{"handle":"showcase","slug":"world-cup-all-time-top-scorers","version":4,"visibility":"public","rows":20,"updated_at":"2026-05-11T07:16:19.977Z","data":[{"rank":1,"player":"Miroslav Klose","country":"Germany","goals":16,"tournaments":"2002, 2006, 2010, 2014","active_for_2026":false,"note":"All-time top scorer. Scored in four consecutive tournaments."},{"rank":2,"player":"Ronaldo","country":"Brazil","goals":15,"tournaments":"1998, 2002, 2006","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Won the Golden Boot in 2002, scored both in the final vs Germany."},{"rank":3,"player":"Gerd Müller","country":"West Germany","goals":14,"tournaments":"1970, 1974","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Held the record from 1974 to 2006."},{"rank":4,"player":"Just Fontaine","country":"France","goals":13,"tournaments":"1958","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Single-tournament record — 13 goals in just one World Cup."},{"rank":4,"player":"Lionel Messi","country":"Argentina","goals":13,"tournaments":"2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022","active_for_2026":true,"note":"Defending champion captain. Returning for a sixth (and likely final) World Cup."},{"rank":6,"player":"Pelé","country":"Brazil","goals":12,"tournaments":"1958, 1962, 1966, 1970","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Only player to win three World Cups. Tournament debut at 17."},{"rank":6,"player":"Kylian Mbappé","country":"France","goals":12,"tournaments":"2018, 2022","active_for_2026":true,"note":"Hat-trick in the 2022 final. Already on 12 goals at age 27 — could catch Klose."},{"rank":8,"player":"Sándor Kocsis","country":"Hungary","goals":11,"tournaments":"1954","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Member of the Magical Magyars."},{"rank":8,"player":"Jürgen Klinsmann","country":"Germany","goals":11,"tournaments":"1990, 1994, 1998","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Won the 1990 World Cup as a player."},{"rank":10,"player":"Helmut Rahn","country":"West Germany","goals":10,"tournaments":"1954, 1958","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Scored the winning goal in the 1954 Miracle of Bern final."},{"rank":10,"player":"Gary Lineker","country":"England","goals":10,"tournaments":"1986, 1990","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Golden Boot winner in 1986."},{"rank":10,"player":"Gabriel Batistuta","country":"Argentina","goals":10,"tournaments":"1994, 1998, 2002","active_for_2026":false,"note":"First player to score hat-tricks in two different World Cups."},{"rank":10,"player":"Teófilo Cubillas","country":"Peru","goals":10,"tournaments":"1970, 1978, 1982","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Scored five goals in both 1970 and 1978."},{"rank":10,"player":"Thomas Müller","country":"Germany","goals":10,"tournaments":"2010, 2014, 2018, 2022","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Won the Golden Boot in 2010. Retired from the German national team in 2024."},{"rank":10,"player":"Grzegorz Lato","country":"Poland","goals":10,"tournaments":"1974, 1978, 1982","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Golden Boot winner in 1974."},{"rank":16,"player":"Ademir","country":"Brazil","goals":9,"tournaments":"1950","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Golden Boot winner in 1950."},{"rank":16,"player":"Eusébio","country":"Portugal","goals":9,"tournaments":"1966","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Golden Boot winner in 1966, all 9 goals in one tournament."},{"rank":16,"player":"Christian Vieri","country":"Italy","goals":9,"tournaments":"1998, 2002","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Scored in five consecutive World Cup matches."},{"rank":16,"player":"Vavá","country":"Brazil","goals":9,"tournaments":"1958, 1962","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Scored in two consecutive World Cup finals (1958, 1962)."},{"rank":16,"player":"David Villa","country":"Spain","goals":9,"tournaments":"2006, 2010, 2014","active_for_2026":false,"note":"Spain's all-time top scorer. Part of the 2010 World Cup winning side."}]}