WORLD CUP RECORDS (Part 24) - THE TOP GOAL SCORER

• Nov 15, 2022
• History Statistics

Picture : Miroslav Klose added 16 goals to be the number 1 until now !

Top goal-scorer (final stages): Miroslav Klose

Miroslav Klose is the best goal-scorer in World Cup finals history since 2014 (16 goals). The previous record holders lined up in the historical ranking after him: Ronaldo (15), Gerd Müller (14), Just Fontaine (13).
Most likely, Klose’s record will live at least 4 years more, as the best active goal-scorers in the final stages of World Cup are far enough from him: Thomas Müller (10), Cristiano Ronaldo (7), Luis Suarez (7), Lionel Messi (6), Harry Kane (6), Neymar (6).

	ALL-TIME BEST  WORLD	CUP GOAL SCORERS
	Player	Country	Goals	Games	Breakdown
1	Miroslav Klose	Germany	16	24	2002 (5), 2006 (5), 2010 (4), 2014 (2)
2	Ronaldo	Brazil	15	19	1998 (4), 2002 (8), 2006 (3)
3	Gerd Müller	Germany	14	13	1970 (10), 1974 (4)
4	Just Fontaine	France	13	6	1958 (13)
5	Pelé	Brazil	12	14	1958 (6), 1962 (1), 1966 (1), 1970 (4)
6	Sándor Kocsis	Hungary	11	5	1954 (11)
7	Jürgen Klinsmann	Germany	11	17	1990 (3), 1994 (5), 1998 (3)
8	Helmut Rahn	Germany	10	10	1954 (4), 1958 (6)
9	Gary Lineker	England	10	12	1986 (6), 1990 (4)
	Gabriel Batistuta	Argentina	10	12	1994 (4), 1998 (5), 2002 (1)
11	Teófilo Cubillas	Peru	10	13	1970 (5), 1978 (5)
12	Thomas Müller	Germany	10	16	2010 (5), 2014 (5), 2018 (0)
13	Grzegorz Lato	Poland	10	20	1974 (7), 1978 (2), 1982 (1)
14	Ademir	Brazil	9	6	1950 (9)
	Eusébio	Portugal	9	6	1966 (9)
16	Christian Vieri	Italy	9	9	1998 (5), 2002 (4)
17	Vava	Brazil	9	10	1958 (5), 1962 (4)
18	David Villa	Spain	9	12	2006 (3), 2010 (5), 2014 (1)
19	Paolo Rossi	Italy	9	14	1978 (3), 1982 (6)
20	Jairzinho	Brazil	9	16	1970 (7), 1974 (2)
	Roberto Baggio	Italy	9	16	1990 (2), 1994 (5), 1998 (2)
22	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	Germany	9	19	1978 (3), 1982 (5), 1986 (1)
23	Uwe Seeler	Germany	9	21	1958 (2), 1962 (2), 1966 (2), 1970 (3)