When the World Cup rolls around, one thing is always guaranteed: a whole lot of goals and plenty of goalscorers.
There’s 22 editions of the tournament now in the history books, with some of the game’s greatest ever players cementing the legacies on the grandest stage of all.
Here’s 90min’s run through of the most prolific goal getters in men’s World Cup history.
Games: 22
Goals: 8
Cristiano Ronaldo may not have lifted the World Cup, nor has he ever scored in a knockout round game, but he did make history at the 2022 World Cup.
The Portuguese legend became the first men’s player to score at five World Cup tournaments – having bagged in every edition between 2006 and 2022.
Games: 21
Goals: 8
Well, it’s not often you see Diego Armando Maradona this far down a list. Ranked number one in 90min’s all-time greatest footballers, the diminutive genius’ tally of just eight strikes in 21 World Cup appearances places him outside of the top 20.
Even so, the iconic Argentine is still enshrined in World Cup folklore in a way that personifies his enigmatic brilliance. He’ll forever be remembered (in astonishment by the world, scathingly by England) for two goals of differing beauty – and legality – at the quarter-final stage of Mexico ‘86; one of the most famous goals of all time, and of the most notorious – truly Maradona-esque.
Games: 15
Goals: 8
The legendary German marksman appeared at three consecutive World Cups from 1986 and 1994, earning a runners-up medal in Mexico before lifting the Jules Rimmet trophy at Italia ‘90.
In 15 appearances across those three competitions, Voller managed eight goals, including three during his country’s victorious campaign in 1990.
Games: 14
Goals: 8
With his distinctive height-defying agility and jaw-dropping finesse, Rivaldo is comfortably regarded as one of the greatest players of all time – it’s no surprise he makes this list.
The Brazilian was a runner-up in 1998 before scoring five on his way to becoming a World Cup champion in 2002.
Games: 13
Goals: 8
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