New Delhi: The FIFA World Cup 2022 is scheduled to start on November 20 and will end with the final match slated to be held on December 18 in Qatar. The competition is in fact all about goals as a goal can decide the champion of the tournament involving 32 teams. Till the last tournament held in 2018, 2,548 goals have been scored over 21 editions.
Below here we are going to tell about the top 10 goal scorers in the history of the FIFA World Cup:
Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina), Teofilo Cubillas (Peru), Gary Lineker (England), Grezgorz Lato (Poland), Helmut Rahn (Germany), Thomas Muller (Germany): Each player scored 10 goals
In the list of players who scored 10 goals, there are six players with two footballers from Germany, followed by Gabriel Batistuta from Argentina, Teofilo Cubillas from Peru, Gary Lineker from England, Grezgorz Lato from Poland. Among the about mentioned footballer, only Thomas Muller is active in international football at the age of 33.
Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany), and Sandor Kocsis (Hungary): Each scored 11 goals
Jurgen Klinsmann is considered to be one of the most successful footballers in Germany. He played the three editions of the World Cups, scoring 11 goals all. In the World Cup, he is best known for his goal in the round of 16 in 1990. In the 1994 World Cup, he scored 5 goals.
The great Hungarian footballer Sandor Kocsis kicked 11 goals in the 1954 World Cup. He is best known for his 2 goals against Brazil in the quarterfinal which is now regarded as ‘Battle of Berne”.
Pele (Brazil) scored 12 goals in 14 matches
In the 1958 edition of the World Cup in Sweden, Pele kicked six goals against the host nation. FIFA has labelled him as one of the greatest players of all time. The Brazilian footballer started his career as a national player at the age of 16. He is also the leading goal scorer of Brazil with 77 goals in 92 games.
Just Fontaine (France) scored 13 goals in 6 matches
Just Fontaine of France scored as many as 13 goals in the 1958 edition of the Football World Cup. He is also famous for the most goals record in a single tournament. His dream to win the World Cup was never full filled as his career ended at just 28 due to injuries.
Gerd Muller (Germany) scored 14 goals in 13 matches
Gerd Muller scored 10 goals in the football World Cup in 1970. The rest four goals came in the next edition in front of the home fans, achieving his dream to win the World Cup.
Ronaldo (Brazil) scored 15 goals in 19 matches
Among the modern-day strikers, Ronaldo is regarded as the best goal scorer. He is expected to break the record of Germany’s Miroslav Klose in the upcoming edition of the football World Cup.
Ronaldo scored 8 goals in the 2002 edition of the football world cup. He got 4 strikes in his name in the e 1998 World Cup. In 2006 in Germany, Ronaldo could score only three goals.
Miroslav Klose (Germany) scored 16 goals in 24 matches
Germany’s Miroslav Klose sits atop with 16 international goals in the World Cup of 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014. He made the record of 16 goals at the age of 36.
