Football quiz
World Cup all time top scorers
Twenty eight players have scored nine or more goals at the men's World Cup, counting every tournament up to 2026. Each row gives the goals, the team and the span of World Cups played.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 28 answers
- Limit
- 4:00
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 28
- Time limit
- 4:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name every player with nine or more men's World Cup goals.
| Goals | Team | World Cups | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | France | 2018 to 2026 | Not found yet |
| 21 | Argentina | 2006 to 2026 | Not found yet |
| 16 | Germany | 2002 to 2014 | Not found yet |
| 15 | Brazil | 1994 to 2006 | Not found yet |
| 14 | England | 2018 to 2026 | Not found yet |
| 14 | West Germany | 1970 to 1974 | Not found yet |
| 13 | France | 1958 | Not found yet |
| 12 | Brazil | 1958 to 1970 | Not found yet |
| 11 | Portugal | 2006 to 2026 | Not found yet |
| 11 | West Germany and Germany | 1990 to 1998 | Not found yet |
| 11 | Hungary | 1954 | Not found yet |
| 10 | Argentina | 1994 to 2002 | Not found yet |
| 10 | Peru | 1970 to 1982 | Not found yet |
| 10 | Poland | 1974 to 1982 | Not found yet |
| Goals | Team | World Cups | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | England | 1986 to 1990 | Not found yet |
| 10 | Germany | 2010 to 2022 | Not found yet |
| 10 | West Germany | 1954 to 1958 | Not found yet |
| 9 | Brazil | 1950 | Not found yet |
| 9 | Italy | 1990 to 1998 | Not found yet |
| 9 | Portugal | 1966 | Not found yet |
| 9 | Brazil | 1966 to 1974 | Not found yet |
| 9 | Brazil | 2014 to 2026 | Not found yet |
| 9 | Italy | 1978 to 1982 | Not found yet |
| 9 | West Germany | 1978 to 1986 | Not found yet |
| 9 | West Germany | 1958 to 1970 | Not found yet |
| 9 | Brazil | 1958 to 1962 | Not found yet |
| 9 | Italy | 1998 to 2002 | Not found yet |
| 9 | Spain | 2006 to 2014 | Not found yet |
About this quiz
The 2026 World Cup rewrote this list. Miroslav Klose's record of 16 goals had stood since 2014 and was passed twice in one tournament.
- Kylian Mbappé leads with 22 goals in 22 games, ten of them in 2026.
- Lionel Messi passed Klose in June 2026 and finished on 21 goals from 34 games across six World Cups.
- Just Fontaine scored all 13 of his goals at one tournament, in 1958.
- Harry Kane reached 14 goals in 2026, level with Gerd Müller.
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