FIFA World Cup top goalscorers - wikipedia FIFA World Cup top goalscorers Miroslav Klose celebrating his record - breaking 16th World Cup goal More than 2,500 goals have been scored at the 21 editions of the FIFA World Cup final tournaments, not counting penalties scored during shoot - outs. Since the first goal scored by French player Lucien Laurent at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, more than 1,250 footballers have scored goals at the World Cup, of which just 97 have scored at least five. Number of goalscorers Goals ≥ 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 Total No players 7 6 9 7 8 26 34 > 50 > 90 > 200 > 750 > 1,250 Ronaldo is the player with the second most goals, scoring 15. The top goalscorer of the inaugural competition was Argentina 's Guillermo Stábile with eight goals. Since then, only 22 players have scored more at all the games played at the World Cup than Stábile did throughout the 1930 tournament. The first was Hungary 's Sándor Kocsis with eleven in 1954. At the next tournament, France 's Just Fontaine improved on this record with 13 goals in only six games. Gerd Müller scored 10 for West Germany in 1970 and broke the overall record when he scored his 14th goal at the World Cup during West Germany 's win at the 1974 final. His record stood for more than three decades until Ronaldo 's 15 goals between 1998 and 2006 for Brazil. Germany 's Miroslav Klose went on to score a record 16 goals across four consecutive tournaments between 2002 and 2014. Only two other players have surpassed 10 goals at the World Cup : Pelé with 12 between 1958 and 1970 for Brazil, and Jürgen Klinsmann with 11 between 1990 and 1998 for Germany. Of all the players who have played at the World Cup, only six have scored, on average, at least two goals per game played : Kocsis, Fontaine, Stábile, Russia 's Oleg Salenko, Switzerland 's Josef Hügi, and Poland 's Ernst Wilimowski -- the latter scored four in his single World Cup game in 1938. The top 97 goalscorers have represented 28 nations, with 14 players scoring for Brazil, and another 14 for Germany or West Germany. In total, 64 footballers came from UEFA ( Europe ), 29 from CONMEBOL ( South America ), and only four from elsewhere : Cameroon, Ghana, Australia, and the United States. Fontaine holds the record for the most goals scored at a single tournament, with 13 goals in 1958. The players that came closest to this record were Kocsis in 1954, Müller in 1970 and Portugal 's Eusébio in 1966, with 11, 10 and 9, respectively. The lowest scoring tournament 's top scorer was in 1962, when six players tied at only four goals each. Across the 21 editions of the World Cup, 30 footballers have been credited with the most tournament goals, and no one has achieved this feat twice. Nine of them scored at least seven goals in a tournament, while Brazil 's Jairzinho became the only footballer to score at least seven goals without being the top goalscorer of that tournament in 1970. These 30 top goalscorers played for 19 nations, the most ( five ) for Brazil. Another five came from other South American countries, with the remaining 20 coming from Europe. Excluding the 2010 edition, all the top tournament scorers won the Golden Boot. Contents 1 Overall top goalscorers 1.1 Timeline 2 Top goalscorers for each tournament 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links Overall top goalscorers Table key Denotes national top scorers at the World Cup # Denotes players who played for their national teams at the most recent tournament in 2018 ( ) Denotes tournaments where the player was part of the squad, but did not play in a match ( ) Denotes tournaments where the player played in a match, but did not score a goal Gerd Müller ( right ) scored 14 goals for West Germany. Pelé ( right ) scored 12 goals for Brazil. Thomas Müller has scored 10 goals for Germany. Grzegorz Lato ( left ) scored 10 goals for Poland. David Villa ( left ) is the top World Cup goalscorer for Spain, with nine goals. Jairzinho ( upper right ) and Roberto Rivellino ( center ) have scored nine and six goals, respectively, for Brazil. Landon Donovan is the first player from the United States to score five goals. Players with at least 5 goals at the FIFA World Cup tournaments Rank Player Team Goals scored Matches played Goals per game Tournaments Notes Miroslav Klose Germany 16 24 0.67 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 list Ronaldo Brazil 15 19 0.79 ( 1994 ), 1998, 2002, 2006 list Gerd Müller West Germany 14 13 1.08 1970, 1974 list Just Fontaine France 13 6 2.17 1958 list 5 Pelé Brazil 12 14 0.86 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 list 6 Sándor Kocsis Hungary 11 5 2.20 1954 list Jürgen Klinsmann West Germany Germany 17 0.65 1990, 1994, 1998 list 8 Helmut Rahn West Germany 10 10 1.00 1954, 1958 list Gary Lineker England 12 0.83 1986, 1990 list Gabriel Batistuta Argentina 12 0.83 1994, 1998, 2002 list Teófilo Cubillas Peru 13 0.77 1970, 1978, ( 1982 ) list Thomas Müller Germany 16 0.63 2010, 2014, ( 2018 ) list Grzegorz Lato Poland 20 0.50 1974, 1978, 1982 list 14 Eusébio Portugal 9 6 1.50 1966 list Christian Vieri Italy 9 1.00 1998, 2002 list Vavá Brazil 10 0.90 1958, 1962 David Villa Spain 12 0.75 2006, 2010, 2014 list Paolo Rossi Italy 14 0.64 1978, 1982, ( 1986 ) list Jairzinho Brazil 16 0.56 ( 1966 ), 1970, 1974 list Roberto Baggio Italy 16 0.56 1990, 1994, 1998 list Karl - Heinz Rummenigge West Germany 19 0.47 1978, 1982, 1986 list Uwe Seeler West Germany 21 0.43 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 23 Guillermo Stábile Argentina 8 2.00 1930 list Leônidas Brazil 5 1.60 1934, 1938 list Ademir Brazil 6 1.33 1950 list Óscar Míguez Uruguay 7 1.14 1950, 1954 Rivaldo Brazil 14 0.57 1998, 2002 list Rudi Völler West Germany Germany 15 0.53 1986, 1990, 1994 list Diego Maradona Argentina 21 0.38 1982, 1986, ( 1990 ), 1994 list 30 Oldřich Nejedlý Czechoslovakia 7 6 1.17 1934, 1938 Lajos Tichy Hungary 8 0.88 1958, 1962, ( 1966 ) list Careca Brazil 9 0.78 1986, 1990 Johnny Rep Netherlands 13 0.54 1974, 1978 Andrzej Szarmach Poland 13 0.54 1974, 1978, 1982 Luis Suárez Uruguay 13 0.54 2010, 2014, 2018 list Hans Schäfer West Germany 15 0.47 1954, 1958, ( 1962 ) Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 17 0.41 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 list 38 Josef Hügi Switzerland 6 2.00 1954 Oleg Salenko Russia 2.00 1994 list György Sárosi Hungary 5 1.20 1934, 1938 Max Morlock West Germany 5 1.20 1954 Erich Probst Austria 5 1.20 1954 Harry Kane England 6 1.00 2018 list Salvatore Schillaci Italy 7 0.86 1990 list Davor Šuker Yugoslavia Croatia 8 0.75 ( 1990 ), 1998, ( 2002 ) list James Rodríguez Colombia 8 0.75 2014, ( 2018 ) list Helmut Haller West Germany 9 0.67 ( 1962 ), 1966, ( 1970 ) Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria 10 0.60 1994, ( 1998 ) list Diego Forlán Uruguay 10 0.60 2002, 2010, ( 2014 ) list Neymar Brazil 10 0.60 2014, 2018 list Asamoah Gyan Ghana 11 0.55 2006, 2010, 2014 list Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands 12 0.50 1994, 1998 list Rob Rensenbrink Netherlands 13 0.46 1974, 1978 Rivellino Brazil 15 0.40 1970, 1974, ( 1978 ) Bebeto Brazil 15 0.40 ( 1990 ), 1994, 1998 list Arjen Robben Netherlands 15 0.40 2006, 2010, 2014 list Zbigniew Boniek Poland 16 0.38 1978, 1982, ( 1986 ) list Thierry Henry France 17 0.35 1998, ( 2002 ), 2006, ( 2010 ) list Wesley Sneijder Netherlands 17 0.35 ( 2006 ), 2010, 2014 list Robin van Persie Netherlands 17 0.35 2006, 2010, 2014 list Mario Kempes Argentina 18 0.33 ( 1974 ), 1978, ( 1982 ) list Lionel Messi Argentina 19 0.32 2006, ( 2010 ), 2014, 2018 list Lothar Matthäus West Germany Germany 25 0.24 ( 1982 ), 1986, 1990, 1994, ( 1998 ) 64 Pedro Cea Uruguay 5 1.25 1930 list Silvio Piola Italy 1.25 1938 Gyula Zsengellér Hungary 1.25 1938 Peter McParland Northern Ireland 5 1.00 1958 list Tomáš Skuhravý Czechoslovakia 5 1.00 1990 Juan Alberto Schiaffino Uruguay 6 0.83 1950, 1954 Geoff Hurst England 6 0.83 1966, 1970 list Jon Dahl Tomasson Denmark 6 0.83 2002, 2010 list Alessandro Altobelli Italy 7 0.71 1982, 1986 Kennet Andersson Sweden 7 0.71 1994 list Fernando Morientes Spain 7 0.71 1998, 2002 list Romário Brazil 8 0.63 ( 1990 ), 1994 list Marc Wilmots Belgium 8 0.63 ( 1990 ), ( 1994 ), 1998, 2002 list Mario Mandžukić Croatia 8 0.63 2014, 2018 list Valentin Ivanov Soviet Union 9 0.56 1958, 1962 list Emilio Butragueño Spain 9 0.56 1986, ( 1990 ) list Roger Milla Cameroon 9 0.56 ( 1982 ), 1990, 1994 Tim Cahill Australia 9 0.56 2006, 2010, 2014, ( 2018 ) list Hans Krankl Austria 10 0.50 1978, 1982 list Romelu Lukaku Belgium 10 0.50 2014, 2018 list Ivan Perišić Croatia 10 0.50 2014, 2018 list Raúl Spain 11 0.45 1998, 2002, 2006 list Garrincha Brazil 12 0.42 ( 1958 ), 1962, 1966 Johan Neeskens Netherlands 12 0.42 1974, ( 1978 ) Fernando Hierro Spain 12 0.42 ( 1990 ), 1994, 1998, 2002 list Zinedine Zidane France 12 0.42 1998, ( 2002 ), 2006 Landon Donovan United States 12 0.42 2002, ( 2006 ), 2010 list Henrik Larsson Sweden 13 0.38 1994, 2002, 2006 list Michel Platini France 14 0.36 1978, 1982, 1986 Zico Brazil 14 0.36 1978, 1982, ( 1986 ) Gonzalo Higuaín Argentina 14 0.36 2010, 2014, ( 2018 ) list Edinson Cavani Uruguay 14 0.36 2010, 2014, 2018 list Lukas Podolski Germany 15 0.33 2006, 2010, ( 2014 ) list Franz Beckenbauer West Germany 18 0.28 1966, 1970, ( 1974 ) list Timeline Progressive list of footballers that have held the record for most goals scored at the FIFA World Cup final tournaments Goals Date Player Team Match Opponent Previous goals Ref July 13, 1930 Lucien Laurent France 1930 -- Group stage Mexico N / A Bart McGhee United States 1930 -- Group stage Belgium Marcel Langiller France 1930 -- Group stage Mexico André Maschinot France Mexico Tom Florie United States 1930 -- Group stage Belgium Bert Patenaude United States Belgium Juan Carreño Mexico 1930 -- Group stage France André Maschinot France Mexico 1930 vs Mexico July 16, 1930 Carlos Vidal Chile 1930 -- Group stage Mexico 1930 vs Mexico July 17, 1930 Ivan Bek Yugoslavia 1930 -- Group stage Bolivia 1930 vs Brazil Bert Patenaude United States 1930 -- Group stage Paraguay 1930 vs Belgium, Paraguay July 22, 1930 Guillermo Stábile Argentina 1930 -- Group stage Chile 1930 vs Mexico ( 3 ) 5 6 July 26, 1930 1930 -- Semi-final United States 7 8 July 30, 1930 1930 -- Final Uruguay June 19, 1938 Leônidas Brazil 1938 -- 3rd place Sweden 1934 vs Spain 1938 vs Poland ( 3 ), Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakia, Sweden ( 2 ) July 13, 1950 Ademir Brazil 1950 -- Final round Spain 1950 vs Mexico ( 2 ), Yugoslavia, Sweden ( 3 ), Spain June 27, 1954 Sándor Kocsis Hungary 1954 -- Quarter - final Brazil 1954 vs South Korea ( 3 ), West Germany ( 4 ) 9 10 June 30, 1954 1954 -- Semi-final Uruguay 11 June 28, 1958 Just Fontaine France 1958 -- 3rd place West Germany 1958 vs Paraguay ( 3 ), Yugoslavia ( 2 ), Scotland, Northern Ireland ( 2 ), Brazil, West Germany 12 13 July 3, 1974 Gerd Müller West Germany 1974 -- Second round Poland 1970 vs Morocco, Bulgaria ( 3 ), Peru ( 3 ), England, Italy ( 2 ) 1974 vs Australia, Yugoslavia 14 July 7, 1974 1974 -- Final Netherlands June 22, 2006 Ronaldo Brazil 2006 -- Group stage Japan 1998 vs Morocco, Chile ( 2 ), Netherlands 2002 vs Turkey, China, Costa Rica ( 2 ), Belgium, Turkey, Germany ( 2 ) 2006 vs Japan 15 June 27, 2006 2006 -- Round of 16 Ghana June 21, 2014 Miroslav Klose Germany 2014 -- Group stage Ghana 2002 vs Saudi Arabia ( 3 ), Ireland, Cameroon 2006 vs Costa Rica ( 2 ), Ecuador ( 2 ), Argentina 2010 vs Australia, England, Argentina ( 2 ) 16 July 8, 2014 2014 -- Semi-final Brazil Top goalscorers for each tournament Just Fontaine scored a record 13 goals at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Eusébio scored nine goals for Portugal at the 1966 World Cup. James Rodríguez scored six goals for Colombia at the 2014 World Cup. Top goalscorers at each FIFA World Cup final tournament World Cup Player Team Goals scored Matches played Golden Boot Other FIFA Awards Uruguay 1930 Guillermo Stábile Argentina 8 Silver Ball Italy 1934 Oldřich Nejedlý Czechoslovakia 5 Bronze Ball France 1938 Leônidas Brazil 7 5 Golden Ball Brazil 1950 Ademir Brazil 8 6 Bronze Ball Switzerland 1954 Sándor Kocsis Hungary 11 5 Silver Ball Sweden 1958 Just Fontaine France 13 6 Bronze Ball Chile 1962 Garrincha Brazil 6 Golden Ball Vavá Brazil 6 Leonel Sánchez Chile 6 Bronze Ball Flórián Albert Hungary Best Young Player Valentin Ivanov Soviet Union Dražan Jerković Yugoslavia 6 England 1966 Eusébio Portugal 9 6 Bronze Ball Mexico 1970 Gerd Müller West Germany 10 6 Best Young Player, Bronze Ball West Germany 1974 Grzegorz Lato Poland 7 7 Argentina 1978 Mario Kempes Argentina 6 7 Golden Ball Spain 1982 Paolo Rossi Italy 6 7 Golden Ball Mexico 1986 Gary Lineker England 6 5 Italy 1990 Salvatore Schillaci Italy 6 7 Golden Ball USA 1994 Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria 6 7 Bronze Ball Oleg Salenko Russia France 1998 Davor Šuker Croatia 6 7 Silver Ball South Korea and Japan 2002 Ronaldo Brazil 8 7 Silver Ball Germany 2006 Miroslav Klose Germany 5 7 South Africa 2010 Thomas Müller Germany 5 6 Best Young Player David Villa Spain 7 Silver Boot, Bronze Ball Wesley Sneijder Netherlands 7 Bronze Boot, Silver Ball Diego Forlán Uruguay 7 Golden Ball Brazil 2014 James Rodríguez Colombia 6 5 Russia 2018 Harry Kane England 6 6 See also List of FIFA World Cup goalscorers List of FIFA World Cup hat - tricks List of FIFA World Cup own goals All - time table of the FIFA World Cup Notes Jump up ^ Outside this list is Ernst Wilimowski of Poland, the player with the highest goals - to - games ratio in the World Cup. 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Question: who holds the record for the most goals scored in the world cup
Answer: Germany's Miroslav Klose