Most Goal Scorer In Fifa World Cup
These are the 'golden shoe' or 'golden boot' winners from each World Cup event. The record for the most goals at a single World Cup is 13 by Frenchman Just Fontaine in 1958, which he achieved in six games. The overall top goal scorer in the Wolrd Cup is German player Miroslav Klose, who has scored 16 goals overall. See the list of World Cup Top Goal Scorers.
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ - Statistics - Players - Top goals. Goals scored GS. Minutes Played MinP. Matches Played MP. Penalties scored PENS. 1966 FIFA World Cup England ™ - Statistics - Players - Top goals. Goals scored # Player. Goals scored GS. Minutes Played MinP.
The current rules for a tie-breaker, is that if there is a tie for the most number of goals in the tournament, the award goes to the player who has given the most assists (as decided by the FIFA Technical Study Group). If there is still more than one player, the tie-breaker goes to the player who has played the least amount of time. Goals scored from penalty shoot-outs are not counted.
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| Year | Top Scorer(s) | Country | Matches Played | Goals Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Guillermo Stabile | Argentina | 4 | 8 |
| 1934 | Angelo Schiavio | Italy * | 4 | 4 |
| Oldrich Nejedly | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 4 | |
| Edmund Conen | Germany | 4 | 4 | |
| 1938 | Leonidas da Silva | Brazil | 4 | 8 |
| 1950 | Marques Ademir | Brazil | 6 | 7 |
| 1954 | Sandor Kocsis | Hungary | 5 | 11 |
| 1958 | Just Fontaine | France | 6 | 13 |
| 1962 | Drazen Jerkovic | Yugoslavia | 6 | 5 |
| 1966 | Ferreira Eusebio | Portugal | 6 | 9 |
| 1970 | Gerd Muller | West Germany | 6 | 10 |
| 1974 | Grzegorz Lato | Poland | 7 | 7 |
| 1978 | Mario Kempes | Argentina * | 7 | 6 |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi | Italy * | 7 | 6 |
| 1986 | Gary Lineker | England | 5 | 6 |
| 1990 | Salvatore Schillaci | Italy | 7 | 6 |
| 1994 | Oleg Salenko | Russia | 3 | 6 |
| Hristo Stoitchkov | Bulgaria | 7 | 6 | |
| 1998 | Davor Suker | Croatia | 7 | 6 |
| 2002 | Ronaldo | Brazil * | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | Miroslav Klose | Germany | 7 | 5 |
| 2010 | Thomas Müller | Germany | 6 | 5 |
| 2014 | James Rodríguez | Columbia | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | Harry Kane | England | 6 | 7 |
* Champion country
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Related Pages
- Top goal scorers from Brazil 2014
- South Africa 2010 goal scorers list.
- Complete Germany 2006 goal scorers list.
- List of World Cup Top Goal Scorers (total goals)
- Other FIFA World Cup awards
- Golden Ball Winners (best player) and Golden Glove Winners (best goalkeepers)
Most Goal Scorer In Fifa World Cup 2018
