Fifa world cup 2026: Top 5 Players With the Most Goals in a Single FIFA World Cup

Scoring goals at the FIFA World Cup is considered one of the biggest achievements in the footballing world. While many players have dominated club football it takes a special talent to dominate world football. Over the years, some players have managed to score incredible amounts of goals in the world cups. Here is the look at the top five players with the most goals in a single FIFA world cup

1. Just Fontaine — 13 Goals (France, 1958)

French striker Just Fontaine holds the record for the most goals in a single FIFA world cup with him scoring an unreal amount of 13 goals in the 1958 world cup for France.

What makes this record even more remarkable is that no player has managed to break this record even after almost seven decades of this record. Fontaine scored against every team France faced including a quadruple against West Germany.

2. Sándor Kocsis — 11 Goals (Hungary, 1954)

Hungarian legend Sándor Kocsis scored 11 spectacular goals during the 1954 world cup which took place in Switzerland. He was famous for his headers and was nicknamed ‘The man with the golden head’.

Hungary was already entering the world cup as favourites and Kocsis played a major role in their road to finals . He scored two amazing hat-tricks during the tournament and was averaging more than two goals per game. Despite Hungary losing the finals to West Germany, Kocsis record is still spectacular and still stands after seven decades

3. Gerd Müller — 10 Goals (West Germany, 1970)

German football icon Gerd Müller scored 10 goals in the 1970 world cup which was held in Mexico.

He scored back-to-back hat-tricks against Bulgaria and Peru in the group stage and was a major contributor to West Germany ‘s route to the semi finals. Müller later won the World Cup in 1974 and is widely considered as one of the greatest strikers of Germany.

4. Eusébio — 9 Goals (Portugal, 1966)

Portuguese superstar Eusébio announced himself to the world in the 1966 world cup, scoring a grand total of 9 goals in the 1966 world cup.

Eusébio’s most memorable performance came against North Korea in the quarter-finals which was nothing less than a script out of a Bollywood movie. Portugal came back from 3-0 down to win 5-3, with Eusébio scoring four goals.

5. Guillermo Stábile — 8 Goals (Argentina, 1930)

Argentine forward Guillermo Stábile was the first-ever top scorer in the first edition of FIFA world cup in 1930.

He scored a hat-trick against Mexico and continued this mind blowing performance throughout the world cup which helped Argentina reach the world cup finals where they eventually lost to Uruguay.