FIFA World Cup all-time leading scorers + All details

Ever since its inception in 1930, the FIFA World Cup has brought together the globe’s greatest players in a celebration of the beautiful game.

Here, FIFA lists the leading marksmen in World Cup history, with two men heading the pack as joint-holders of the all-time record as FIFA World Cup 2026 rumbles on.

Prior to the tournament, Miroslav Klose was the outright leader, but Lionel Messi has now joined him at the top of the charts.

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• FIFA World Cup all-time leading scorers + All details

This was after a hat-trick – his first in the World Cup – in Argentina’s opening game against Algeria.

Miroslav Klose – Germany

Goals: 16

World Cups: Four – 2002 (five goals), 2006 (five goals), 2010 (four goals), 2014 (two goals)

Matches played: 24

Lionel Messi – Argentina

Goals: 16

World Cups: Six – 2006 (one goal), 2010 (no goals), 2014 (four goals), 2018 (one goal), 2022 (seven goals), 2026 (three goals to date)

Matches played: 27

Ronaldo – Brazil

Goals: 15

World Cups: Four – 1994 (no goals), 1998 (four goals), 2002 (eight goals), 2006 (three goals)

Matches played: 19

Gerd Muller – West Germany

Goals: 14

World Cups: Two – 1970 (10 goals), 1974 (four goals)

Matches played: 13

Kylian Mbappe – France

Goals: 14

World Cups: Three – 2018 (four goals), 2022 (eight goals), 2026 (two goals to date)

Matches played: 15

Just Fontaine – France

Goals: 13

World Cups: One – 1958

Matches played: Six

Pele – Brazil

Goals: 12

World Cups: Four – 1958 (six goals), 1962 (one goal), 1966 (one goal), 1970 (four goals)

Matches played: 14

Jurgen Klinsmann – West Germany / Germany

Goals: 11

World Cups: Three – 1990 (three goals), 1994 (five goals), 1998 (three goals)

Matches played: 17

Sandor Kocsis – Hungary

Goals: 11

World Cups: One – 1954

Matches played: Five

Gabriel Batistuta – Argentina

Goals: 10

World Cups: Three – 1994 (four goals), 1998 (five goals), 2002 (one goal)

Matches played: 12

Teofilo Cubillas – Peru

Goals: 10

World Cups: Three – 1970 (five goals), 1978 (five goals), 1982 (no goals)

Matches played: 13

Harry Kane – England

Goals: 10

World Cups: Three – 2018 (six goals), 2022 (two goals), 2026 (two goals)

Matches played: 12

Grzegorz Lato – Poland

Goals: 10

World Cups: Three – 1974 (seven goals), 1978 (two goals), 1982 (one goal)

Matches played: 20

Gary Lineker – England

Goals: 10

World Cups: Two – 1986 (six goals), 1990 (four goals)

Matches played: 12

Thomas Muller – Germany

Goals: 10

World Cups: Four – 2010 (five goals), 2014 (five goals), 2018 (no goals), 2022 (no goals)

Matches played: 19

Helmut Rahn – West Germany

Goals: 10

World Cups: Two – 1954 (four goals), 1958 (six goals)

Matches played: 10.

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