The top scorers in World Cup history

Last update 7 October, 2022 por Alberto Llopis

Who are the top scorers in World Cup history? Scoring a goal in a World Cup is already a historic milestone, but doing so in several World Cups and entering the list of máximos goleadores de la historia de las Copas del Mundo, is within reach of very little. Let's go through the list. Although eye, some only needed a World Cup to enter this select club.

Top scorers in World Cup history

Miroslav Klose

The German Klose reached the World of Brazil 2014 with the possibility of breaking several records and disappointed. With on goal to Ghana, He managed to tie Ronaldo as top scorer in World Cup history. Además, He managed to enter the select list three players who have been able to score in four World. With his goal to Brazil, Besides helping to star in a historic landslide, Klose beat Ronaldo to score his goal the number 16 and he became the top scorer in World Cup history. It also surpassed the mythical Torpedo Muller as the top scorer in the history of Germany.

Ronaldo

The Ronaldo “original” He was present at four World (1994, 1998, 2002 y 2006) although in the first their presence was testimonial because he did not play, He was convened only 17 años. In the other three appointments, frame 15 goals in 19 parties. Brazil's turn, He was present in three finals and played in two. Brazil won two of those three finals (1994 y 2002) and was runner-up in 1998 where it was later revealed that the Brazilian was not even close to being physically well.

Gerd Müller

He “Torpedo” It is definitely one of the best scorers in the history of football. An extraordinary goalscorer who broke a few records at the time. Reference was Germany in the 74 a steamroller on a football field. Torpedo Müller He played only 2 Mundiales (1970 y 1974) but she marked nothing more and nothing less than 14 goals in 13 parties. He held the record until it was surpassed by Ronaldo 2006 and matched by his compatriot Klose 2010 both that if, con 6 games more than he. Falleció en 2021.

Just Fontaine

Just Fontaine es el top scorer ever in a World Cup. Framework 13 goals in the World 1958, the only one who played in a very difficult match record. No one has managed to match the figure and as we have told you before, the top of the list took many more games than he. French is definitely World Cup history.

Skin

O´Rei played in four World Cups (1958, 1962, 1966 y 1970) winning three. In many groups full of talent, Pelé managed to stand out as the best. Anotó 12 goals in 14 parties, some of them eternally remembered and even some that did not mark as that famous and remembered as the ¨no gol” of skin. For many the best player ever.

Historical classification of footballers with the most goals in the World Cups

1	Miroslav Klose	Germany	24	16	0	0.67
2	Ronaldo	Brasil	19	15	1	0.79
3	Gerd Müller	Germany	13	14	1	1.08
4	Just Fontaine	Francia	6	13	0	2.17
5	Skin	Brasil	14	12	0	0.86
6	Jürgen Klinsmann	Germany	17	11	0	0.65
	Sándor Kocsis	Hungría	5	11	0	2.20
8	Gabriel Batistuta	Argentina	12	10	4	0.83
	Teofilo Cubillas	Perú	13	10	2	0.77
	Grzegorz Summer	Polonia	20	10	0	0.50
	Gary Lineker	Inglaterra	12	10	2	0.83
	Thomas Müller *	Germany	16	10	1	0.63
	Helmut Rahn	Germany	10	10	0	1.00
14	Ademir	Brasil	6	9	0	1.50
	Roberto Baggio	Italia	16	9	2	0.56
	David Villa	España	12	9	2	0.75
	Eusebius	Portugal	6	9	4	1.50
	Jairzinho	Brasil	16	9	0	0.56
	Paolo Rossi	Italia	14	9	0	0.64
	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	Germany	19	9	0	0.47
	Uwe Seeler	Germany	21	9	0	0.43
	Vava	Brasil	10	9	0	0.90
	Christian Vieri	Italia	9	9	0	1.00
24	Léônidas	Brasil	5	8	0	1.60
	Diego Maradona	Argentina	21	8	0	0.38
	Oscar Miguez	Uruguay	7	8	0	1.14
	Rivaldo	Brasil	14	8	1	0.57
	Guillermo Stabile	Argentina	4	8	0	2.00
	Rudi Völler	Germany	15	8	0	0.53
30	bald	Brasil	9	7	1	0.78
	Cristiano Ronaldo *	Portugal	17	7	2	0.41
	Oldřich Nejedly	Czechoslovakia	6	7	1	1.17
	Johnny Rep	Países Bajos	14	7	0	0.50
	Hans Schäfer	Germany	15	7	0	0.47
	Luis Suárez *	Uruguay	13	7	0	0.54
	Andrzej Szarmach	Polonia	13	7	0	0.54
	Lajos Tichý	Hungría	8	7	0	0.88
38	Bebeto	Brasil	15	6	0	0.40
	Dennis Bergkamp	Países Bajos	12	6	0	0.50
	Zbigniew Boniek	Polonia	16	6	0	0.38
	Diego Forlan	Uruguay	10	6	1	0.60
	Asamoah Gyan	Ghana	11	6	2	0.55
	Helmut Haller	Germany	9	6	1	0.67
	Thierry Henry	Francia	17	6	0	0.35
	Josef Hügi	Swiss	3	6	0	2.00
	Harry Kane *	Inglaterra	6	6	3	1.00
	Mario Kempes	Argentina	18	6	0	0.33
	Lothar Matthäus	Germany	25	6	2	0.24
	Lionel Messi *	Argentina	19	6	0	0.32
	Max Morlock	Germany	5	6	0	1.20