Last update 7 October, 2022 by 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. Besides, 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 years. 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 World Cups (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. Died in 2021.
Just Fontaine
Just Fontaine is he 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. scored 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 |  Brazil |
19 | 15 | 1 | 0.79 |
| 3 | Gerd Müller | Germany |
13 | 14 | 1 | 1.08 |
| 4 | Just Fontaine |  France |
6 | 13 | 0 | 2.17 |
| 5 | Skin | Brazil |
14 | 12 | 0 | 0.86 |
| 6 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Germany |
17 | 11 | 0 | 0.65 |
| Sándor Kocsis |  Hungary |
5 | 11 | 0 | 2.20 | |
| 8 | Gabriel Batistuta |  Argentina |
12 | 10 | 4 | 0.83 |
| Teofilo Cubillas |  Peru |
13 | 10 | 2 | 0.77 | |
| Grzegorz Summer |  Poland |
20 | 10 | 0 | 0.50 | |
| Gary Lineker |  England |
12 | 10 | 2 | 0.83 | |
| Thomas Müller * | Germany |
16 | 10 | 1 | 0.63 | |
| Helmut Rahn | Germany |
10 | 10 | 0 | 1.00 | |
| 14 | Ademir | Brazil |
6 | 9 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Roberto Baggio |  Italia |
16 | 9 | 2 | 0.56 | |
| David Villa |  Spain |
12 | 9 | 2 | 0.75 | |
| Eusebius |  Portugal |
6 | 9 | 4 | 1.50 | |
| Jairzinho | Brazil |
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 | Brazil |
10 | 9 | 0 | 0.90 | |
| Christian Vieri | Italia |
9 | 9 | 0 | 1.00 | |
| 24 | Léônidas | Brazil |
5 | 8 | 0 | 1.60 |
| Diego Maradona | Argentina |
21 | 8 | 0 | 0.38 | |
| Oscar Miguez |  Uruguay |
7 | 8 | 0 | 1.14 | |
| Rivaldo | Brazil |
14 | 8 | 1 | 0.57 | |
| Guillermo Stabile | Argentina |
4 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 | |
| Rudi Völler | Germany |
15 | 8 | 0 | 0.53 | |
| 30 | bald | Brazil |
9 | 7 | 1 | 0.78 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo * | Portugal |
17 | 7 | 2 | 0.41 | |
| Oldřich Nejedly |  Czechoslovakia |
6 | 7 | 1 | 1.17 | |
| Johnny Rep |  Netherlands |
14 | 7 | 0 | 0.50 | |
| Hans Schäfer | Germany |
15 | 7 | 0 | 0.47 | |
| Luis Suarez * | Uruguay |
13 | 7 | 0 | 0.54 | |
| Andrzej Szarmach | Poland |
13 | 7 | 0 | 0.54 | |
| Lajos Tichý | Hungary |
8 | 7 | 0 | 0.88 | |
| 38 | Bebeto | Brazil |
15 | 6 | 0 | 0.40 |
| Dennis Bergkamp | Netherlands |
12 | 6 | 0 | 0.50 | |
| Zbigniew Boniek | Poland |
16 | 6 | 0 | 0.38 | |
| Diego Forlan | Uruguay |
10 | 6 | 1 | 0.60 | |
| Gyan Asamoah Gyan |  Ghana |
11 | 6 | 2 | 0.55 | |
| Helmut Haller | Germany |
9 | 6 | 1 | 0.67 | |
| Thierry Henry | France |
17 | 6 | 0 | 0.35 | |
| Josef Hügi |  Swiss |
3 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 | |
| Harry Kane * | England |
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 |