World Cup List of Top Goal Scorers
The overall top goal scorer in the World Cup is Germany's Miroslav Klose, who has scored a total of 16 goals. This list has been updated with the 2022 results. Thomas Müller, Mbappé and Messi are the players on this list who played at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Goals scored from penalty shoot-outs are not counted. See more Goal Scoring Trivia.
| Rank | Player | Country | Goals Scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miroslav Klose | Germany | 16 |
| 2 | Ronaldo | Brazil | 15 |
| 3 | Gerd Müller | Germany | 14 |
| =4 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 13 |
| =4 | Just Fontaine | France | 13 |
| =6 | Pele | Brazil | 12 |
| =6 | Kylian Mbappé | France | 12 |
| =8 | Sandor Kocsis | Hungary | 11 |
| =8 | Jurgen Klinsmann | Germany | 11 |
| =10 | Thomas Müller | Germany | 10 |
| Helmut Rahn | Germany | 10 | |
| Teofilio Cubillas | Peru | 10 | |
| Grzegorz Lato | Poland | 10 | |
| Gary Lineker | England | 10 | |
| Gabriel Batistuta | Argentina | 10 |
Related Pages
- Top goal scorers from each world cup
- List of scorers from Germany 2006, South Africa 2010, Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022
- Goal Trivia
- List of the Fastest Goal Scorers at the World Cup
- Youngest Goal Scorers at the World Cup
- Golden Ball Winners
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