<Tr> <Th> () </Th> <Td> Denotes tournaments where the player was part of the squad, but did not play in a match </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> () </Th> <Td> Denotes tournaments where the player played in a match, but did not score a goal </Td> </Tr> <Table> Players with at least 5 goals at the FIFA World Cup tournaments <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Goals scored </Th> <Th> Matches played </Th> <Th> Goals per game </Th> <Th> Tournaments </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Miroslav Klose </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 0.67 </Td> <Td> 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Ronaldo </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 0.79 </Td> <Td> (1994), 1998, 2002, 2006 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Gerd Müller </Td> <Td> West Germany </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 1.08 </Td> <Td> 1970, 1974 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Just Fontaine </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 2.17 </Td> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> Pelé </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 0.86 </Td> <Td> 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Sándor Kocsis </Td> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 2.20 </Td> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jürgen Klinsmann </Td> <Td> West Germany Germany </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 0.65 </Td> <Td> 1990, 1994, 1998 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> Helmut Rahn </Td> <Td> West Germany </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 1.00 </Td> <Td> 1954, 1958 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gary Lineker </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 0.83 </Td> <Td> 1986, 1990 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gabriel Batistuta </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 0.83 </Td> <Td> 1994, 1998, 2002 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Teófilo Cubillas </Td> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 0.77 </Td> <Td> 1970, 1978, (1982) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thomas Müller </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 0.63 </Td> <Td> 2010, 2014, (2018) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grzegorz Lato </Td> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 0.50 </Td> <Td> 1974, 1978, 1982 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> Eusébio </Td> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1.50 </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christian Vieri </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 1.00 </Td> <Td> 1998, 2002 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vavá </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 0.90 </Td> <Td> 1958, 1962 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Villa </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 0.75 </Td> <Td> 2006, 2010, 2014 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paolo Rossi </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 0.64 </Td> <Td> 1978, 1982, (1986) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jairzinho </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 0.56 </Td> <Td> (1966), 1970, 1974 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roberto Baggio </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 0.56 </Td> <Td> 1990, 1994, 1998 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Karl - Heinz Rummenigge </Td> <Td> West Germany </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 0.47 </Td> <Td> 1978, 1982, 1986 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uwe Seeler </Td> <Td> West Germany </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 0.43 </Td> <Td> 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 23 </Th> <Td> Guillermo Stábile </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2.00 </Td> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leônidas </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1.60 </Td> <Td> 1934, 1938 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ademir </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1.33 </Td> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Óscar Míguez </Td> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 1.14 </Td> <Td> 1950, 1954 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rivaldo </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 0.57 </Td> <Td> 1998, 2002 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rudi Völler </Td> <Td> West Germany Germany </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 0.53 </Td> <Td> 1986, 1990, 1994 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Diego Maradona </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 0.38 </Td> <Td> 1982, 1986, (1990), 1994 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 30 </Th> <Td> Oldřich Nejedlý </Td> <Td> Czechoslovakia </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1.17 </Td> <Td> 1934, 1938 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lajos Tichy </Td> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 0.88 </Td> <Td> 1958, 1962, (1966) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Careca </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 0.78 </Td> <Td> 1986, 1990 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Johnny Rep </Td> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 0.54 </Td> <Td> 1974, 1978 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andrzej Szarmach </Td> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 0.54 </Td> <Td> 1974, 1978, 1982 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luis Suárez </Td> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 0.54 </Td> <Td> 2010, 2014, 2018 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hans Schäfer </Td> <Td> West Germany </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 0.47 </Td> <Td> 1954, 1958, (1962) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cristiano Ronaldo </Td> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 0.41 </Td> <Td> 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 38 </Th> <Td> Josef Hügi </Td> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2.00 </Td> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oleg Salenko </Td> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2.00 </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> György Sárosi </Td> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1.20 </Td> <Td> 1934, 1938 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Max Morlock </Td> <Td> West Germany </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1.20 </Td> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Erich Probst </Td> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1.20 </Td> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry Kane </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1.00 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Salvatore Schillaci </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 0.86 </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Davor Šuker </Td> <Td> Yugoslavia Croatia </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 0.75 </Td> <Td> (1990), 1998, (2002) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Rodríguez </Td> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 0.75 </Td> <Td> 2014, (2018) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Helmut Haller </Td> <Td> West Germany </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 0.67 </Td> <Td> (1962), 1966, (1970) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hristo Stoichkov </Td> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 0.60 </Td> <Td> 1994, (1998) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Diego Forlán </Td> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 0.60 </Td> <Td> 2002, 2010, (2014) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Neymar </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 0.60 </Td> <Td> 2014, 2018 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Asamoah Gyan </Td> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 0.55 </Td> <Td> 2006, 2010, 2014 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dennis Bergkamp </Td> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 0.50 </Td> <Td> 1994, 1998 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rob Rensenbrink </Td> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 0.46 </Td> <Td> 1974, 1978 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rivellino </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 0.40 </Td> <Td> 1970, 1974, (1978) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bebeto </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 0.40 </Td> <Td> (1990), 1994, 1998 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arjen Robben </Td> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 0.40 </Td> <Td> 2006, 2010, 2014 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zbigniew Boniek </Td> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 0.38 </Td> <Td> 1978, 1982, (1986) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thierry Henry </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 0.35 </Td> <Td> 1998, (2002), 2006, (2010) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wesley Sneijder </Td> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 0.35 </Td> <Td> (2006), 2010, 2014 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robin van Persie </Td> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 0.35 </Td> <Td> 2006, 2010, 2014 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mario Kempes </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 0.33 </Td> <Td> (1974), 1978, (1982) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lionel Messi </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 0.32 </Td> <Td> 2006, (2010), 2014, 2018 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lothar Matthäus </Td> <Td> West Germany Germany </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 0.24 </Td> <Td> (1982), 1986, 1990, 1994, (1998) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 64 </Th> <Td> Pedro Cea </Td> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1.25 </Td> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Silvio Piola </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1.25 </Td> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gyula Zsengellér </Td> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1.25 </Td> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter McParland </Td> <Td> Northern Ireland </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1.00 </Td> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tomáš Skuhravý </Td> <Td> Czechoslovakia </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1.00 </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Juan Alberto Schiaffino </Td> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 0.83 </Td> <Td> 1950, 1954 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Geoff Hurst </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 0.83 </Td> <Td> 1966, 1970 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jon Dahl Tomasson </Td> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 0.83 </Td> <Td> 2002, 2010 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alessandro Altobelli </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 0.71 </Td> <Td> 1982, 1986 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kennet Andersson </Td> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 0.71 </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fernando Morientes </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 0.71 </Td> <Td> 1998, 2002 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romário </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 0.63 </Td> <Td> (1990), 1994 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marc Wilmots </Td> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 0.63 </Td> <Td> (1990), (1994), 1998, 2002 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mario Mandžukić </Td> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 0.63 </Td> <Td> 2014, 2018 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Valentin Ivanov </Td> <Td> Soviet Union </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 0.56 </Td> <Td> 1958, 1962 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Emilio Butragueño </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 0.56 </Td> <Td> 1986, (1990) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roger Milla </Td> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 0.56 </Td> <Td> (1982), 1990, 1994 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tim Cahill </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 0.56 </Td> <Td> 2006, 2010, 2014, (2018) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hans Krankl </Td> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 0.50 </Td> <Td> 1978, 1982 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romelu Lukaku </Td> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 0.50 </Td> <Td> 2014, 2018 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ivan Perišić </Td> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 0.50 </Td> <Td> 2014, 2018 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Raúl </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 0.45 </Td> <Td> 1998, 2002, 2006 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garrincha </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 0.42 </Td> <Td> (1958), 1962, 1966 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Johan Neeskens </Td> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 0.42 </Td> <Td> 1974, (1978) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fernando Hierro </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 0.42 </Td> <Td> (1990), 1994, 1998, 2002 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zinedine Zidane </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 0.42 </Td> <Td> 1998, (2002), 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Landon Donovan </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 0.42 </Td> <Td> 2002, (2006), 2010 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Henrik Larsson </Td> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 0.38 </Td> <Td> 1994, 2002, 2006 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michel Platini </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 0.36 </Td> <Td> 1978, 1982, 1986 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zico </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 0.36 </Td> <Td> 1978, 1982, (1986) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gonzalo Higuaín </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 0.36 </Td> <Td> 2010, 2014, (2018) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Edinson Cavani </Td> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 0.36 </Td> <Td> 2010, 2014, 2018 </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lukas Podolski </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 0.33 </Td> <Td> 2006, 2010, (2014) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Franz Beckenbauer </Td> <Td> West Germany </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 0.28 </Td> <Td> 1966, 1970, (1974) </Td> <Td> list </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Goals scored </Th> <Th> Matches played </Th> <Th> Goals per game </Th> <Th> Tournaments </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

Highest goal scorer in a world cup tournament