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


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   
      
 PlayerCountryGoalsGamesBreakdown
      
1Miroslav KloseGermany16242002 (5), 2006 (5), 2010 (4), 2014 (2)
2RonaldoBrazil15191998 (4), 2002 (8), 2006 (3)
3Gerd MüllerGermany14131970 (10), 1974 (4)
4Just FontaineFrance1361958 (13)
5PeléBrazil12141958 (6), 1962 (1), 1966 (1), 1970 (4)
6Sándor KocsisHungary1151954 (11)
7Jürgen KlinsmannGermany11171990 (3), 1994 (5), 1998 (3)
8Helmut RahnGermany10101954 (4), 1958 (6)
9Gary LinekerEngland10121986 (6), 1990 (4)
 Gabriel BatistutaArgentina10121994 (4), 1998 (5), 2002 (1)
11Teófilo CubillasPeru10131970 (5), 1978 (5)
12Thomas MüllerGermany10162010 (5), 2014 (5), 2018 (0)
13Grzegorz LatoPoland10201974 (7), 1978 (2), 1982 (1)
14AdemirBrazil961950 (9)
 EusébioPortugal961966 (9)
16Christian VieriItaly991998 (5), 2002 (4)
17VavaBrazil9101958 (5), 1962 (4)
18David VillaSpain9122006 (3), 2010 (5), 2014 (1)
19Paolo RossiItaly9141978 (3), 1982 (6)
20JairzinhoBrazil9161970 (7), 1974 (2)
 Roberto BaggioItaly9161990 (2), 1994 (5), 1998 (2)
22Karl-Heinz RummeniggeGermany9191978 (3), 1982 (5), 1986 (1)
23Uwe SeelerGermany9211958 (2), 1962 (2), 1966 (2), 1970 (3)