WORLD CUP RECORDS (Part 33) - THE GOAL SCORER IN MOST EDITIONS
Picture : Cristiano Ronaldo The FIRST !
Goal-scorer in most editions: Cristiano Ronaldo
With the penalty converted vs Ghana, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first ever man player in the World Cup history to score in 5 editions. He netted one time in each of his three editions (2006, 2010, 2014) and then 4 times in 2018.
Four players followed him with scoring in 4 editions. In the Women's World Cup, Marta (Brazil) and Christine Sinclair (Canada) have already scored at five different editions.
| GOAL-SCORERS | IN MOST | WORLD CUP EDITIONS | |
| Player | Country | Editions | Breakdown |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 5 | 2006 (1), 2010 (1), 2014 (1), 2018 (4), 2022 (1) |
| Uwe Seeler | Germany | 4 | 1958 (2), 1962 (2), 1966 (2), 1970 (3) |
| Pelé | Brazil | 4 | 1958 (6), 1962 (1), 1966 (1), 1970 (4) |
| Miroslav Klose | Germany | 4 | 2002 (5), 2006 (5), 2010 (4), 2014 (2) |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | 4 | 2006 (1), 2010 (0), 2014 (4), 2018 (1), 2022 (1) |