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- A total of over 2,700 goals have been scored in matches across the 22 final tournaments of the men's FIFA World Cup, not counting penalties scored during shoot-outs.
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A total of over 2,700 goals have been scored in matches across the 22 final tournaments of the men's FIFA World Cup, not counting penalties scored during shoot-outs. [1] Since the first goal scored by French player Lucien Laurent in 1930 , [ 2 ] nearly 1,300 footballers have scored goals at the World Cup tournaments, [ 3 ] of whom 101 have ...
Nov 9, 2023 · Find out which player has scored the most goals in the history of the World Cup, with Miroslav Klose, Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Pele, Gerd Muller and Just Fontaine among the...
FIFA World Cup records and statistics. As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the finals of the FIFA World Cup. [1] Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy and Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. [2] Eight nations have won the tournament.
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- Miroslav Klose (Germany) - 16 goals in 24 matches. German striker Miroslav Klose holds the record for most FIFA World Cup goals in history, having scored 16 times in 24 appearances across four editions (2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014).
- Ronaldo (Brazil) - 15 goals in 19 matches. Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima, more popularly known as Ronaldo, is second on the list of the highest goalscorers in the FIFA World Cup with 15 goals in 19 outings.
- Gerd Muller (Germany) - 14 goals in 13 matches. Gerd Muller, though, managed his 14 FIFA World Cup goals in just 13 matches, spanning across only two editions.
- Just Fontaine (France) - 13 goals in six matches. French striker Just Fontaine finds his name in the illustrious list despite only featuring in a single FIFA World Cup edition - 1958 in Sweden.
As of December 2022, Germany's Miroslav Klose was the all time top goal scorer in the FIFA World Cup, scoring a total of 16 goals across four tournaments.
Nov 19, 2022 · The record for the most goals scored at the World Cup currently belongs to Germany’s Miroslav Klose with 16 goals across 4 tournaments, including one championship in 2014. In fact, Germany had the most 10+ goal scorers of any country with five, including the only still-active player Thomas Müller.
Aug 19, 2024 · A total of 172 goals were scored during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, marking a new record for the tournament. This was three more goals than the previous tournament in 2018. Goals galore. The...
