World Cup Career Scoring Leaders

Pos Player, Country Years G
1. Miroslav Klose, Germany 2002-14 16
2. Ronaldo, Brazil 1998-06 15
3. Gerd Müller, West Germany 1970-74 14
4. Just Fontaine, France 1958 13
5. Pelé, Brazil 1958-70 12
6. Sándor Kocsis, Hungary 1954 11
6. Jurgen Klinsmann, Germany 1990-98 11
8. Helmut Rahn, West Germany 1954-58 10
8. Teófilo Cubillas, Peru 1970-78 10
8. Grzegorz Lato, Poland 1974-82 10
8. Gary Lineker, England 1986-90 10
8. Gabriel Batistuta, Argentina 1994-02 10
8. Thomas Müller, Germany 2010-18 10
14. Vavá, Brazil 1958-62 9
14. Uwe Seeler, West Germany 1958-70 9
14. Eusébio, Portugal 1966 9
14. Jairzinho, Brazil 1970-74 9
14. Paolo Rossi, Italy 1978-82 9
14. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, W. Germ. 1978-86 9
14. Roberto Baggio, Italy 1986-98 9
14. Christian Vieri, Italy 1998-02 9
14. David Villa, Spain 2006-14 9
23. Ademir, Brazil 1950 8
23. Guillermo Stábile, Argentina 1930 8
23. Leonidas, Brazil 1930-38 8
23. Diego Maradona, Argentina 1982-94 8
23. Rudi Völler, Germany 1986-94 8
23. Óscar Míguez, Uruguay 1950-54 8
23. Rivaldo, Brazil 1998-02 8
23. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal 2006-22 8
23. Lionel Messi, Argentina 2006-22 8
32. Gyula Zsengeller, Hungary 1938 7
32. Hans Schäfer, West Germany 1954-58 7
32. Johnny Rep, Netherlands 1974-78 7
32. Andrzej Szarmach, Poland 1974-78 7
32. Careca, Brazil 1986-90 7
32. Lajos Tichy, Hungary 1958-62 7
32. Luis Suárez, Uruguay 2010-22 7
39. Oldrich Nejedly, Czechoslovakia 1934-38 6
39. Josef Hugi, Switzerland 1954 6
39. Max Morlock, West Germany 1954 6
39. Erich Probst, Austria 1954 6
39. Valentin Ivanov, Soviet Union 1958-62 6
39. Helmut Haller, West Germany 1962-70 6
39. Rivellino, Brazil 1970-74 6
39. Rob Rensenbrink, Netherlands 1974-78 6
39. Mario Kempes, Argentina 1978 6
39. Zbigniew Boniek, Poland 1978-82 6
39. Lothar Matthäus, Germany 1986-98 6
39. Salvatore Schillaci, Italy 1990 6
39. Oleg Salenko, Russia 1994 6
39. Dennis Bergkamp, Netherlands 1994-98 6
39. Bebeto, Brazil 1994-98 6
39. Davor Suker, Croatia 1998-02 6
39. Thiery Henry, France 1998-10 6
39. Diego Forlán, Uruguay 2002-14 6
39. Wesley Sneijder, Netherlands 2006-14 6
39. Arjen Robben, Netherlands 2006-14 6
39. Robin Van Persie, Netherlands 2006-14 6
39. Asamoah Gyan, Ghana 2006-14 6
39. James Rodríguez, Colombia 2014-18 6
39. Neymar, Brazil 2014-18 6
39. Harry Kane, England 2018 6

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