Following are the leading World Cup career scorers (tabulated under placing, name, team, years, number of goals):

1. Miroslav Klose, Germany





2002-14 16

2. Ronaldo, Brazil









1998-06 15

3. Gerd Mueller, West Germany



1970-74 14

4. Just Fontaine, France





1958

13

5. Pele, Brazil











1958-70 12

6. Sandor Kocsis, Hungary





1954

11

6. Jurgen Klinsmann, Germany



1990-98 11

8. Helmut Rahn, West Germany



1954-58 10

8. Teofilo Cubillas, Peru





1970-78 10

8. Gregorz Lato, Poland







1974-82 10

8. Gary Lineker, England





1986-90 10

8. Gabriel Batistuta, Argentina

1994-02 10

8. Thomas Mueller, Germany





2010-14 10

14. Ademir, Brazil











1950



9

14. Vava, Brazil











1958-62

9

14. Uwe Seeler, West Germany



1958-70

9

14. Eusebio, Portugal









1966



9

14. Jairzinho, Brazil









1970-74

9

14. Paolo Rossi, Italy







1978-82

9

14. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, W. Germ. 1978-86

9

14. Roberto Baggio, Italy





1986-98

9

14. Christian Vieri, Italy





1998-02

9

14. David Villa, Spain







2006-14

9

24. Guillermo Stabile, Argentina

1930



8

24. Leonidas, Brazil









1930-38

8

24. Diego Maradona, Argentina



1982-94

8

24. Rudi Voeller, Germany





1986-94

8

24. Omar Miguez, Uruguay







1950-54

8

24. Rivaldo, Brazil









1998-02

8

29. Gyula Zsengeller, Hungary



1938



7

29. Hans Schafer, West Germany



1954-58

7

29. Johnny Rep, Netherlands





1974-78

7

29. Andrzej Szarmach, Poland



1974-78

7

29. Careca, Brazil











1986-90

7

29. Lajos Tichy, Hungary







1958-62

7

29. Oldrich Nejedly, Czechoslovakia 1934-38

6

36. Josef Hugi, Switzerland





1954



6

36. Max Morlock, West Germany



1954



6

36. Erich Probst, Austria





1954



6

36. Valentin Ivanov, Soviet Union

1958-62

6

36. Helmut Haller, West Germany

1962-70

6

36. Rivelino, Brazil









1970-74

6

36. Rob Rensenbrink, Netherlands

1974-78

6

36. Mario Kempes, Argentina





1978



6

36. Zbigniev Boniek, Poland





1978-82

6

36. Lothar Matthaeus, Germany



1986-98

6

36. Salvatore Schillaci, Italy



1990



6

36. Oleg Salenko, Russia







1994



6

36. Dennis Bergkamp, Netherlands

1994-98

6

36. Bebeto, Brazil











1994-98

6

36. Davor Suker, Croatia







1998-02

6

36. Diego Forlan, Uruguay





2002-14

6

36. Wesley Sneijder, Netherlands

2006-14

6

36. Arjen Robben, Netherlands



2006-14

6

36. James Rodriguez, Colombia



2014



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