The FIFA World Cup is the highest stage for football. Players all across the globe dream about donning their country’s jerseys and representing them on an international stage. Scoring for their country in the FIFA World Cup must be something every footballer has dreamt of at least once in their lives.
Many footballers have actually lived this dream through the years but none more than Miroslav Klose, who has scored not once, but 16 times in the FIFA World Cup. German player Miroslav Klose is the top scorer of all time having scored 16 times in this competition, narrowly beating Brazilian legend, Ronaldo Nazario, who has scored 15 goals for Brazil in the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Top Scorers in FIFA World Cup
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals scored | Matches played |
| 1 | Miroslav Klose | Germany | 16 | 24 |
| 2 | Ronaldo | Brazil | 15 | 19 |
| 3 | Gerd Müller | West Germany | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | Just Fontaine | France | 13 | 6 |
| 5 | Pelé | Brazil | 12 | 14 |
| 6 | Sándor Kocsis | Hungary | 11 | 5 |
| Jürgen Klinsmann | West Germany | 17 | ||
| 8 | Helmut Rahn | West Germany | 10 | 10 |
| Gary Lineker | England | 12 | ||
| Gabriel Batistuta | Argentina | 12 | ||
| Teófilo Cubillas | Peru | 13 | ||
| Thomas Müller | Germany | 16 | ||
| Grzegorz Lato | Poland | 20 | ||
| 14 | Eusébio | Portugal | 9 | 6 |
| Christian Vieri | Italy | 9 | ||
| Vavá | Brazil | 10 | ||
| David Villa | Spain | 12 | ||
| Paolo Rossi | Italy | 14 | ||
| Jairzinho | Brazil | 16 | ||
| Roberto Baggio | Italy | 16 | ||
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | West Germany | 19 | ||
| Uwe Seeler | West Germany | 21 |
FIFA World Cup Winners
| Edition | Year | Hosts | Champions | |
| 1 | 1930 | Uruguay | Uruguay | |
| 2 | 1934 | Italy | Italy | |
| 3 | 1938 | France | Italy | |
| 1942 | Not held because of World War II | |||
| 1946 | ||||
| 4 | 1950 | Brazil | Uruguay | |
| 5 | 1954 | Switzerland | West Germany | |
| 6 | 1958 | Sweden | Brazil | |
| 7 | 1962 | Chile | Brazil | |
| 8 | 1966 | England | England | |
| 9 | 1970 | Mexico | Brazil | |
| 10 | 1974 | West Germany | West Germany | |
| 11 | 1978 | Argentina | Argentina | |
| 12 | 1982 | Spain | Italy | |
| 13 | 1986 | Mexico | Argentina | |
| 14 | 1990 | Italy | West Germany | |
| 15 | 1994 | United States | Brazil | |
| 16 | 1998 | France | France | |
| 17 | 2002 | South KoreaJapan | Brazil | |
| 18 | 2006 | Germany | Italy | |
| 19 | 2010 | South Africa | Spain | |
| 20 | 2014 | Brazil | Germany | |
| 21 | 2018 | Russia | France | |
Fifa World Cup History
The first-ever World Cup took place in 1930. It took place in July and Uruguay was selected to be the 1st host of the FIFA World Cup. 70 goals were scored throughout this competition which saw Uruguay emerge victorious at the end of it.
They beat Argentina 4-2 in the World Cup final to become the 1st ever FIFA World Cup champions ever. The Argentine forward Guillermo Stábile was the highest scorer with 8 goals, including one in the finals against Uruguay.
