Miroslav Klose tops the overall World Cup scoring chart
Brazil great Ronaldo stands just one goal behind
Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi the closest active challengers
Ever since its inception in 1930, the FIFA World Cup™ has brought together the globe's greatest players in a celebration of the beautiful game.
Here, FIFA lists the leading marksmen in World Cup history, with one man heading the pack as holder of the all-time record as rumbles on.
Goals: 16 World Cups: Four - 2002 (five goals), 2006 (five goals), 2010 (four goals), 2014 (two goals) Matches played: 24
Goals: 15 World Cups: Four - 1994 (no goals), 1998 (four goals), 2002 (eight goals), 2006 (three goals) Matches played: 19
Goals: 14 World Cups: Two - 1970 (10 goals), 1974 (four goals) Matches played: 13
Goals: 14 World Cups: Three - 2018 (four goals), 2022 (eight goals), 2026 (two goals) Matches played: 15
Goals: 13 World Cups: One - 1958 Matches played: Six
Goals: 13 World Cups: Five - 2006 (one goal), 2010 (no goals), 2014 (four goals), 2018 (one goal), 2022 (seven goals) Matches played: 26
Goals: 12 World Cups: Four - 1958 (six goals), 1962 (one goal), 1966 (one goal), 1970 (four goals) Matches played: 14
Goals: 11 World Cups: Three - 1990 (three goals), 1994 (five goals), 1998 (three goals) Matches played: 17
Goals: 11 World Cups: One - 1954 Matches played: Five
Goals: 10 World Cups: Three - 1994 (four goals), 1998 (five goals), 2002 (one goal) Matches played: 12
Goals: 10 World Cups: Three - 1970 (five goals), 1978 (five goals), 1982 (no goals) Matches played: 13
Goals: 10 World Cups: Three - 1974 (seven goals), 1978 (two goals), 1982 (one goal) Matches played: 20
Goals: 10 World Cups: Two - 1986 (six goals), 1990 (four goals) Matches played: 12
Goals: 10 World Cups: Four - 2010 (five goals), 2014 (five goals), 2018 (no goals), 2022 (no goals) Matches played: 19
Goals: 10 World Cups: Two - 1954 (four goals), 1958 (six goals) Matches played: 10
Goals: 9 World Cups: One - 1950 Matches played: Six
Goals: 9 World Cups: Three - 1990 (two goals), 1994 (five goals), 1998 (two goals) Matches played: 16
Goals: 9 World Cups: One - 1966 Matches played: Six
Goals: 9 World Cups: Three - 1966 (no goals), 1970 (seven goals), 1974 (two goals) Matches played: 16
Goals: 9 World Cups: Two - 1978 (three goals), 1982 (six goals) Matches played: 14
Goals: 9 World Cups: Three - 1978 (three goals), 1982 (five goals), 1986 (one goal) Matches played: 19
Goals: 9 World Cups: Four - 1958 (two goals), 1962 (two goals), 1966 (two goals), 1970 (three goals) Matches played: 21
Goals: 9 World Cups: Two - 1958 (five goals), 1962 (four goals) Matches played: 10
Goals: 9 World Cups: Two - 1998 (five goals), 2002 (four goals) Matches played: Nine
Goals: 9 World Cups: Three - 2006 (three goals), 2010 (five goals), 2014 (one goal) Matches played: 12
Sources: FIFA Official
