All-Time Leading Goal Scorers In FIFA World Cup History

FIFA World Cup 2018 is just around the corner and the buzz is starting to ring around the sports world and rightly so considering FIFA World Cup is the biggest sports event on every scale. Did you know, FIFA world Cup is the most watched sports event in the world ? well it is and that too by quite some margin. We can expect another thrilling month of international football in June-July 2018 in Russia. 2018 World Cup in Russia will be the 21st edition of the tournament and Brazil has the record of winning 5 world cups more than any other nation. Today we take a look at all time leading goal scorers in FIFA World Cup history.

Mirslov Klose holds the record of most goal in World Cup history having scored 16 in 24 world cup matches. He broke the record in world cup 2014 previously held by Brazil’s Ronaldo who scored 15 goals in 19 world cup matches. Below is the list of all time top goal scorers in world cup history.

All-Time Top Goal Scorers in FIFA World Cup History

NO#	PLAYER	GOALS	MATCHES	GOLDEN BOOT
1	Miroslav Klose	16	24 Matches in 4 World Cups	2006 World Cup
2	Ronaldo	15	19 Matches in 4 World Cups	2002 World Cup
3	Gerd Müller	14	13 matchhes in 2 World Cups	1970 World Cup
4	Just Fontaine	13	6 matches in 1958 world cup	1958 World Cup
5	Pelé	12	14 Matches in 4 world cups	none
6	Sándor Kocsis	11	5 Matches in 1954 World Cup	1954 World Cup
7	Jürgen Klinsmann	11	17 Matches in 3 World Cups	none
8	Helmut Rahn	10	10 matches in 2 world cups	none
9	Gary Lineker	10	12 matches in 2 world cups	1986 World Cup
10	Gabriel Batistuta	10	12 matches in 3 world cups	none
11	Teófilo Cubillas	10	13 matches in 3 world cups	none
12	Thomas Müller	10	13 matches in 2 world cups	2010 World Cup
13	Grzegorz Lato	10	20 matches in 3 world cups	1974 World Cup
14	Eusébio	9	6 matches in 1966 World cup	1966 World Cup
15	Christian Vieri	9	9 matches in 2 world cups	none
16	Vavá	9	10 matches in 2 world cups	1962 World Cup
17	David Villa	9	12 matches in 3 world cups	none
18	Paolo Rossi	9	14 matches in 3 world cups	1982 World Cup
19	Jairzinho	9	16 Matches in 3 world cups	none
20	Roberto Baggio	9	16 matches in 3 world cups	none
21	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	9	19 matches in 3 world cups	none
22	Uwe Seeler	9	21 matches in 4 world cups	none
23	Guillermo Stábile	8	4 matches in 1930 world cup	1930 World Cup
24	Leônidas	8	5 matches in 2 world cups	none
25	Ademir	8	6 matches in 1950 world cup	1950 World Cup
26	Óscar Míguez	8	7 matches in 2 world cups
27	Rivaldo	8	14 matches in 2 world cups	none
28	Rudi Völler	8	15 matches in 3 world cups	none
29	Diego Maradona	8	21 matches in 4 world cups	none

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