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    Top Scorers

    FIFA World Cup Top Scorers

    The greatest goalscorers in World Cup history. Lionel Messi's record 18 goals lead the all-time chart ahead of Klose, Ronaldo and Mbappé.

    All-Time Top 3 Scorers

    The three highest goalscorers in World Cup history

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    1st

    Lionel Messi

    Argentina

    18

    Goals

    Tournaments: 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026

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    2nd

    Miroslav Klose

    Germany

    16

    Goals

    Tournaments: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014

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    3rd

    Ronaldo

    Brazil

    15

    Goals

    Tournaments: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006

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    All-Time Leading Scorers

    Complete ranking of the highest goalscorers in World Cup history

    1
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    Lionel Messi

    Argentina

    18

    Goals

    2
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    Miroslav Klose

    Germany

    16

    Goals

    3
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    Ronaldo

    Brazil

    15

    Goals

    4
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    Gerd Müller

    West Germany

    14

    Goals

    5
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    Kylian Mbappé

    France

    14

    Goals

    6
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    Just Fontaine

    France

    13

    Goals

    7
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    Pelé

    Brazil

    12

    Goals

    8
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    Sándor Kocsis

    Hungary

    11

    Goals

    9
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    Jürgen Klinsmann

    Germany

    11

    Goals

    10
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    Helmut Rahn

    West Germany

    10

    Goals

    11
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    Gary Lineker

    England

    10

    Goals

    12
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    Gabriel Batistuta

    Argentina

    10

    Goals

    13
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    Harry Kane

    England

    10

    Goals

    14
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    Teófilo Cubillas

    Peru

    10

    Goals

    15
    🇩🇪

    Thomas Müller

    Germany

    10

    Goals

    Golden Boot Winners

    Top scorer from each World Cup tournament

    2022
    Golden Boot
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    Kylian Mbappé

    France

    8 goals
    2018
    Golden Boot
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    Harry Kane

    England

    6 goals
    2014
    Golden Boot
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    James Rodríguez

    Colombia

    6 goals
    2010
    Golden Boot
    🇩🇪

    Thomas Müller

    Germany

    5 goals
    2006
    Golden Boot
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    Miroslav Klose

    Germany

    5 goals
    2002
    Golden Boot
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    Ronaldo

    Brazil

    8 goals
    1998
    Golden Boot
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    Davor Šuker

    Croatia

    6 goals
    1994
    Golden Boot
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    Oleg Salenko

    Russia

    6 goals
    1990
    Golden Boot
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    Salvatore Schillaci

    Italy

    6 goals
    1986
    Golden Boot
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    Gary Lineker

    England

    6 goals
    1982
    Golden Boot
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    Paolo Rossi

    Italy

    6 goals
    1978
    Golden Boot
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    Mario Kempes

    Argentina

    6 goals
    1974
    Golden Boot
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    Grzegorz Lato

    Poland

    7 goals
    1970
    Golden Boot
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    Gerd Müller

    West Germany

    10 goals
    1966
    Golden Boot
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    Eusébio

    Portugal

    9 goals
    1962
    Golden Boot
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    Garrincha

    Brazil

    4 goals
    1958
    Golden Boot
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    Just Fontaine

    France

    13 goals
    1954
    Golden Boot
    🇭🇺

    Sándor Kocsis

    Hungary

    11 goals
    1950
    Golden Boot
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    Ademir

    Brazil

    8 goals
    1938
    Golden Boot
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    Leônidas

    Brazil

    7 goals
    1934
    Golden Boot
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    Oldřich Nejedlý

    Czechoslovakia

    5 goals
    1930
    Golden Boot
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    Guillermo Stábile

    Argentina

    8 goals

    Scoring Records

    16

    Most Goals (Klose)

    13

    Single Tournament (Fontaine)

    5

    Hat-tricks in Final (Hurst)

    4

    Tournaments (Messi, Pelé)

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