Most World Cup Goals

Most World Cup Goals

Who has the most World Cup goals? As FIFA just crowned Argentina as the 2026 World Cup winner, the coveted crown of all-time top scorer is still Germany’s Miroslav Klose. The striker scored 16 times over the span of the 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014 global competitions.

As for the rest of the players, here is a list of the top goal scorers in FIFA World Cup history. Will Messi, who stands tall at #4, ever by the top World Cup scorer? I guess we’ll see if he plays in 2026!

RANKPLAYERCOUNTRYGOALSTOURNAMENTS
1Miroslav KloseGermany162002, 2006, 2010, 2014
2RonaldoBrazil151994, 1998, 2002, 2006
3 Gerd MullerWest Germany141970, 1974
4Just FontaineFrance131958
4Lionel MessiArgentina132006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
6 PeleBrazil121958, 1962, 1966, 1970
6 Kylian MbappeFrance122018, 2022
8Sandor KocsisHungary111954
8Jurgen KlinsmannWest Germany & Germany111990, 1994, 1998
10Helmut RahnWest Germany101954, 1958
10Gary LinekerEngland101986, 1990
10Gabriel BatistutaArgentina101994, 1998, 2002
10Teofilo CubillasPeru101970, 1978, 1982
10Thomas MullerGermany102010, 2014, 2018, 2022
10Grzegorz LatoPoland101974, 1978, 1982
16AdemirBrazil9 1950
16EusebioPortugal91966
16Christian VieriItaly91998, 2002
16VavaBrazil91958, 1962
16David VillaSpain92006, 2010, 2014
16Paolo RossiItaly91978, 1982, 1986
16JairzinhoBrazil91966, 1970, 1974
16Roberto BaggioItaly91990, 1994, 1998
16Karl-Heinz RummeniggeWest Germany91978, 1982, 1986
16Uwe SeelerWest Germany91958, 1962, 1966, 1970
26Guillermo StabileArgentina 81930
26LeonidasBrazil81934, 1938
26Oscar MiguezUruguay81950, 1954
26Harry KaneEngland82018, 2022
26Neymar Brazil82014, 2018, 2022
26RivaldoBrazil82014, 2018, 2022
26Rudi VollerWest Germany & Germany81986, 1990, 1994
26Diego MaradonaArgentina81982, 1986, 1990, 1994
26 Cristiano RonaldoPortugal82006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
35Oldrich NejedlyCzechoslovakia71934, 1938
35Lajos TichyHungary71958, 1962, 1966
35CarecaBrazil71986, 1990
35Johnny RepNetherlands71974, 1978
35Andrzej SzarmachPoland 71974, 1978, 1982
35Hans Schafer West Germany71954, 1958, 1962
35Luis SuarezUruguay72010, 2014, 2018, 2022

Can you guess who the top World Cup scorer for the United States is? Landon Donovan with five goals over three different appearances.

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