Most Goals In Fifa World Cup

Most Goals In Fifa World Cup

The Fifa World Cup is the most prestigious and popular tournament in football. It takes place every four years. The event commenced 94 years back in 1930 in Uruguay and the hosts lifted the coveted trophy by beating Argentina by 4-2. Since the first edition, twenty-one more seasons have been completed successfully so far. Scoring goals in a normal multi-nation tournament and Fifa World Cup makes a huge difference. The pressure of the Fifa is something unique because the smallest country displays its magic to give shoulder-to-shoulder competition to its opponents. In this article, we will discuss the players with the most goals in the Fifa World Cup.

More than 2700 goals have been scored so far by 1300 different players. However, only sixteen players have been able to notch up 10 or more goals.

Former German striker Miroslav Klose tops the chart of most goals in the Fifa World Cup history. Having played 24 games, he scored 16 goals. In his debut WC year in 2002, he scored five goals, including a hat-trick against Saudi Arabia. In the next edition too, Klose made as many goals. Eventually. the ace footballer won the Fifa World Cup for his country in 2014.

One of the greatest ever strikers from Brazil, Ronaldo Nazario has scored the 2nd most goals in the Fifa World Cup. He made his WC debut in 1998 however, he was a part of the Brazil squad in the 1994 WC too. Featuring 19 matches, the legendary figure sent the ball past the goal line 15 times, including eight goals in Brazil’s 2002 Fifa WC triumph, leading him to win the Golden Boot award.

List of Most Goals in Fifa World Cup

1. Miroslav Klose (GER)- 16 goals, 24 matches
2. Ronaldo Nazario (BRA)- 15 goals, 19 matches
3. Gerd Muller (GER)- 14 goals, 13 matches
4. Just Fontaine (FRA)- 13 goals, 6 matches
5. Lionel Messi (ARG)- 13 goals, 26 matches
6. Kylian Mbappe (FRA)- 12 goals, 24 matches
7. Pele (BRA)- 12 goals, 14 matches
8. Sandor Kocsis (HUN)- 11 goals, 5 matches