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A total of over 2,700 goals have been scored in games at the Men's 22 final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup, not counting penalties scored during shoot-outs. [1] Since the first goal scored by French player Lucien Laurent at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, [2] almost 1,300 footballers have scored goals at the World Cup tournaments, [3] of whom 101 have scored five or more.
Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal is the all-time leading goalscorer for men's national teams. This article lists the top all-time goalscorer for each men's national football team. This list is not an all-time top international goalscorers list, as several countries have two or more players with more goals than another country's top scorer.
The following is a list of goalscorers in the FIFA World Cup finals. Only goals scored during regulation or extra time are included. Any goals scored during the penalty shoot-out are excluded. As of the 2022 final, sixty-two individuals have scored the total of eighty goals in all of the finals history. Twelve players have scored multiple goals in the finals. Five players have done so via a ...
The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was 2 points for a win. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
List of international goals scored by Miroslav Klose. Klose playing in the 2014 World Cup Final. Miroslav Klose is the all-time top scorer for the Germany national football team, with 71 goals in 137 games between 2001 and 2014. [1] He is also the top scorer in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with 16 goals in 24 appearances across four ...
FIFA Women's World Cup top goalscorers. Marta holds the record for most goals scored in the FIFA Women's World Cup. Birgit Prinz ranks second among players with the most goals, scoring 14, including one in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup final. A total of over 1,000 goals have been scored in games at the Women's 9 final tournaments of the FIFA ...
Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal holds the all-time record with 130 international goals. [2] Brazil, Hungary and Iran hold the record of having the most players to have scored 50 or more international goals with four each. England, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia and Thailand each have three players who have achieved the feat.
This article features a list of men's professional FIFA records in association football, in any football league, cup, or other competition around the world, including professionals, semi-professionals, amateurs, and women's football. These records are divided based on whether they relate to players, coaches, or clubs.