Across the entire World Cup journey, every goalscorer and top candidate for the Golden Boot is weighed and remembered.
Several names tower above the rest in Qatar 2022, including two legendary figures who could bow out of this event: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Both have showcased World Cup scoring already and chase the ultimate glory with their national teams, Portugal and Argentina. Others who dream of etching their names in World Cup history include Luis Suarez, Robert Lewandowski, Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane, and Dusan Vlahovic. The lineup offers a mix of clutch finishers and rising talents for fans to follow with every match.
Beyond chasing the Golden Boot, the competition also hinges on assists, minutes per goal, and how efficiently a player converts chances. A striker’s success is rarely measured by goals alone; pace, endurance, and the ability to affect games within limited time are crucial factors for the title contenders.
SCORERS TABLE OF THE WORLD CUP QATAR 2022
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD CUP CORERS
No single nation dominates the record books more than Germany’s Miroslav Klose, who sits at the top with 16 goals across four World Cups. He leads a historic podium that also features Ronaldo with 15 and Gerd Müller with 14. Other legendary marks belong to Just Fontaine with 13, Pelé with 12, Sándor Kocsis with 11, Jürgen Klinsmann with 11, Helmut Rahn with 10, Gary Lineker with 10, Gabriel Batistuta with 10, Teófilo Cubillas with 10, Thomas Müller with 10, and Grzegorz Lato with 10. These names illustrate a legacy of prolific scorers who shaped the tournament’s past and influenced generations of players to chase similar heights.
Alongside Müller, the core of Bayern Munich’s attacking tradition, other giants of the game have left their mark in this list. Luis Suárez with seven, Cristiano Ronaldo with eight, Lionel Messi with seven, Romelu Lukaku with five, Eden Hazard with three, Neymar with six, Edinson Cavani with five, Denis Cheryshev with four, Artem Dzyuba with three, Xherdan Shaqiri with four, Ahmed Musa with four, Chicharito with four, Keisuke Honda with four, Harry Kane with six, Karim Benzema with three, Kylian Mbappé with four, Antoine Griezmann with four, Ivan Perisic with five, Mario Mandzukic with five, Son Heung-min with three, and James Rodriguez with six illustrate the wide spread of talent across nations and generations.
ALL GOLDEN BOOTS
THE SCORERS 1930-1978
Source: Goal