{"id":3572,"date":"2026-07-20T05:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3572"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:45:47","slug":"world-cup-all-time-top-scorers","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/world-cup-all-time-top-scorers\/","title":{"rendered":"Most World Cup goals ever: Mbapp\u00e9 tops the all-time list after passing Klose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 finished the 2026 World Cup as the leading goalscorer in tournament history.<\/strong> His Golden Boot-winning campaign took him to 22 World Cup goals across three tournaments, edging out Lionel Messi, who ended his international career on 21 after Argentina\u2019s runners-up finish, and Miroslav Klose, whose 16-goal record from 2002\u20132014 had stood since. Spain won the tournament itself, beating Argentina 1\u20130 after extra time in the final at MetLife Stadium on 19 July.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Most World Cup goals: the all-time top scorers<\/h2>\n<p>Klose set the previous benchmark of 16 across four tournaments between 2002 and 2014. Mbapp\u00e9 and Messi both passed it during the 2026 World Cup, with Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s Golden Boot run carrying him clear at the top. Here is the updated all-time men\u2019s World Cup top-scorer list.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th style=\"text-align:left\">Player<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left\">Country<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left\">WC goals<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left\">Tournaments<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong><\/td><td>France<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>2018\u20132026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lionel Messi<\/strong><\/td><td>Argentina<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>2006\u20132026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Miroslav Klose<\/strong><\/td><td>Germany<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>2002\u20132014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ronaldo<\/strong><\/td><td>Brazil<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>1998\u20132006<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Gerd M\u00fcller<\/strong><\/td><td>West Germany<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>1970\u20131974<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Just Fontaine<\/strong><\/td><td>France<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>1958<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Pel\u00e9<\/strong><\/td><td>Brazil<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>1958\u20131970<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>S\u00e1ndor Kocsis<\/strong><\/td><td>Hungary<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>1954<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>J\u00fcrgen Klinsmann<\/strong><\/td><td>Germany<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>1990\u20131998<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Thomas M\u00fcller<\/strong><\/td><td>Germany<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>2010\u20132022<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<h2>How the record changed hands<\/h2>\n<p>Messi drew level with Klose on 16 goals with a hat trick against Algeria on 16 June, then added five more across the rest of the tournament to take Argentina all the way to the final. Mbapp\u00e9, level with Gerd M\u00fcller on 14 after his own double in the group stage, kept scoring through the knockout rounds and finished with the Golden Boot on 10 goals for the tournament, enough to move two clear of Messi and stand alone on top of the all-time list.<\/p>\n\n<h2>The day the race caught fire<\/h2>\n<p>All three of the tournament\u2019s headline forwards had scored on the same day back in the group stage. Messi\u2019s treble against Algeria was the biggest statement at the time, drawing him level with Klose; Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s double against Senegal included a 30-yard stunner; and Erling Haaland marked his first World Cup appearance with two goals of his own.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th style=\"text-align:left\">Player<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left\">Goals on 16 June<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left\">WC goals after that day<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Lionel Messi<\/strong><\/td><td>3<\/td><td>16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong><\/td><td>2<\/td><td>14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Erling Haaland<\/strong><\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<h2>The final Golden Boot standings<\/h2>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s tournament-topping form won him the Golden Boot outright, with Messi as runner-up. Both also topped the assist charts, with four apiece. Here is how the leading scorers finished:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th style=\"text-align:left\">Player<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left\">Country<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left\">2026 WC goals<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong><\/td><td>France<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lionel Messi<\/strong><\/td><td>Argentina<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Jude Bellingham<\/strong><\/td><td>England<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Erling Haaland<\/strong><\/td><td>Norway<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/strong><\/td><td>France<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Harry Kane<\/strong><\/td><td>England<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Mikel Oyarzabal<\/strong><\/td><td>Spain<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<h2>Spain lift the trophy<\/h2>\n<p>The individual scoring race played out against the backdrop of Spain\u2019s 1\u20130 extra-time win over Argentina in the final at MetLife Stadium on 19 July. Ferran Torres settled a goalless contest in the 106th minute for Spain\u2019s second world title, following 2010, in the first World Cup final since USA 1994 to remain scoreless after 90 minutes. Read <a href=\"\/ca\/news\/lionel-messi-world-cup-records\/\">Messi\u2019s World Cup record in full<\/a> and <a href=\"\/ca\/news\/kylian-mbappe-world-cup-goals\/\">how Mbapp\u00e9 became the all-time top scorer<\/a>. Relive the tournament on our <a href=\"\/ca\/world-cup-2026\/stats\/\">World Cup 2026 stats<\/a> page and the <a href=\"\/ca\/world-cup-2026\/\">World Cup 2026 hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-gb1\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who has scored the most goals in World Cup history?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, with 22 goals across three tournaments (2018, 2022 and 2026). He passed Miroslav Klose\u2019s 16-goal record during the 2026 World Cup.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-gb2\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How many World Cup goals does Lionel Messi have?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Twenty-one. Messi finished his international career second on the all-time list, one goal behind Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, after Argentina lost the 2026 World Cup final to Spain.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-gb3\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Did Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 break the World Cup goal record?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes. Mbapp\u00e9 finished the 2026 World Cup on 22 all-time goals, also winning the Golden Boot with 10 goals and 4 assists for the tournament.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-gb4\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who won the 2026 World Cup Golden Boot?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, with 10 goals and 4 assists. Lionel Messi was runner-up on 8 goals, with Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland tied third on 7.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 finished the 2026 World Cup as the leading goalscorer in tournament history. His Golden Boot-winning campaign took him to 22 World Cup goals across three tournaments, edging out Lionel Messi, who ended his international career on 21 after Argentina\u2019s runners-up finish, and Miroslav Klose, whose 16-goal record from 2002\u20132014 had stood since. 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