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In no particular order, we start with arguably the greatest World Cup goal ever scored, Carlos Alberto’s jackhammer of a strike in 1970. Carlos Alberto – Brazil vs Italy 1970 Widely thought to be the greatest team goal ever, the build up was one of the most sublime goals scored by one of the greatest teams ever. The record for the most goals is held by France legend Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals in six matches for France in the 1958 World Cup.
Most Goals In A Single World Cup Game
Miroslav Klose, meanwhile, has scored more goals overall at the World Cup with 16 across four tournaments. Just Fontaine still holds the record for most goals at a single #WorldCup. Most goals scored in a single world cup finals: Just Fontaine (France), 13 goals, 1958 world cup in Sweden. But one country which has stayed strong is Brazil, who have been a peak team in World Cup history and qualified for every single World Cup since its inception in 1930. That means that Brazil holds the record of the most consecutive number of World Cup participation by qualifying for 21 straight World Cup tournaments.
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.
Most Goals Scored In A Single World Cup Tournament
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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Most Goals Scored In A Single Fifa World Cup
| 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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Most Goals In A Single World Cup Game
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)