan Perišić  Kroatien 6 17 0.35 2014, 2018, 2022
Neymar  Brasilien 8 13 0.62 2014, 2018, 2022
Ángel Di María  Argentinien 3 18 0.17 2014, 2018, 2022

Top goalscorers in final matches

Main article: List of FIFA World Cup final goalscorers
Players with multiple goals in FIFA World Cup Finals
Player Team Goals scored Finals played Final(s)
Kylian Mbappé  Frankreich 4 2 2018, 2022
Geoff Hurst  England 3 1 1966
Vavá  Brasilien 2 1958, 1962
Pelé  Brasilien 2 1958, 1970
Zinedine Zidane  Frankreich 2 1998, 2006
Gino Colaussi  Italien 2 1 1938
Silvio Piola  Italien 1 1938
Helmut Rahn  West Germany 1 1954
Mario Kempes  Argentinien 1 1978
Paul Breitner  West Germany 2 1974, 1982
Ronaldo  Brasilien 2 (1998), 2002
Lionel Messi  Argentinien 2 (2014), 2022
  • Bold indicates winning final
  • Parentheses indicates no goals scored

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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