Soccer World Cup All-Time Top Scorers
Stats showing the players who have scored more goals in the FIFA Football World Cups with total goals, tournaments played and national team they played for
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Player |
Goals | Goal Average | Games | World Cups | National Team | |
| 1. |  Miroslav Klose |
16  |
0.67 | 24 | 4 - 2002 2006 2010 2014 | Germany |
| 2. |  Ronaldo |
15 |
0.79 | 19 | 4 - 1994 1998 2002 2006 | Brazil |
| 3. | Gerd Mueller |
14 |
1.08 | 13 | 2 - 1970 1974 | Germany |
| 4. |  Just Fontaine |
13 |
2.17 | 6 | 1 - 1958 | France |
| 5. | Pelé |
12 |
0.86 | 14 | 4 - 1958 1962 1966 1970 | Brazil |
| 6. | Juergen Klinsmann |
11 |
0.65 | 17 | 3 - 1990 1994 1998 | Germany |
 Sandor Kocsis |
11 |
2.20 | 5 | 1 - 1954 | Hungary | |
| 8. |  Gabriel Batistuta |
10 |
0.83 | 12 | 3 - 1994 1998 2002 | Argentina |
 Teofilo Cubillas |
10 |
0.77 | 13 | 3 - 1970 1978 1982 | Peru | |
 Grzegorz Lato |
10 |
0.50 | 20 | 3 - 1974 1978 1982 | Poland | |
 Gary Lineker |
10 |
0.83 | 12 | 2 - 1986 1990 | England | |
| Thomas Mueller |
10 |
0.63 | 16 | 3 - 2010 2014 2018 | Germany | |
| Helmut Rahn |
10 |
1.00 | 10 | 2 - 1954 1958 | Germany | |
| 14. |  Roberto Baggio |
9 |
0.56 | 16 | 3 - 1990 1994 1998 | Italy |
 Eusebio |
9 |
1.50 | 6 | 1 - 1966 | Portugal | |
| Jairzinho |
9 |
0.56 | 16 | 3 - 1966 1970 1974 | Brazil | |
| Paolo Rossi |
9 |
0.64 | 14 | 3 - 1978 1982 1986 | Italy | |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
9 |
0.47 | 19 | 3 - 1978 1982 1986 | Germany | |
| Uwe Seeler |
9 |
0.43 | 21 | 4 - 1958 1962 1966 1970 | Germany | |
| Vava |
9 |
0.90 | 10 | 2 - 1958 1962 | Brazil | |
| Christian Vieri |
9 |
1.00 | 9 | 2 - 1998 2002 | Italy | |
 David Villa |
9 |
0.75 | 12 | 3 - 2006 2010 2014 | Spain | |
Player |
Goals | Goal Average | Games | World Cups | National Team | |
| 23. | Ademir |
8 |
1.33 | 6 | 1 - 1950 | Brazil |
| Leonidas |
8 |
1.60 | 5 | 2 - 1934 1938 | Brazil | |
| Diego Maradona |
8 |
0.38 | 21 | 4 - 1982 1986 1990 1994 | Argentina | |
 Oscar Miguez |
8 |
1.14 | 7 | 2 - 1950 1954 | Uruguay | |
| Rivaldo |
8 |
0.57 | 14 | 2 - 1998 2002 | Brazil | |
| Guillermo Stabile |
8 |
2.00 | 4 | 1 - 1930 | Argentina | |
| Rudi Voeller |
8 |
0.53 | 15 | 3 - 1986 1990 1994 | Germany | |
| 30. | Careca |
7 |
0.78 | 9 | 2 - 1986 1990 | Brazil |
| Cristiano Ronaldo |
7 |
0.41 | 17 | 4 - 2006 2010 2014 2018 | Portugal | |
 Oldrich Nejedly |
7 |
1.17 | 6 | 2 - 1934 1938 | Czech Republic | |
 Johnny Rep |
7 |
0.50 | 14 | 2 - 1974 1978 | Holland | |
| Hans Schaefer |
7 |
0.47 | 15 | 3 - 1954 1958 1962 | Germany | |
| Luis Suarez |
7 |
0.54 | 13 | 3 - 2010 2014 2018 | Uruguay | |
| Andrzej Szarmach |
7 |
0.54 | 13 | 3 - 1974 1978 1982 | Poland | |
| Lajos Tichy |
7 |
0.88 | 8 | 3 - 1958 1962 1966 | Hungary | |
| 38. | Bebeto |
6 |
0.40 | 15 | 3 - 1990 1994 1998 | Brazil |
| Dennis Bergkamp |
6 |
0.50 | 12 | 2 - 1994 1998 | Holland | |
| Zbigniew Boniek |
6 |
0.38 | 16 | 3 - 1978 1982 1986 | Poland | |
| Diego Forlan |
6 |
0.60 | 10 | 3 - 2002 2010 2014 | Uruguay | |
 Asamoah Gyan |
6 |
0.55 | 11 | 3 - 2006 2010 2014 | Ghana | |
| Helmut Haller |
6 |
0.67 | 9 | 3 - 1962 1966 1970 | Germany | |
| Thierry Henry |
6 |
0.35 | 17 | 4 - 1998 2002 2006 2010 | France | |
 Sepp Huegi |
6 |
2.00 | 3 | 1 - 1954 | Switzerland | |
| Harry Kane |
6 |
1.00 | 6 | 1 - 2018 | England | |
| Mario Kempes |
6 |
0.33 | 18 | 3 - 1974 1978 1982 | Argentina | |
| Lothar Matthaeus |
6 |
0.24 | 25 | 5 - 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 | Germany | |
| Lionel Messi |
6 |
0.32 | 19 | 4 - 2006 2010 2014 2018 | Argentina | |
| Max Morlock |
6 |
1.20 | 5 | 1 - 1954 | Germany | |
| Neymar Jr. |
6 |
0.60 | 10 | 2 - 2014 2018 | Brazil | |
 Erich Probst |
6 |
1.20 | 5 | 1 - 1954 | Austria | |
| Rob Rensenbrink |
6 |
0.46 | 13 | 2 - 1974 1978 | Holland | |
| Rivelino |
6 |
0.40 | 15 | 3 - 1970 1974 1978 | Brazil | |
| Arjen Robben |
6 |
0.40 | 15 | 3 - 2006 2010 2014 | Holland | |
 James Rodríguez |
6 |
0.75 | 8 | 2 - 2014 2018 | Colombia | |
 Oleg Salenko |
6 |
2.00 | 3 | 1 - 1994 | Russia | |
| Gyorgy Sarosi |
6 |
1.20 | 5 | 2 - 1934 1938 | Hungary | |
| Salvatore Schillaci |
6 |
0.86 | 7 | 1 - 1990 | Italy | |
| Wesley Sneijder |
6 |
0.35 | 17 | 3 - 2006 2010 2014 | Holland | |
 Hristo Stoichkov |
6 |
0.60 | 10 | 2 - 1994 1998 | Bulgaria | |
 Davor Suker |
6 |
0.75 | 8 | 3 - 1990 1998 2002 | Serbia | |
| Robin Van Persie |
6 |
0.35 | 17 | 3 - 2006 2010 2014 | Holland | |
Player |
Goals | Goal Average | Games | World Cups | National Team | |
| 64. | Alessandro Altobelli |
5 |
0.71 | 7 | 2 - 1982 1986 | Italy |
 Kennet Andersson |
5 |
0.71 | 7 | 1 - 1994 | Sweden | |
| Franz Beckenbauer |
5 |
0.28 | 18 | 3 - 1966 1970 1974 | Germany | |
| Emilio Butragueño |
5 |
0.56 | 9 | 2 - 1986 1990 | Spain | |
 Tim Cahill |
5 |
0.56 | 9 | 4 - 2006 2010 2014 2018 | Australia | |
| Edinson Cavani |
5 |
0.36 | 14 | 3 - 2010 2014 2018 | Uruguay | |
| Pedro Cea |
5 |
1.25 | 4 | 1 - 1930 | Uruguay | |
 Landon Donovan |
5 |
0.42 | 12 | 3 - 2002 2006 2010 | USA | |
| Garrincha |
5 |
0.42 | 12 | 3 - 1958 1962 1966 | Brazil | |
| Fernando Hierro |
5 |
0.42 | 12 | 4 - 1990 1994 1998 2002 | Spain | |
| Gonzalo Higuain |
5 |
0.36 | 14 | 3 - 2010 2014 2018 | Argentina | |
| Geoff Hurst |
5 |
0.83 | 6 | 2 - 1966 1970 | England | |
| Valentin Ivanov |
5 |
0.56 | 9 | 2 - 1958 1962 | Russia | |
| Hans Krankl |
5 |
0.50 | 10 | 2 - 1978 1982 | Austria | |
| Henrik Larsson |
5 |
0.38 | 13 | 3 - 1994 2002 2006 | Sweden | |
 Romelu Lukaku |
5 |
0.50 | 10 | 2 - 2014 2018 | Belgium | |
 Mario Mandzukic |
5 |
0.63 | 8 | 2 - 2014 2018 | Croatia | |
 Peter Mcparland |
5 |
1.00 | 5 | 1 - 1958 | Northern Ireland | |
 Roger Milla |
5 |
0.50 | 10 | 3 - 1982 1990 1994 | Cameroon | |
| Fernando Morientes |
5 |
0.71 | 7 | 2 - 1998 2002 | Spain | |
| Johan Neeskens |
5 |
0.42 | 12 | 2 - 1974 1978 | Holland | |
| Ivan Perisic |
5 |
0.50 | 10 | 2 - 2014 2018 | Croatia | |
| Silvio Piola |
5 |
1.25 | 4 | 1 - 1938 | Italy | |
| Michel Platini |
5 |
0.36 | 14 | 3 - 1978 1982 1986 | France | |
| Lukas Podolski |
5 |
0.33 | 15 | 3 - 2006 2010 2014 | Germany | |
| Raul |
5 |
0.45 | 11 | 3 - 1998 2002 2006 | Spain | |
| Romario |
5 |
0.63 | 8 | 2 - 1990 1994 | Brazil | |
| Juan Schiaffino |
5 |
0.56 | 9 | 2 - 1950 1954 | Uruguay | |
| Tomas Skuhravy |
5 |
1.00 | 5 | 1 - 1990 | Czech Republic | |
 Jon Dahl Tomasson |
5 |
0.83 | 6 | 2 - 2002 2010 | Denmark | |
| Marc Wilmots |
5 |
0.63 | 8 | 4 - 1990 1994 1998 2002 | Belgium | |
| Zico |
5 |
0.36 | 14 | 3 - 1978 1982 1986 | Brazil | |
| Zinedine Zidane |
5 |
0.42 | 12 | 3 - 1998 2002 2006 | France | |
| Gyula Zsengeller |
5 |
1.25 | 4 | 1 - 1938 | Hungary |