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FIFA Official·11 days ago

Highest-scoring teams in World Cup history

1st) Brazil – 247 2nd) Germany – 243 3rd) Argentina – 166 4th) France – 152 5th) Italy – 128 6th) Spain – 119 7th) England – 115 8th) Netherlands – 107 9th) Uruguay – 92 10th) Hungary – 87 10th) Sweden – 87 Updated after game on 10 July 2026.

Participations: 23 Games: 119 Goals scored: 247 Goals per game: 2.07 Best finish: Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 & 2002)

Brazilian goalscorers: Ronaldo (15), Pele (12), Ademir (9), Jairzinho (9), Neymar (9), Vava (9), Leonidas da Silva (8), Rivaldo (8), Careca (7), Bebeto (6), Rivellino (6), Garrincha (5), Romario (5), Vinicius Jr (5), Zico (5), Chico (4), Socrates (4), Amarildo (3), Baltazar (3), Cesar Sampaio (3), Didi (3), Dirceu (3), Falcao (3), Luis Fabiano (3), Matheus Cunha (3), Peracio (3), Preguinho (3), Richarlison (3), Roberto Dinamite (3), Romeu (3), Tostao (3), Adriano (2), Casemiro (2), David Luiz (2), Eder (2), Elano (2), Fred (2), Jair (2), Josimar (2), Julinho (2), Mazzola (2), Moderato (2), Muller (2), Nelinho (2), Oscar (2), Philippe Coutinho (2), Pinga (2), Robinho (2), Ronaldinho (2), Serginho (2), Thiago Silva (2), Zagallo (2), Zizinho (2), Alfredo (1), Branco (1), Carlos Alberto (1), Clodoaldo (1), Djalma Santos (1), Edinho (1), Edmilson (1), Fernandinho (1), Friaca (1), Gabriel Martinelli (1), Gerson (1), Gilberto Melo (1), Juan (1), Juninho Pernambucano (1), Junior (1), Junior Souza (1), Kaka (1), Lucas Paqueta (1), Maicon (1), Maneca (1), Marcio Santos (1), Nilton Santos (1), Oscar (1), Paulinho (1), Rai (1), Reinaldo (1), Renato Augusto (1), Rildo (1), Roberto (1), Roberto Carlos (1), Roberto Firmino (1), Valdomiro (1), Ze Roberto (1), Zito (1). Own-goal: Tom Boyd (1).

Participations: 21 Games: 116 Goals scored: 243 Goals per game: 2.09 Best finish: Champions (1954, 1974, 1990 & 2014)

German goalscorers: Miroslav Klose (16), Gerd Muller (14), Jurgen Klinsmann (11), Thomas Muller (10), Helmut Rahn (10), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (9), Uwe Seeler (9), Rudi Voller (8), Hans Schafer (7), Helmut Haller (6), Lothar Matthaus (6), Max Morlock (6), Franz Beckenbauer (5), Kai Havertz (5), Lukas Podolski (5), Oliver Bierhoff (4), Andreas Brehme (4), Paul Breitner (4), Edmund Conen (4), Ottmar Walter (4), Michael Ballack (3), Toni Kroos (3), Pierre Littbarski (3), Wolfgang Overath (3), Andre Schurrle (3), Deniz Undav (3), Fritz Walter (3), Klaus Alloffs (2), Klaus Fischer (2), Heinz Flohe (2), Niclas Fullkrug (2), Mario Gotze (2), Karl Hohmann (2), Mats Hummels (2), Sami Khedira (2), Ernest Lehner (2), Dieter Muller (2), Oliver Neuville (2), Mesut Ozil (2), Bastian Schweinsteiger (2), Rudiger Abramczik (1), Uwe Bein (1), Marco Bode (1), Rainer Bonhof (1), Nathaniel Brown (1), Albert Bruells (1), Cacau (1), Hans Ciesclarczyk (1), Bernd Cullmann (1), Lothar Emmerich (1), Arne Friedrich (1), Torsten Frings (1), Josef Gauchel (1), Serge Gnabry (1), Jurgen Grabowski (1), Ilkay Gundogan (1), Wilhelm Hahnemann (1), Sigi Held (1), Richard Herrmann (1), Bernd Hoelzenbein (1), Uli Hoeness (1), Horst Hrubesch (1), Carsten Jancker (1), Marcell Jansen (1), Berni Klodt (1), Stanislaus Kobierski (1), Philipp Lahm (1), Stan Libuda (1), Thomas Linke (1), Andreas Moller (1), Hansi Muller (1), Jamal Musiala (1), Felix Nmecha (1), Rudolf Noack (1), Alfred Pfaff (1), Uwe Reinders (1), Marco Reus (1), Karl-Heinz Riedle (1), Leroy Sane (1), Nico Schlotterbeck (1), Bernd Schneider (1), Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (1), Otto Siffling (1), Horst Szymaniak (1), Wolfgang Weber (1). Own-goals: Ivan Horvat (1), Ernst Loertscher (1), Sinisa Mihajlovic (1), Petit (1).

Participations: 19 Games: 93 Goals scored: 166 Goals per game: 1.78 Best finish: Champions (1978, 1986 & 2022)

Argentinian goalscorers: Lionel Messi (21), Gabriel Batistuta (10), Guillermo Stabile (8), Diego Maradona (8), Mario Kempes (6), Gonzalo Higuain (5), Julian Alvarez (4), Claudio Caniggia (4), Jorge Valdano (4), Daniel Bertoni (4), Hernan Crespo (4), Leopoldo Luque (4), Rene Houseman (4), Luis Artime (3), Jorge Burruchaga (3), Oreste Corbatta (3), Angel Di Maria (3), Daniel Passarella (3), Carlos Peucelle (3), Maxi Rodriguez (3), Carlos Tevez (3), Sergio Aguero (2), Enzo Fernandez (2), Luis Monti (2), Ariel Ortega (2), Marcos Rojo (2), Hector Yazalde (2), Adolfo Zumelzu (2), Osvaldo Ardiles (1), Ludovico Avio (1), Roberto Ayala (1), Ruben Ayala (1), Carlos Babington (1), Abel Balbo (1), Ernesto Belis (1), Miguel Angel Brindisi (1), Jose Brown (1), Esteban Cambiasso (1), Martin Demichelis (1), Ramon Diaz (1), Mario Evaristo (1), Hector Facundo (1), Enzo Fernandez (2), Alberto Galateo (1), Gabriel Heinze (1), Ramon Heredia (1), Giovani Lo Celso (1), Claudio Lopez (1), Alexis Mac Allister (1), Lautaro Martinez (1), Lisandro Martinez (1), Norberto Menendez (1), Gabriel Mercado (1), Nahuel Molina (1), Pedro Monzon (1), Ermindo Onega (1), Martin Palermo (1), Pedro Pasculli (1), Mauricio Pineda (1), Cristian Romero (1), Oscar Ruggeri (1), Jose Sanfilippo (1), Javier Saviola (1), Alejandro Scopelli (1), Alberto Tarantini (1), Pedro Troglio (1), Francisco Varallo (1), Javier Zanetti (1). Own-goals: Diney Borges (1), Park Chuyoung (1), Saed Kolasinac (1).

Participations: 17 Games: 79 Goals scored: 152 Goals per game: 1.92 Best finish: Champions (1998 & 2018)

French goalscorers: Kylian Mbappe (20), Just Fontaine (13), Thierry Henry (6), Ousmane Dembele (5), Olivier Giroud (5), Michel Platini (5), Zinedine Zidane (5), Antoine Griezmann (4), Raymond Kopa (4), Dominique Rocheteau (4), Karim Benzema (3), Bernard Genghini (3), Alain Giresse (3), Jean Nicolas (3), Roger Piantoni (3), Bradley Barcola (2), Andre Maschinot (2), Jean-Pierre Papin (2), Emmanuel Petit (2), Paul Pogba (2), Didier Six (2), Yannick Stopyra (2), Lilian Thuram (2), Patrick Vieira (2), Jean Vincent (2), Maryan Wisniewski (2), Manuel Amoros (1), Marc Berdoll (1), Laurent Blanc (1), Maxime Bossis (1), Alain Couriol (1), Hector De Bourgoing (1), Youri Djorkaeff (1), Desire Doue (1), Yvon Douis (1), Christophe Dugarry (1), Luis Fernandez (1), Jean-Marc Ferreri (1), Rene Girard (1), Gerard Hausser (1), Oscar Heisserer (1), Theo Hernandez (1), Randal Kolo Muani (1), Bernard Lacombe (1), Marcel Langiller (1), Lucien Laurent (1), Bixente Lizarazu (1), Christian Lopez (1), Florent Malouda (1), Blaise Matuidi (1), Benjamin Pavard (1), Adrien Rabiot (1), Franck Ribery (1), Moussa Sissoko (1), Gerard Soler (1), Aurelien Tchouameni (1), Jean Tigana (1), Marius Tresor (1), David Trezeguet (1), Samuel Umtiti (1), Mathieu Valbuena (1), Raphael Varane (1), Emile Veinante (1), Georges Verriest (1) Own-goals: Aziz Behich (1), Raul Cardenas (1), Pierre Issa (1), Mario Mandzukic (1), Joseph Yobo (1), Noel Valladares (1)

Participations: 18 Games: 83 Goals scored: 128 Goals per game: 1.54 Best finish: Champions (1934, 1938, 1982 & 2006)

Italian goalscorers: Christian Vieri (9), Paolo Rossi (9), Roberto Baggio (9), Toto Schillaci (6), Silvio Piola (5), Alessandro Altobelli (5), Gino Colaussi (4), Angelo Schiavio (4), Raimundo Orsi (3), Gigi Riva (3), Giuseppe Meazza (3), Gianni Rivera (3), Dino Baggio (2), Romeo Benetti (2), Roberto Bettega (2), Roberto Boninsegna (2), Giacomo Bulgarelli (2), Riccardo Carapellese (2), Alessandro Del Piero (2), Giovanni Ferrari (2), Vincenzo Iaquinta (2), Marco Materazzi (2), Egisto Pandolfini (2), Marco Tardelli (2), Luca Toni (2), Pietro Anastasi (1), Mario Balotelli (1), Paulo Barison (1), Giampiero Boniperti (1), Tarcisio Burgnich (1), Antonio Cabrini (1), Fabio Capello (1), Franco Causio (1), Bruno Conti (1), Daniele De Rossi (1), Luigi Di Biagio (1), Antonio Di Natale (1), Angelo Domenghini (1), Pietro Ferraris (1), Amleto Frignani (1), Carlo Galli (1), Giuseppe Giannini (1), Alberto Gilardino (1), Francesco Graziani (1), Fabio Grosso (1), Enrique Guaita (1), Filippo Inzaghi (1), Benito Lorenzi (1), Claudio Marchisio (1), Daniele Massaro (1), Sandro Mazzola (1), Bruno Mora (1), Ermes Muccinelli (1), Fulvio Nesti (1), Andrea Pirlo (1), Fabio Quagliarella (1), Aldo Serena (1), Francesco Totti (1), Renato Zaccarelli (1), Gianluca Zambrotta (1). Own-goals: Ernie Brandts (1), Javier Guzman (1), Cho Kwangrae (1), Roberto Perfumo (1).

Participations: 17 Games: 73 Goals scored: 119 Goals per game: 1.63 Best finish: Champions (2010)

Spanish goalscorers: David Villa (9), Fernando Morientes (5), Emilio Butragueno (5), Raul (5), Fernando Hierro (5), Estanislao Basora (4), Michel (4), Mikel Oyarzabal (4), Fernando Torres (4), Zarra (4), Jose Luis Caminero (3), Alvaro Morata (3), Diego Costa (3), Julio Salinas (3), Xabi Alonso (2), Ramon Caldere (2), Luis Enrique (2), Goikoetxea (2), Silvestre Igoa (2), Andres Iniesta (2), Jose Iraragorri (2), Mikel Merino (2), Dani Olmo (2), Ferran Torres (2), Adelardo (1), Amancio (1), Juan Manuel Asensi (1), Marco Asensio (1), Iago Aspas (1), Alex Baena (1), Txiki Beguiristain (1), Dani (1), Eloy (1), Josep Maria Fuste (1), Gavi (1), Goiko (1), Alberto Gorriz (1), Pep Guardiola (1), Isco (1), Juanito (1), Juanito Moreno (1), Kiko (1), Isidro Langara (1), Roberto Lopez Ufarte (1), Juan Mata (1), Gaizka Mendieta (1), Nacho (1), Joaquin Piero (1), Pirri (1), Pedro Porro (1), Carles Puyol (1), Luis Regueiro (1), Fabian Ruiz (1), Manuel Sanchis (1), Enrique Saura (1), Juan Antonio Senor (1), Carlos Soler (1), Juan Carlos Valeron (1), Lamine Yamal (1), Jesus Zamora (1). Own-goals: Bachev Georgi (1), Sergey Ignashevich (1).

Participations: 17 Games: 79 Goals scored: 115 Goals per game: 1.46 Best finish: Champions (1966)

English goalscorers: Harry Kane (14), Gary Lineker (10), Jude Bellingham (5), Geoff Hurst (5), Michael Owen (4), Bobby Charlton (4), Marcus Rashford (4), Nat Lofthouse (3), Bukayo Saka (3), Roger Hunt (3), David Platt (3), Steven Gerrard (3), David Beckham (3), Ivor Broadis (2), Tom Finney (2), Ron Flowers (2), Trevor Francis (2), Derek Kevan (2), Martin Peters (2), Bryan Robson (2), Alan Shearer (2), John Stones (2), Dele Alli (1), Darren Anderton (1), Peter Beardsley (1), Sol Campbell (1), Allan Clarke (1), Joe Cole (1), Peter Crouch (1), Jermain Defoe (1), Rio Ferdinand (1), Phil Foden (1), Jack Grealish (1), Jimmy Greaves (1), Johnny Haynes (1), Jordan Henderson (1), Emile Heskey (1), Gerry Hitchens (1), Jesse Lingard (1), Harry Maguire (1), Wilf Mannion (1), Paul Mariner (1), Stan Mortensen (1), Jimmy Mullen (1), Alan Mullery (1), Wayne Rooney (1), Paul Scholes (1), Raheem Sterling (1), Daniel Sturridge (1), Kieran Trippier (1), Matt Upson (1), Dennis Wilshaw (1), Mark Wright (1). Own-goals: Jozef Barmos (1), Carlos Gamarra (1).

Participations: 12 Games: 59 Goals scored: 107 Goals per game: 1.81 Best finish: Runners-up (1974, 1978 & 2010)

Dutch goalscorers: Johnny Rep (7), Dennis Bergkamp (6), Cody Gakpo (6), Rob Rensenbrink (6), Arjen Robben (6), Wesley Sneijder (6), Robin van Persie (6), Johan Neeskens (5), Brian Brobbey (3), Johan Cruyff (3), Memphis Depay (3), Daley Blind (2), Ernie Brandts (2), Phillip Cocu (2), Ronald De Boer (2), Arie Haan (2), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (2), Wim Jonk (2), Patrick Kluivert (2), Crysencio Summerville (2), Wout Weghorst (2), Edgar Davids (1), Frenkie De Jong (1), Theo De Jong (1), Stefan De Vrij (1), Denzel Dumfries (1), Leroy Fer (1), Ruud Gullit (1), Wim Kieft (1), Davy Klaassen (1), Ronald Koeman (1), Ruud Krol (1), Dirk Kuyt (1), Dick Nanninga (1), Marc Overmars (1), Bryan Roy (1), Kick Smit (1), Gaston Taument (1), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (1), Rene van de Kerkhof (1), Willy van de Kerkhof (1), Virgil van Dijk (1), Jan Paul van Hecke (1), Pierre van Hooijdonk (1), Ruud van Nistelrooy (1), Leen Vente (1), Georginio Wijnaldum (1), Aron Winter (1), Boudewijn Zenden (1). Own-goals: Daniel Agger (1), Ellyes Skhiri (1).

Participations: 15 Games: 62 Goals scored: 92 Goals per game: 1.48 Best finish: Champions (1930 & 1950)

Uruguayan goalscorers: Oscar Miguez (8), Luis Suarez (7), Diego Forlan (6), Pedro Cea (5), Juan Schiaffino (5), Edinson Cavani (5), Alcides Ghiggia (4), Carlos Borges (4), Juan Anselmo (3), Juan Hohberg (3), Julio Abbadie (2), Maxi Araujo (2), Hector Castro (2), Luis Cubilla (2), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (2), Pablo Dorado (2), Victoriano Iriarte (2), Jose Sasia (2), Obdulio Varela (2), Antonio Alzamendi (1), Javier Ambrois (1), Pablo Bengoechea (1), Angel Cabrera (1), Agustin Canobbio (1), Julio Cesar Cortes (1), Victor Esparrago (1), Daniel Fonseca (1), Enzo Francescoli (1), Jose Gimenez (1), Diego Godin (1), Ildo Maneiro (1), Richard Morales (1), Juan Mujica (1), Ricardo Pavoni (1), Alvaro Pereira (1), Maximiliano Pereira (1), Julio Perez (1), Alvaro Recoba (1), Pedro Rocha (1), Dario Rodriguez (1), Hector Scarone (1), Ernesto Vidal (1). Own-goal: Denis Cheryshev (1).

Participations: 9 Games: 32 Goals scored: 87 Goals per game: 2.72 Best finish: Runners-up (1954)

Hungarian goalscorers: Sandor Kocsis (11), Lajos Tichy (7), Gyorgy Sarosi (6), Gyula Zsengeller (5), Florian Albert (4), Ferenc Bene (4), Nandor Hidegkuti (4), Ferenc Puskas (4), Zoltan Czibor (3), Laszlo Kiss (3), Geza Toldi (3), Laszlo Fazekas (2), Mihaly Lantos (2), Kalman Meszoly (2), Tibor Nyilasi (2), Peter Palotas (2), Gabor Poloskei (2), Pal Titkos (2), Jozsef Bencsis (1), Jozsef Bozsik (1), Karoly Csapo (1), Lajos Detari (1), Marton Esterhazy (1), Janos Farkas (1), Vilmos Kohut (1), Karoly Sandor (1), Erno Solymosi (1), Lazar Szentes (1), Pal Teleki (1), Andras Toth (1), Jozsef Toth (1), Jozsef Toth (1), Jozsef Varga (1), Jeno Vincze (1), Sandor Zombori (1). Own-goals: Ivan Davidov (1), Sven Jacobsson (1).

Participations: 13 Games: 55 Goals scored: 87 Goals per game: 1.58 Best finish: Runners-up (1958) Swedish goalscorers: Kennet Andersson (5), Henrik Larsson (5), Tomas Brolin (4), Martin Dahlin (4), Ralf Edstrom (4), Kurt Hamrin (4), Agne Simonsson (4), Harry Andersson (3), Sven Jonasson (3), Arne Nyberg (3), Karl-Erik Palmer (3), Stig Sundqvist (3), Gustav Wetterstrom (3), Sune Andersson (2), Yasin Ayari (2), Anthony Elanga (2), Andreas Granqvist (2), Hans Jeppsson (2), Nils Liedholm Roland Sandberg (2), Niclas Alexandersson (1), Marcus Allback (1), Ludwig Augustinsson (1), Gosta Dunker (1), Johnny Ekstrom (1), Emil Forsberg (1), Ove Grahn (1), Gunnar Gren (1), Viktor Gyokeres (1), Alexander Isak (1), Tore Keller (1), Kunt Kroon (1), Roger Ljung (1), Fredrik Ljungberg (1), Bror Mellberg (1), Hakan Mild (1), Thomas Sjoberg (1), Lennart Skoglund (1), Glenn Stromberg (1), Mattias Svanberg (1), Ola Toivonen (1), Conny Torstensson (1), Tom Turesson (1). Own-goals: Edson Alvarez

Sources: FIFA Official

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