Top 10 goalscorers in FIFA football history

Who will be the top scorer of the World Cup this time? In the fight of who will surpass who, in the first game of the Qatar World Cup, Valencia of Ecuador scored a double against Qatar. Below is the list of who has scored many goals in past World Cups

Germany's Miroslav Kloser has 16 goals

German striker Miroslav Klose has played a total of four World Cups from 2002-2014. He has 16 goals in 24 matches. The Polish-born German footballer is also his country's top scorer. Closer has 71 goals in 137 matches. In 2002, South Korea and Japan jointly hosted the World Cup. Germany beat Saudi Arabia 8-0 in the opening match. Klose scored a hat-trick in that match. All three goals were headed by Klose. In the 2006 World Cup, Klose scored five goals and snatched the Golden Boot. In 2014, Germany won the World Cup in Brazil. Germany beat Brazil 7-1 in that match. Klose scored two goals in that match.

Brazil's Ronaldo has 15 goals

1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006 were played by the Brazilian legend Ronaldo. In 94 and 2002, he won the World Cup. Ronaldo has 15 goals in 19 matches on a big stage like the World Cup. Korea and Japan hosted the World Cup in 2002. Ronaldo scored eight goals. Scored two goals against Germany in the final. Ronaldo ended his career with three goals in the 2006 World Cup. Kloza broke Ronaldo's record in 2014.

Gard Müller has 14 goals

German legendary striker Gerd Müller is third in this list. Muller has 14 goals in 13 World Cup matches. The 1970 World Cup in Mexico was Muller's first World Cup. He won the golden boot of service. Four years later Müller won the World Cup for West Germany. He also scored in the final. Scored 68 goals in 62 matches for Germany.

Just Fontaine has 13 goals

Former French footballer Juste Fontaine has an incredible record that no one has broken even today. He scored 13 goals in the World Cup held in Sweden in 1958. 13 goals in 6 matches. No one else has scored so many goals in one World Cup.

Football's black standard Pele has 12 goals

Pele made his World Cup debut in 1958 at the age of 17. He surprised the football world by scoring six goals in the first World Cup. He won the World Cup that year. Four years later, Pele won the World Cup. Pele also touched the World Cup in 1970. One of the best footballers of all time played 14 matches in the World Cup and scored half a dozen goals.

Jurgen Klinsmann and Sandor Kocs (11 goals)

German striker Jurgen Klinsmann and Hungary's Sandor Kocsis have 11 goals each in the World Cup.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo

819 goals in 1,144 games – 2001-present

2. Josef Bican

805+ goals in 530+ games – 1931-1956

3. Lionel Messi

795 goals in 1001 games – 2003-present

4. Romario

772 goals 994 games – 1985-2007

5. Pele

757 goals in 831 games – 1957-1977

6. Ferenc Puskas

746+ goals in 754+ games – 1943-1966

7. Gerd Müller

734 goals in 793 games – 1962-1981

8. Ferenc Deak

576+ goals (total games unknown) – 1940-1957

9. Uwe Seeler

575+ goals (total games unknown) – 1953-1978

10. Tulio Maravilha

575 goals (total games unknown) – 1988-2019

Who is the highest goal scorer in the history of FIFA?

Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal is the all-time leading men's national team goalscorer.

Who is the highest scorer in football history?

According to Guinness World Records, Pele scored 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, including friendly matches.

Who kicked 1000 goals first?

Tony Lockett (1360), Gordon Coventry (1299), Jason Dunstall (1254), Doug Wade (1057), and Gary Ablett senior were the five players to reach 1000 goals (1031).

Top 10 goalscorers in FIFA football history