There are lots of the fans of football who searches the leading goal scorers of all time. Sometimes they also asks about the leading goal scorers of world most popular football tournament i.e. FIFA World Cup. So that why we have created an article which will help you to find the leading goal scorers of World Cup all time. FIFA has also introduced an award for top goal scorers of every world cup & the player who scores maximum goals awarded with this award. But this article consists of all time top scorers. So have a look on this list.
FIFA World Cup Top Goal Scorers List All Time
In this list the German forward Miroslav Klose is at first place who scored maximum goals. In his football career, Ronaldo scored 16 goals in World Cup tournament. There also some other big names in this list from Brazil along with legends of Germany. After Klose there two players each from Brazil & Germany who are at second ^ third spot respectively. Lets have a detailed look on this list below.
Player Name | Nation | Total Goals |
Miroslav Klose | ![]() | 16 |
Ronaldo | ![]() | 15 |
Gerd Muller | ![]() | 14 |
Just Fontaine | ![]() | 13 |
Pele | ![]() | 12 |
Jurgen Kinsmann | ![]() | 11 |
Sandor Kocsis | ![]() | 11 |
Gabriel Batistuta | ![]() | 10 |
Gary Lineker | ![]() | 10 |
Helmut Rahn | ![]() | 10 |
Teofilo Cubillas | ![]() | 10 |
Grzegorz Lato | ![]() | 10 |
Jairzinho | ![]() | 9 |
Vava | ![]() | 9 |
Karl Heinz Rummenigge | ![]() | 9 |
Uwe Seeler | ![]() | 9 |
Roberto Baggio | ![]() | 9 |
Paolo Rossi | ![]() | 9 |
Christian Vieri | ![]() | 9 |
Eusebio | ![]() | 9 |
Ademir | ![]() | 8 |
Diego Maradona | ![]() | 8 |
Guillermo Stabile | ![]() | 8 |
Leonidas | ![]() | 8 |
Rivaldo | ![]() | 8 |
Rudi Voller | ![]() | 8 |
David Villa | ![]() | 8 |
Oscar Miguez | ![]() | 8 |
Careca | ![]() | 7 |
Oldrich Nejedly | ![]() | 7 |
Hans Schafer | ![]() | 7 |
Lajos Tichy | ![]() | 7 |
Johnny Rep | ![]() | 7 |
Andrezej Szarmach | ![]() | 7 |
Mario kempes | ![]() | 6 |
Erich Probst | ![]() | 6 |
Bebeto | ![]() | 6 |
Rivelino | ![]() | 6 |
Hristo Stoichkov | ![]() | 6 |
Davor Suker | ![]() | 6 |
Thierry Henry | ![]() | 6 |
Helmut Haller | ![]() | 6 |
Lothar Matthaus | ![]() | 6 |
Max Morlock | ![]() | 6 |
Gyorgy Sarosi | ![]() | 6 |
Salvatore Schillaci | ![]() | 6 |
Dennis Bergkamp | ![]() | 6 |
Rob Rensenbrink | ![]() | 6 |
Zbigniew Boniek | ![]() | 6 |
Oleg Salenko Josef Hugi | ![]() | 6 |
Diego Forlan | ![]() | 6 |
Hans Krankl | ![]() | 5 |
Marc Wilmots | ![]() | 5 |
Garrincha | ![]() | 5 |
Romario | ![]() | 5 |
Zico | ![]() | 5 |
Roger Milla | ![]() | 5 |
Tomas Skuhravy | ![]() | 5 |
Jon Dahl Tomasson | ![]() | 5 |
Geoff Hurst | ![]() | 5 |
Michel Platini | ![]() | 5 |
Zinedine Zidane | ![]() | 5 |
Franz Beckenbauer | ![]() | 5 |
Thomas Muller | ![]() | 5 |
Lukas Podolski | ![]() | 5 |
Gyula Zsengeller | ![]() | 5 |
Alessandro Altobelli | ![]() | 5 |
Silvio Piola | ![]() | 5 |
Johan Neeskens | ![]() | 5 |
Wesley Sneijder | ![]() | 5 |
Peter McParland | ![]() | 5 |
Valentin Ivanov | ![]() | 5 |
Emilio Butragueno | ![]() | 5 |
Raul Gonzalez | ![]() | 5 |
Fernando Hierro | ![]() | 5 |
Fernando Morientes | ![]() | 5 |
Kennet Andersson | ![]() | 5 |
Henrik Larsson | ![]() | 5 |
Landon Donovan | ![]() | 5 |
Pedro Cea | ![]() | 5 |
Juan Alberto Schiaffino | ![]() | 5 |
The above list is also consists of players who played in 2014 FIFA World cup of Brazil.