{"id":1453828,"date":"2026-06-06T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=cult-corner&#038;p=1453828"},"modified":"2026-06-05T16:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:09:51","slug":"world-cup-2026-all-time-top-scorers-nations","status":"publish","type":"cult-corner","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/cult-corner\/world-cup-2026-all-time-top-scorers-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"Every nation&#8217;s top scorer at the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>We&#8217;re edging closer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/world-cup-2026-betting-tips-predictions\/\">2026 World Cup<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is promised to be the biggest World Cup yet and with 48 teams involved a lot of players will be in the United States, Mexico and Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Cup has seen some fantastic goalscoring across the years. Think Just Fontaine in one tournament, or Miroslav Klose and Ronaldo across various competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which got us thinking. Who is the World Cup top goalscorer of every nation set to participate in the tournament this summer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve taken a look below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-algeria\">Algeria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorers: <\/strong>Salah Assad, Abdelmoumene Djabou, Islam Slimani<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/algeria-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Algeria<\/a> have scored 13 goals at the World Cup, but they haven&#8217;t had a runaway top scorer yet. In fact, they currently have three goalscorers level on two strikes each. Salah Assad was the first to reach the number, scoring both of his goals in 1982 as Algeria were knocked out in the group stage via the Disgrace of Gijon. Assad had scored both of his goals in the 3-2 win over Chile, but it wasn&#8217;t enough to avoid disappoinment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abdelmoumene Djabou and Islam Slimani both scored twice at the World Cup in 2014, as Algeria made the knockout stages for the first time. They both scored in Algeria&#8217;s 4-2 win over South Korea in the second group stage match, while Slimani got his second in the draw with Russia. Djabou&#8217;s second came in the last 16, a late consolation goal in extra-time as Algeria were beaten by eventual winners Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-argentina\">Argentina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Lionel Messi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>No prizes for guessing Lionel Messi as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/argentina-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Argentina<\/a>&#8216;s all-time top scorer at the World Cup. The <em>Albiceleste<\/em> legend has scored 13 goals in total across his five tournaments, and may have the overall World Cup record in his sights this summer. Messi had to wait to really make his mark at the World Cup netting just one goal in 2006 (against Serbia and Montenegro) and failing to score in 2010 at all. He netted four in 2010 but all came in the group stage, with one apiece against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran, and two in the win over Nigeria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Messi only scored one more in 2018, again against Nigeria. But he was a man determined in 2022. Messi scored seven goals at the tournament and only failed to find the net once, as he finally led Argentina to World Cup glory &#8212; overtaking Gabriel Batistuta as their all-time top World Cup goalscorer along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-australia\">Australia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Tim Cahill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be no surprise to see Tim Cahill top of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/australia-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-tactical-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australia<\/a>&#8216;s World Cup goalscoring charts. He&#8217;s their all-time top goalscorer and the only man to score in three World Cups for the Socceroos. Cahill scored twice in 2006 to help Australia reach the last-16 for the first time, with both goals coming in their opening game against Japan &#8212; which saw the Socceroos come from a goal down to win 3-1. Coincidentally, that was also Australia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/cult-corner\/2026-world-cup-teams-biggest-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">biggest-ever World Cup win<\/a>. Cahill only scored one goal in 2010, in Australia&#8217;s final group game having been sent off in their opener. Four years later, there were two more goals, but these came in defeats to Chile and Netherlands as Australia were knocked out in the group stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-austria\">Austria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Erich Probst<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/austria-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Austria<\/a> will be making their long-awaited return to the World Cup, playing at the tournament for the first time since 1998. This will be their eighth tournament appearance overall, but they haven&#8217;t really had a standout goalscorer since Erich Probst. Probst scored all six of his World Cup goals at the 1954 tournament as Austria made it to the semi-finals. Four of those goals came in the group stage, with Austria finishing second, and Probst scored another two in the knockout stages. But his sixth goal wasn&#8217;t enough to stop the 6-1 defeat to West Germany in the semi-finals\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-belgium\">Belgium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorers: <\/strong>Marc Wilmots, Romelu Lukaku<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There won&#8217;t be many surprised to see that Romelu Lukaku is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/belgium-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Belgium<\/a>&#8216;s top scorer at World Cups. But some may be shocked to learn that he doesn&#8217;t hold the record on his own. Marc Wilmots was the first to reach five goals at World Cups for Belgium, but he failed to find the net in his first two tournaments. He eventually broke his duck in Belgium&#8217;s second group game in 1998, scoring both goals in a 2-2 draw with Morocco. Four years later, Wilmots added three more to his tally, overtaking Jan Ceulemans with a goal in each group stage match. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lukaku came along in 2014 but only scored once in Brazil, what proved to be the winner in the last-16 against the United States. Lukaku scored four goals in Russia in 2018, all of which came in Belgium&#8217;s first two group stage matches agaisnt Panama and Tunisia. But he certainly played his part in them finishing third overall. He&#8217;ll be looking to take the record outright this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bosnia-herzegovina\">Bosnia-Herzegovina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorers: <\/strong>Edin Dzeko, Vedad Ibisevic, Miralem Pjanic, Avdija Vrsajevic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With just one World Cup tournament to their name, it&#8217;s no surprise to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/bosnia-herzegovina-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bosnia-Herzegovina<\/a>&#8216;s record shared. And it&#8217;s shared by four players. Vedad Ibisevic will go down in history as the first player to score for Bosnia-Herzegovina at a World Cup, netting in a 2-1 defeat to Argentina in their opening group game in 2014. They then blanked vs Nigeria in their second match, ending their campaign. But Bosnia-Herzegovina finished on a high, with Edin Dzeko, Miralem Pjanic and Avdija Vrsajevic all scoring in a 3-1 win over Iran in their final match. Dzeko is the only player of those four still active, so the record could be his outright this summer &#8212; or someone else could overtake them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-brazil\">Brazil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Ronaldo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-brazil\">For a while, Ronaldo was the top-scoring player in World Cups full stop. Nobody had scored more than his 15 goals. Now, he just has to settle for being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/brazil-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brazil<\/a>&#8216;s all-time World Cup goalscorer. After going unused in 1994, Ronaldo started to set the world alight in 1998. He scored four goals at the tournament to help Brazil reach the final, where they lost to France with Ronaldo playing while ill. Ronaldo had scored against Netherlands in the semi-finals helping to take the game to penalties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-brazil\">Ronaldo then scored in six of Brazil&#8217;s seven games at the 2002 World Cup, only failing to find the net in the quarter-final win over England. But he made up for that with both goals in the final as Brazil beat Germany &#8212; the second goal drew Ronaldo level with Pele on 12 World Cup goals for the <em>Selecao<\/em>. Ronaldo took the record outright in 2006 with a goal against Japan in the group stage (again bagging a brace). His 15th and final World Cup goal came in the 3-0 win over Ghana in the last-16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cape-verde\">Cape Verde<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>N\/A<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 World Cup will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/cape-verde-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cape Verde<\/a>&#8216;s tournament debut.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"article-page__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/tote-sign-up-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tote<\/a> sign-up offer: Bet \u00a310, get \u00a330 in free bets<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>Not signed up to Tote yet? 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And that means Moroccan Nayef Aguerd is actually Canada&#8217;s joint-top goalscorer at World Cups. He wasn&#8217;t Canada&#8217;s first World Cup goalscorer, that honour fell to Alphonso Davies who opened the scoring in their second group game at the 2022 World Cup against Croatia. Canada went on to lose that game 4-1, but it was still a moment to celebrate a first World Cup goal after blanking in four matches. Aguerd then put into his own net as Morocco beat Canada 2-1, and he&#8217;s unlikely to add to his tally. Davies could, though. Or there&#8217;s chance for someone else to make a name for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-colombia\">Colombia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>James Rodriguez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2014 World Cup was a good one for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/colombia-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colombia<\/a>, with 12 goals scored &#8212; their most of any tournament. Six of those were scored by James Rodriguez, who really announced himself on the world stage. And he remains Colombia&#8217;s all-time top World Cup goalscorer. Yerry Mina comes in at second with three goals. Rodriguez scored in all three group games for Colombia as they finished top of Group C, ahead of Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan. The midfielder then bagged both goals in the South American clash against Uruguay in the last-16, sending Colombia to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history. His late penalty against Brazil in the quarter-finals wasn&#8217;t enough to help Colombia past the hosts, but he did end the tournament with the Golden Boot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-croatia\">Croatia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorers: <\/strong>Davor Suker, Ivan Perisic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s another case of someone taking a nation&#8217;s top scorer spot thanks to their performance in a single tournament. But Dakor Suker isn&#8217;t alone as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/croatia-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/croatia-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Croatia<\/a>&#8216;s best. Suker netted all six of his goals in France in 1998, Croatia&#8217;s debut World Cup tournament. He scored twice in the group stage, first against Jamaica and then the only goal in a win over Japan. But he wasn&#8217;t just a group stage merchant. Suker scored in all four knockout stage matches, helping Croatia to a third-placed finish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some 20 years later, his record was matched by Ivan Perisic but the winger\/wing-back scored his six goals across three tournaments. Two came in 2014, and three more in 2018 including goals in the semi-finals and final as Croatia sealed second. Perisic then scored in Croatia&#8217;s last-16 success over Japan in 2022, which they won on penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-curacao\">Curacao<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>N\/A<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 World Cup will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/curacao-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-tactical-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curacao<\/a>&#8216;s tournament debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-czech-republic\">Czech Republic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Oldrich Nejedly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/czech-republic-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-tactical-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Czech Republic<\/a>&#8216;s World Cup records include those set by Czechoslovakia, and the topscoring one goes back almost 90 years. Oldrich Nejedly scored seven goals across two tournaments in 1934 and 1938, and his tally hasn&#8217;t been matched by anyone representing either Czechoslovakia or Czech Republic, since. Five of Nejedly&#8217;s goals came in 1934 as Czechoslovakia made it to the final, including a hat-trick against Germany in the semi-finals. Unfortunately he wasn&#8217;t able to find the net in the final, which they lost to Italy. Four years later, Nejedly scored twice as Czechoslovakia were knocked out in the quarter-finals after a replay. In fact, the only two games Czechoslovakia failed to win during the 1934 and 1938 World Cups were when Nejedly failed to score. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dr-congo\">DR Congo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>N\/A<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/dr-congo-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DR Congo<\/a> are yet to score a goal at the World Cup, going goalless in their previous three matches in 1974 when known as Zaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ecuador\">Ecuador<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Enner Valencia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Enner Valencia has scored almost half of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/ecuador-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ecuador<\/a>&#8216;s total World Cup goals, with six of their 14. They&#8217;ve come in each of Ecuador&#8217;s past two tournaments, and they&#8217;ve been very reliant on him. Valencia scored all three of Ecuador&#8217;s goals at the 2014 World Cup, netting in the defeat to Switzerland and win over Honduras &#8212; though it wasn&#8217;t enough to see them into the knockout stages. He then scored twice in Ecuador&#8217;s 2-0 win over Qatar to open the 2022 World Cup and then got the equaliser in a draw with the Netherlands. But, again, Ecuador bowed out at the group stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-egypt\">Egypt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorers: <\/strong>Abdulrahman Fawzi, Mo Salah<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite their dominance of African football, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/egypt-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Egypt<\/a> haven&#8217;t had much luck at World Cups with just three tournament appearances. They&#8217;ve scored five goals across seven matches, with their tournament debut in 1934 coming when the World Cup was a straight knockout format. Abdulrahman Fawzi scored twice in Egypt&#8217;s only game by they were beaten 4-2 by Hungary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After only scoring one goal at Italia 90, Egypt got another two goals in Russia in 2018. Again, both goals were scored by just one player, with Mo Salah netting in defeats against Russia and Saudi Arabia. He&#8217;ll be looking to take the record outright this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-england\">England<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Gary Lineker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A record that Harry Kane doesn&#8217;t have yet, Gary Lineker remains the all-time topscoring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/england-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">England<\/a> player at World Cups. Lineker was the first Englishman to win the World Cup Golden Boot &#8212; or Golden Shoe as it was called in 1986 &#8212; when he scored six goals in Mexico. Lineker (and England) blanked in the first two matches but scored a hat-trick to secure a crucial 3-0 win over Poland in the final group game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He then scored twice in England&#8217;s 3-0 last-16 win over Paraguay and got a late consolation in the quarter-final defeat to Argentina, a match famous for Diego Maradona&#8217;s Hand of God and one of the best goals ever. Lineker scored six of England&#8217;s seven goals at that tournament. Four years later, Lineker added another four to his World Cup tally, including a brace to beat Cameroon in the quarter-finals. Kane does have eight goals, though, so will have Lineker in his sights this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-france\">France<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Just Fontaine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Just Fontaine holds the record for the most goals scored at a single World Cup, netting 13 in the 1958 edition of the tournament. And it&#8217;s enough to see him clear as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/france-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">France<\/a>&#8216;s all-time top scorer at World Cups. Fontaine scored in all six of France&#8217;s games at the 1958 World Cup as they beat West Germany for a third-placed finish. He scored at least twice in four of those matches too. That included a hat-trick against Paraguay in the opening match, and four in the 6-3 win over West Germany to seal the bronze medal. But Kylian Mbappe is now only one goal behind him, and will be expected to overtake Fontaine this summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-germany\">Germany<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Miroslav Klose<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>16<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s shouldn&#8217;t be a surprise to see Miroslav Klose top of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/germany-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Germany<\/a>&#8216;s World Cup charts. After all, he&#8217;s scored more World Cup goals than any other player full stop. Klose&#8217;s 16 goals came in 24 matches across four tournaments, starting with five in 2002. All five of those goals came in the group stage, including a hat-trick in the opening 8-0 win over Saudi Arabia. But Klose failed to score in the knockout stages, with Germany losing the final against Brazil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He then scored five at Germany&#8217;s home World Cup with <em>Die Mannschaft<\/em> finishing third, including his first knockout goal to help seal a penalty-shootout victory over Argentina in the quarter-finals. But, again, the rest of his goals came in the group stage. It was the reverse in 2010 as three of Klose&#8217;s four goals came in the knockout stages, again en route to a third-placed finish. Klose scored twice at the 2014 World Cup, which ended with Germany finally winning the tournament, and the all-time tournament record was broken in the 7-1 thrashing of hosts Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ghana\">Ghana<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Asamoah Gyan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/ghana-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ghana<\/a> are relative newcomers to the world stage, only making their World Cup debut in 2006. They&#8217;ve played in four tounaments since, with Asamoah Gyan featuring in three. And he&#8217;s the Black Stars&#8217; World Cup top goalscorer. Gyan was part of Ghana&#8217;s first World Cup squad and will forever hold a place in their history, scoring their first ever goal at the tournament. He scored three more goals in 2010 as Ghana made the quarter-finals, including the winner against the United States in the last-16. But Gyan famously missed a chance for a fourth goal, missing his last-minute penalty to win the quarter-finals against Uruguay. Gyan returned four years later in Brazil and scored two goals against Germany and Portugal, but Ghana only took one point from their three group games and dropped out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-haiti\">Haiti<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Emmanuel Sanon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/haiti-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Haiti<\/a> have only scored two goals at the World Cup, having played at just one tournament &#8212; in 1974. Emmanuel Sanon scored both of those goals. The first game against Italy in Haiti&#8217;s opening group game and actually gave them the lead, before losing 3-1. He then scored in the final match, a consolation goal against Argentina. Not bad names to have scored against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iran\">Iran<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Mehdi Taremi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/iran-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iran<\/a> have scored 11 goals across their six World Cup appearances so far. But they&#8217;ve only had one player score more than once. Mehdi Taremi was the man, netting both of his goals at the 2022 World Cup. In fact, both goals came in the same game too. They were only consolation goals in Iran&#8217;s 6-2 defeat to England in their World Cup opener, the latter a penalty in the 13th minute of second half injury-time. And they were the only goals Iran scored at that tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iraq\">Iraq<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Ahmed Radhi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/iraq-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iraq<\/a> have only played at one World Cup, and scored just one goal in their three matches in 1986. Ahmed Radhi was the goalscorer, pulling one back in Iraq&#8217;s 2-1 defeat to Belgium in their second group game. It was a moment of history, but he&#8217;ll be hoping to be overtaken as Iraq&#8217;s all-time World Cup goalscorer once this summer is over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ivory-coast\">Ivory Coast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorers: <\/strong>Aruna Dindane, Didier Drogba, Wilfried Bony, Gervinho<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/ivory-coast-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ivory Coast<\/a> have had four different players score two goals at World Cups, holding the joint-record. Didier Drogba is unsurprisingly one of them but he has underwhelmed on the world stage. He only scored one goal at the 2006 World Cup, though it was Ivory Coast&#8217;s first-ever goal at the tournament. He added a second in 2010, in a 3-1 defeat to Brazil. That drew him level with Aruna Dindane, who scored both of his World Cup goals in Ivory Coast&#8217;s 3-2 win over Serbia and Montenegro in the 2006 World Cup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilfried Bony and Gervinho added their names to the list with two goals each at the 2014 World Cup. Both players scored in Ivory Coast&#8217;s 2-1 win over Japan to start the tournament, with Gervinho then netting in the defeat to Colombia and Bony scoring as the Elephants were beaten by Greece.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><strong>Bet \u00a310 &amp; Get \u00a330 in Free Bets with Bet365<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Not signed up to bet365 yet? 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Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. Time limits and T&amp;Cs apply.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-japan\">Japan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Keisuke Honda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/japan-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japan<\/a> have been World Cup regulars since making their tournament debut in 1998, though they&#8217;re still waiting for their first quarter-final appearance. <em>Samurai Blue<\/em> have scored 25 goals across their 25 matches, with Keisuke Honda leading the way on four goals. Honda got his first World Cup goal in 2010, netting the only strike in Japan&#8217;s 1-0 win over Cameroon. He then scored in the 3-1 win over Denmark as Japan reached the last-16. Four years later, Honda opened the scoring in Japan&#8217;s first match against Ivory Coast, but they fell to a defeat en route to a group stage exit. Honda got his fourth and final World Cup goal in 2018, scoring in the 2-2 draw with Senegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jordan\">Jordan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><strong>N\/A<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 World Cup will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/jordan-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jordan<\/a>&#8216;s tournament debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mexico\">Mexico<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorers: <\/strong>Luis Hernandez, Javier Hernandez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Two recognisable names lead the way for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/mexico-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mexico<\/a> in World Cup goals. Luis Hernandez took the record in 1998 with four goals in France. Three of those came in the group stage, including a brace in the opening 3-1 win over South Korea. He also scored an injury-time equaliser against the Netherlands in the final group match. Luis Hernandez went on to open the scoring in the last-16 against Germany, though Mexico lost that match. Twelve years later, Javier Hernandez scored his first World Cup goal in a 2-0 win over France in a result that helped seal Mexico&#8217;s place in the last-16. Javier Hernandez scored in the knockout stages, albeit in defeat to Argentina. He then scored one goal at each of the next two World Cups, netting against Croatia in 2014 and South Korea in 2018 &#8212; both in victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-morocco\">Morocco<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Youssef En-Nesyri<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/morocco-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Morocco<\/a>&#8216;s record was one broken recently, by a man who will be looking to add to his tally this summer. Youssef En-Nesyri opened his World Cup account in 2018 scoring in the final group stage game against Spain, a 2-2 draw for Morocco&#8217;s only point. Morocco made history four years later, becoming the first African nation to reach the World Cup semi-finals. En-Nesyri did his part on that journey, getting his first goal in a 2-1 win over Canada to seal top spot in Group F. He then scored the only goal in the 1-0 win over Portugal in the quarter-final, the strike that created history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-netherlands\">Netherlands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Johnny Rep<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This may not be a name you&#8217;d expect to be leading the way for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/netherlands-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netherlands<\/a>. But Johnny Rep&#8217;s seven goals in 1974 and 1978 still stands strong. The 1974 World Cup was a good one for the Netherlands as they reached the final, thanks in part to their goalscoring. Rep was responsible for three goals, all of which came in the first group stage. He scored both goals in the opening 2-0 win over Uruguay before netting in the 4-1 victory against Bulgaria. Rep added three goals four years later. He scored in a defeat to Scotland in the first group stage, and bagged twice in the 5-1 win against Austria in the next ground &#8212; again as the Netherlands reached the final. Memphis Depay and Cody Gakpo will both be looking to get closer to the record this summer, currently on three goals each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-zealand\">New Zealand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorers: <\/strong>Winston Reid, Shane Smeltz, Steve Sumner, Steve Wooddin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another record that is very much up for grabs this summer. Someone will only need to score twice to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/new-zealand-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Zealand<\/a>&#8216;s all-time top scorer at World Cups. The All Whites have scored just four goals across their two World Cup tournaments, split across four players. Steve Sumner got their first-ever World Cup goal in a defeat to Scotland in 1982, with Steve Wooddin clawing it back to 3-2 before the eventual 5-2 defeat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Zealand had to wait until 2010 for their next World Cup appearance (and goals). Winston Reid scored a late equaliser in the opening group game against Slovakia, and Shane Smeltz opened the scoring in the following match against Italy &#8212; both ending in draws. A goalless draw against Paraguay in the final game sealed New Zealand&#8217;s unbeaten World Cup, even though they were still knocked out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-norway\">Norway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Kjetil Rekdal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a record many expect to tumble this summer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/norway-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Norway<\/a>&#8216;s top scorer at World Cups is currently Kjetil Rekdal, who has scored two goals at the tournament. They came across two tournaments too &#8212; no Norway player has netted more than once at a single World Cup. Rekdal scored his first World Cup goal in their opening game in 1994, a 1-0 win over Mexico. It would be their only goal at that World Cup. Four years later, Rekdal scored a last-minute winner from the penalty spot to seal a historic 2-1 win over Brazil and a spot in the last-16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-panama\">Panama<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorers: <\/strong>Felipe Baloy, Yassine Meriah (own goal)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/panama-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Panama<\/a> have only scored two goals at the World Cup &#8212; having only appeared at the tournament once in their history. And only one of them was scored by a Panama player. It was their first World Cup goal, though, as Felipe Baloy netted a late consolation in the 6-1 defeat to Panama. In their next game, Panama took the lead against Tunisia thanks to Yassine Meriah&#8217;s own goal, but they went on to lose the match 2-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-paraguay\">Paraguay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Nelson Cuevas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/paraguay-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paraguay<\/a> have had a lot of goalscorers at the World Cup, but no one has really run away with things. Nelson Cuevas holds their record, with three goals across two tournaments. He scored two goals at the 2002 World Cup, and they both came in the same game to help Paraguay beat Slovenia 3-1 in the group stage &#8212; sealing a spot in the last-16. Four years later, Cuevas capped off a 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago with a late goal, though Paraguay had already been knocked out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-portugal\">Portugal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Eusebio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A record Cristiano Ronaldo doesn&#8217;t have yet. But he&#8217;ll hope to have it once the summer is over. Eusebio still stands strong as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/portugal-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portugal<\/a>&#8216;s all-time top World Cup goalscorer thanks to his nine goals, all coming in 1966. Although England lifted the trophy, it was very much Eusebio&#8217;s tournament. The forward scored in five of Portugal&#8217;s six games to help them seal a third-placed finish on in their debut World Cup. It included four goals in the quartef-finals agaisnt North Korea and a brace vs Brazil. He even scored Portugal&#8217;s only goal in their semi-final defeat to England. Ronaldo, for the record, is on eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-qatar\">Qatar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Mohammed Muntari<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/qatar-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Qatar<\/a> only scored one goal at their home tournament in 2022, which was also their first World Cup. Mohammed Muntari holds the honour, netting in a 3-1 defeat to Senegal in their second group game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-saudi-arabia\">Saudi Arabia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorers: <\/strong>Sami Al-Jaber, Salem Al-Dawsari<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/saudi-arabia-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saudi Arabia<\/a>&#8216;s World Cup goalscoring record is held by two legends, one retired and one still going. Sami Al-Jaber was part of Saudi Arabia&#8217;s first World Cup squad in 1994 as they reached the last-16 on debut. He helped them get there with a goal in their 2-1 group stage win over Morocco. Al-Jaber then scored Saudi Arabia&#8217;s first goal at the 1998 World Cup, though this wasn&#8217;t as successful. The goal came in Saudi Arabia&#8217;s third game, a 2-2 draw with South Africa on their way out of the competition. Al-Jaber had to wait until 2006 for his third and final World Cup goal, and it was a similar story to 1998. Only this time, Al-Jaber scored Saudi Arabia&#8217;s second goal in a 2-2 draw against Tunisia in their World Cup opener, the only point and goals they record that tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It took Saudi Arabia 12 years to return to the World Cup, with Salem Al-Dawsari part of their team. He opened his World Cup account in a final group game win against Egypt, though it wasn&#8217;t enough to prevent Saudi Arabia from being knocked out. Four years later, Al-Dawsari scored two goals including the winner against eventual winners Argentina in the group stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scotland\">Scotland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Joe Jordan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe Jordan probably isn&#8217;t the name you&#8217;d expect top of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/scotland-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scotland<\/a>&#8216;s World Cup goalscoring list. A lot of modern fans will only know him as the Tottenham Hotspur coach who squared up to Gennaro Gattuso. But he was Scotland&#8217;s striker in the 1970s and had three tournaments to score his four goals. Jordan scored two goals at the 1974 World Cup, helping Scotland to a 2-0 win over Zaire in their opening group game. He also closed the group with a goal in the 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia, but Scotland still failed to make it out of the group. Jordan then scored Scotland&#8217;s first goal at the 1978 World Cup, netting in the 3-1 defeat to Peru. Four years later, Jordan helped Scotland to secure a 2-2 draw with the Soviet Union i ntheir final group game, becoming the first and only Scot to score in three separate World Cups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-senegal\">Senegal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Papa Bouba Diop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/senegal-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senegal<\/a> have only featured at three World Cups, with 16 years between their first and second appearances. So it has been hard for one single player to storm ahead on the topscorers list. Given 2026 is their third tournament in a row, however, a new name could top the list come the end of the summer. For now, Papa Bouba Diop holds the record thanks to his three goals scored in 2002. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was Senegal&#8217;s debut tournament but they made it all the way to the quarter-finals. Diop scored Senegal&#8217;s first-ever World Cup goal, sealing the famous 1-0 win over France. He then netted twice to make it 3-0 to Senegal over Uruguay in their final group match. While Uruguay did come back to secure a 3-3 draw, it was enough to send Senegal through. Henri Camara is the only other Senegal player to score more than one World Cup goal, with 10 having netted one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-south-africa\">South Africa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorers: <\/strong>Shaun Bartlett, Benni McCarthy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/south-africa-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Africa<\/a> have had nine different scorers at World Cups, with only two netting more than once. Benni McCarthy is one of them and holds the honour of scoring their first-ever World Cup goal in 1998, sealing a 1-1 draw with Denmark. But Shaun Bartlett finished that tournament as South Africa&#8217;s top scorer thanks to his two goals in the 2-2 draw with Saudi Arabia &#8212; the only other goals <em>Bafana Bafana<\/em> scored at the tournament. McCarthy scored his second World Cup goal &#8212; levelling Bartlett &#8212; four years later in a 3-2 defeat to Spain in South Africa&#8217;s final group match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-south-korea\">South Korea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorers: <\/strong>Ahn Jung-hawn, Park Ji-sung, Son Heung-min<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/south-korea-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Korea<\/a> have made enough World Cup appearances to have a number of goalscorers. But the goals have been shared out, rather than having one man run away with things. Their record is currently held by three players. Ahn Jung-hwan was the first to break the record, scoring his three goals across three tournaments. The first came in 2002, with Ahn scoring an equaliser in the 1-1 draw with the United States. South Korea made it to the semi-finals of the tournament they co-hosted, and Ahn helped them get there with a golden goal winner against Italy in the last-16. He scored his third and final World Cup goal in a 2-1 win over Togo in 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Park Ji-sung had also featured at the 2002 World Cup and he helped South Korea seal top spot in their group with a winner in the final match against Portugal. Park had to wait until 2006 for his next World Cup goal, equalising late on in the group stage draw with France. A third goal came four years later, wrapping up a 2-0 group stage win over Greece. Son Heung-min has been the modern hero, and his World Cup goalscoring record started in 2014. But his first goal came in a 4-2 defeat to Algeria as South Korea were knocked out in the group stages. He then scored twice at the 2018 World Cup, a late consolation against Mexico before rounding off a late 2-0 win over Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/midnite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midnite Offer<\/a>: Bet \u00a310, get \u00a330 in free bets<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>How to claim:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Open an account at Midnite using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/midnite?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>this link<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Deposit \u00a310 or more<\/li>\r\n<li>Place your first bet of \u00a310 or more (minimum odds of 1\/1)<\/li>\r\n<li>Receive \u00a330 in free bets, valid for 7 days on selected betse only.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/midnite?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1422505 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-1024x358.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-1024x358.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-768x268.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-400x140.png 400w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-572x200.png 572w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-172x60.png 172w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-150x52.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148-40x14.png 40w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06121645\/image-148.png 1499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>18+ New customers only. Place a \u00a310+ bet at min odds 1\/1 (2.0) within 14 days of sign-up. Get \u00a330 in Free Bets, valid for 7 days on selected bets only. Free stake not returned with winnings. T&amp;Cs apply. BeGambleAware.org<\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spain\">Spain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>David Villa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/spain-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spain<\/a> have been blessed with a host of good goalscorers over the years, and David Villa stands taller than most. His World Cup goalscoring journey started in 2006, with Villa scoring twice in an opening 4-0 win over Ukraine. Spain went perfect in the group stage but lost in the last-16, beaten 3-1 by France despite Villa opening the scoring. Four years later, Villa was instrumental in Spain winning the World Cup for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Villa scored in four of Spain&#8217;s seven games, including three match winners. He netted twice in the 2-0 win over Honduras in the group stage as Spain recovered from an opening defeat, before scoring in a 2-1 victory against Chile. Villa then scored the only goals in 1-0 wins over Portugal and Paraguay in the last-16 and quarter-finals, respectively. Villa&#8217;s ninth and final World Cup goal came in Spain&#8217;s final group stage game in 2014, a 3-0 win over Australia that couldn&#8217;t stop them from being knocked out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sweden\">Sweden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorers: <\/strong>Kennet Andersson, Henrik Larsson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If in doubt, say Henrik Larsson. The legendary forward is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/sweden-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sweden<\/a>&#8216;s all-time World Cup top scorers, but he doesn&#8217;t stand alone. And he had three tournaments to match a record set in 1994. Kennet Andersson was the first Swedish player to score five goals at the World Cup, with all four of his goals coming at USA &#8217;94. Andersson took a little while to get going, only scoring his first goal in the final group stage game against Brazil. But he scored in three of his four knockout stage matches, including two in the last-16 win over Saudi Arabia. Andersson also scored in a 2-2 draw with Romania in the quarter-finals &#8212; which Sweden won on penatlies &#8212; and rounded off the 4-0 victory over Bulgaria to seal a bronze medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Larsson had also scored in that 4-0 win over Bulgaria, his first World Cup goal. He had to wait eighth years for his next, as Sweden missed two World Cups. Larsson scored both goals in Sweden&#8217;s 2-1 win over Nigeria to help them reach the knockout stages. He also scored in the knockout stage, but couldn&#8217;t prevent Sweden from falling to a 2-1 defeat to Senegal in the last-16. Larsson was back in 2006 and scored his final World Cup goal against England in the group stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-switzerland\">Switzerland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Josef Hugi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Many might have expected Xherdan Shaqiri to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/switzerland-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Switzerland<\/a>&#8216;s World Cup top scorer, but he retired on five goals at the tournament. It placed him one behind Josef Hugi&#8217;s whose record of six World Cup goals has stood since 1954. Hugi played a big part in Switzerland reaching the knockout stages of their home World Cup. He scored the winner in their opening group game against Italy, and netted twice vs the <em>Azzurri<\/em> again in the 4-1 play-off victory. Hugi then scored a hat-trick in the World Cup quarter-finals against Austria, but he couldn&#8217;t prevent them from losing 7-5. He remains one of just three players to score a World Cup hat-trick and lose that match (excluding penalties). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tunisia\">Tunisia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Wahbi Khazri<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Wahbi Khazri is a World Cup recordbreaker in more ways than one. He&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/tunisia-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tunisia<\/a>&#8216;s all-time World Cup top scorer, but he&#8217;s also the only Tunisia player to score more than once at a single World Cup. Khazri scored twice at the 2018 World Cup, immediately taking him top of the list in his debut tournament. He scored a late consolation goal in a 5-2 defeat to Belgium, before sealing a 2-1 win from behind against Panama. Four years later, Khazri scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over defending champions France &#8212; but it wasn&#8217;t enough to prevent Tunisia from being knocked out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-turkey\">Turkey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorers: <\/strong>Burhan Sargun, Suat Mamat, Ilhan Mansiz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/turkey-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Turkey<\/a> have three players sharing top spot among their all-time World Cup scoring list, on three goals each. And that&#8217;s impressive too, considering they&#8217;ve only featured in two World Cups (before this summer), 68 years apart. Suat Mamat holds the honour of being Turkey&#8217;s first-ever World Cup goalscorer, netting in their opening 4-1 defeat to West Germany. he scored two more in the 7-0 win over South Korea. That match also saw Burhan Sargun grab a hat-trick &#8212; equalling Mamat&#8217;s record in the same game. Ilhan Mansiz scored three goals at the 2002 World Cup to help Turkey finish third and, remarkably, they all came in the knockout stages. Mansiz scored the golden goal in the quarter-final win over Senegal, before netted twice in the third-placed play-off to beat co-hosts South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uruguay\">Uruguay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Oscar Miguez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/uruguay-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uruguay<\/a> are two-time world champions, and their all-time top World Cup goalscorer did help them on the way to one of their titles. Oscar Miguez scored five goals at the World Cup as Uruguay lifted the trophy for the second time. Three goals came in the 8-0 win over Bolivia, Uruguay&#8217;s only game of the first group stage due to withdrawals. He scored two more to help Uruguay beat Sweden 3-2 in the second group stage, which helped to decide the winners. Four years later, Miguez scored three goals in the group stage including a brace in the 7-0 win over Scotland. Luis Suarez went close to equalling Miguez&#8217;s record but retired with seven World Cup goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-usa\">USA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goalscorer: <\/strong>Landon Donovan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goals: <\/strong>5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It was going to be one of Landon Donovan or Clint Dempsey. And it&#8217;s Donovan who takes the record as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/usa-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United States<\/a>&#8216; all-time World Cup top scorer. Donovan scored twice at the 2002 World Cup to help USA reach the quarter-finals, though his first goal came in a 3-1 group-stage defeat to Poland. He did seal a 2-0 win over Mexico in the last-16, setting up the quarter-final with Germany. Donovan blanked at the 2006 World Cup but returned with three goals in 2010. He scored two goals to help USA top their group, netted in a draw with Slovenia and the last-minute winner against Algeria. Donovan then scored an equaliser against Ghana in the last-16, though USA lost in extra-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uzbekistan\">Uzbekistan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>N\/A<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 World Cup will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/uzbekistan-world-cup-2026-fixtures-players-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uzbekistan<\/a>&#8216;s tournament debut.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/world-cup-2026-betting-tips-predictions\/\"><strong>World Cup predictions &amp; tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/world-cup-outright-odds\/\"><strong>World Cup outright odds <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a 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class=\"sq-card__content\">\n                        <div class=\"sq-card__meta\">\n                            <span class=\"sq-card__label\">Cult Corners<\/span>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/cult-corner\/the-11-english-clubs-to-win-a-european-trophy\/\" class=\"sq-card__title\">\n                                <h2 class=\"sq-card__title-text\">\n                                    The 11 English clubs to win a European trophy ahead of Crystal Palace&#8217;s shot at glory                                <\/h2>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"sq-card__excerpt\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/author\/peterfitzpatrick\/\" class=\"sq-card__link\">\n                                    Peter Fitzpatrick                                <\/a>\n                                                        <time class=\"sq-card__label\">2 weeks ago<\/time>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article>\n                                            <article class=\"sq-card\">\n                                            <div class=\"sq-card__thumbnail\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/cult-corner\/what-happened-next-every-championship-play-off-final-winner-since-2000\/\" class=\"sq-thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/05\/15131535\/1205476_1205476_What-happened-next-Every-Championship-play-off-final-winner-since-2000-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"What happened next? Every Championship play-off final winner since 2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/05\/15131535\/1205476_1205476_What-happened-next-Every-Championship-play-off-final-winner-since-2000-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/05\/15131535\/1205476_1205476_What-happened-next-Every-Championship-play-off-final-winner-since-2000-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/05\/15131535\/1205476_1205476_What-happened-next-Every-Championship-play-off-final-winner-since-2000-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"sq-card__content\">\n                        <div class=\"sq-card__meta\">\n                            <span class=\"sq-card__label\">Cult Corners<\/span>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/cult-corner\/what-happened-next-every-championship-play-off-final-winner-since-2000\/\" class=\"sq-card__title\">\n                                <h2 class=\"sq-card__title-text\">\n                                    What happened next? 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25144432\/1209870_1209870_Every-striker-signed-by-Pep-Guardiola-ranked-from-worst-to-best-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25144432\/1209870_1209870_Every-striker-signed-by-Pep-Guardiola-ranked-from-worst-to-best-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25144432\/1209870_1209870_Every-striker-signed-by-Pep-Guardiola-ranked-from-worst-to-best-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25144432\/1209870_1209870_Every-striker-signed-by-Pep-Guardiola-ranked-from-worst-to-best-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"sq-card__content\">\n                        <div class=\"sq-card__meta\">\n                            <span class=\"sq-card__label\">Cult Corners<\/span>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/cult-corner\/every-pep-guardiola-striker-signing-ranked\/\" class=\"sq-card__title\">\n                                <h2 class=\"sq-card__title-text\">\n                                    Every striker signed by Pep Guardiola, ranked from worst to best                                <\/h2>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"sq-card__excerpt\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/author\/lukeh\/\" class=\"sq-card__link\">\n                                    Luke Hamilton                                <\/a>\n                                                        <time class=\"sq-card__label\">3 weeks ago<\/time>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n 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class=\"sq-card__title\">\n                                <h2 class=\"sq-card__title-text\">\n                                    Every nation&#8217;s biggest win at the World Cup                                <\/h2>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"sq-card__excerpt\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/author\/harry-edwards\/\" class=\"sq-card__link\">\n                                    Harry Edwards                                <\/a>\n                                                        <time class=\"sq-card__label\">3 weeks ago<\/time>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article>\n                                            <article class=\"sq-card\">\n                                            <div class=\"sq-card__thumbnail\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/cult-corner\/every-premier-league-clubs-record-sale\/\" class=\"sq-thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/10150618\/feature_image-x1-circle-purple-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"sq-card__content\">\n                        <div class=\"sq-card__meta\">\n                            <span class=\"sq-card__label\">Cult Corners<\/span>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/cult-corner\/every-premier-league-clubs-record-sale\/\" class=\"sq-card__title\">\n                                <h2 class=\"sq-card__title-text\">\n                                    Every Premier League club&#8217;s record sale: From Alexander Isak to a Chelsea legend                                <\/h2>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"sq-card__excerpt\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/author\/chris-smith\/\" class=\"sq-card__link\">\n                                    Chris Jones                                <\/a>\n                                                        <time class=\"sq-card__label\">4 weeks ago<\/time>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article>\n                                            <article class=\"sq-card\">\n                                            <div class=\"sq-card__thumbnail\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/cult-corner\/where-are-they-now-arsenal-barcelona-2006-champions-league-final\/\" class=\"sq-thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2021\/02\/06102513\/ThierryHenry06052026_ID2PD2MCM_SamuelEtoo06052026_ID2E9A9WX-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"sq-card__content\">\n                        <div class=\"sq-card__meta\">\n                            <span class=\"sq-card__label\">Cult Corners<\/span>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/cult-corner\/where-are-they-now-arsenal-barcelona-2006-champions-league-final\/\" class=\"sq-card__title\">\n                                <h2 class=\"sq-card__title-text\">\n                                    Where are they now? 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Man City&#8217;s 2017-18 Premier League Centurions                                <\/h2>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"sq-card__excerpt\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/author\/harry-edwards\/\" class=\"sq-card__link\">\n                                    Harry Edwards                                <\/a>\n                                                        <time class=\"sq-card__label\">1 month ago<\/time>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article>\n                                            <article class=\"sq-card\">\n                                            <div class=\"sq-card__thumbnail\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/cult-corner\/what-happened-next-aston-villa-qualified-for-europe-200910\/\" class=\"sq-thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2021\/01\/06101235\/1159102_1159102_10-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"What happened next? The Aston Villa side that qualified for Europe in 2009\/10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2021\/01\/06101235\/1159102_1159102_10-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2021\/01\/06101235\/1159102_1159102_10-copy-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2021\/01\/06101235\/1159102_1159102_10-copy-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"sq-card__content\">\n                        <div class=\"sq-card__meta\">\n                            <span class=\"sq-card__label\">Cult Corners<\/span>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/cult-corner\/what-happened-next-aston-villa-qualified-for-europe-200910\/\" class=\"sq-card__title\">\n                                <h2 class=\"sq-card__title-text\">\n                                    What happened next? The Aston Villa side that qualified for Europe in 2009-10                                <\/h2>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"sq-card__excerpt\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/author\/oliver-young-myles\/\" class=\"sq-card__link\">\n                                    Oliver Young-Myles                                <\/a>\n                                                        <time class=\"sq-card__label\">1 month ago<\/time>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re edging closer to the 2026 World Cup. This is promised to be the biggest World Cup yet and with 48 teams involved a lot of players will be in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The World Cup has seen some fantastic goalscoring across the years. Think Just Fontaine in one tournament, or Miroslav&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":1455335,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"world cup all-time top scorers","_yoast_wpseo_title":"2026 World Cup: Every nation's all-time tournament top scorer %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%%","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"There are 48 countries at the 2026 World Cup. 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