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Most Goals Scored Overall (Player)
This list features the players with the most goals scored overall in the history of the FIFA World Cup.
RANK | PLAYERS | NATION | APPEARANCES | GOALS SCORED | YEARS |
1 | Miroslav Klose | Germany | 24 | 16 | 2001–2014 |
2 | Ronaldo | Brazil | 19 | 15 | 1994–2011 |
3 | Gerd Müller | West Germany | 13 | 14 | 1966–1974 |
4 | Just Fontaine | France | 6 | 13 | 1953–1960 |
5 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 26 | 13 | 2005–present |
6 | Pelé | Brazil | 14 | 12 | 1957–1971 |
7 | Kylian Mbappé | France | 14 | 12 | 2017–present |
8 | Sándor Kocsis | Hungary | 5 | 11 | 1948–1956 |
9 | Jürgen Klinsmann | West Germany | 17 | 11 | 1987–1998 |
10 | Helmut Rahn | West Germany | 10 | 10 | 1951–1960 |
References
Wikipedia. (n.d.). “FIFA World Cup top goalscorers”. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_top_goalscorers (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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