‘The King’ burst onto the scene as a 17-year-old in 1958, scoring twice in the final win over Sweden and hit the back of the net again in the final 12 years later during the 4-1 thumping of Italy.ģ) Just Fontaine (France) – 13 goals (1958) Like Just Fontaine further down this list, Kocsis only played in one World Cup but was a key player in the magnificent Hungary team of 1954, scoring in every game apart from the shock final defeat to West Germany.Ĥ) Pele (Brazil) – 12 goals (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970) Prolific striker who excelled in three straight World Cups and forged an impressive partnership with Rudi Voller.ĥ) Sandor Kocsis (Hungary) – 11 goals (1954) His 10 goals came from just nine games.Ħ) Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany) – 11 goals (1990, 1994, 1998) ‘The Cannon from Essen’ is best remembered for scoring twice in the 1954 final against Hungary, but he was also a star four years later in Sweden. At his peak during the 1994 and 98 editions, but also scored as a veteran in Japan/South Korea.ħ) Helmut Rahn (West Germany) – 10 goals (1954, 1958) Legendary Argentine striker with a bullet of a right foot. Also struck four times in 1990 as England finished fourth.Ĩ) Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) – 10 goals (1994, 1998, 2002) Top scorer at the 1986 World Cup with six goals. Scored a memorable goal against Scotland eight years later in Argentina.ĩ) Gary Lineker (England) – 10 goals (1986, 1990) The greatest Peruvian of all time, Cubillas was the inspiration behind his country’s run to the quarter final in 1970. Please note: players level on the same number of goals are separated by their goal-to-game ratio…ġ0) Teofilo Cubillas (Peru) – 10 goals (1970, 1978, 1982)
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