Top 5 goal scorers In FIFA World Cup History

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Abhay Tiwari
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Abhay Tiwari is a sports writer with over two years of experience, having worked with Zee News and currently with Sports Digest. He covers cricket, badminton,...
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The Fifa World Cup will begin in a few days. This time 48 teams are participating in the major event of the football while 104 matches will be played. This will be the 23rd edition of the Fifa World Cup. Football giants like Brazil, Italy and defending champion Argentina are the biggest teams in Fifa history. The USA, Mexico, Canada are hosting the event across the different venues . Today, we will take a look at the Top 5 Goal scorers in FIFA World Cup history. Do you have any idea who dominates the list?

Here are the Top 5 Scorers in the Football history         

Mirioslav Klose 

Miroslav Klose is one of the most successful players in the history of the fifa World Cup History. He has featured in four Fifa World Cups for Germany where he scored 16 goals, and he is the top scorer in Fifa World Cup history.

Ronaldo

Brazilian Star Footballer Ronaldo appears overall in 19 matches in which he played 4 Fifa World Cup. Ronaldo scored overall 15 Goals and he also won a Golden Boot back in 2002.

Gerd Mlluer

On number Gerd Mlluer German Star Footballer scored 14 goals in 13 matches he appeared for his country he was featured in 1970 and 1974.

Just Fontaine

France Star footballer was well known for his skills he comes at number 4th in terms of scoring most Goals in Fifa World Cup History. He has played only 6 matches in FIFA where he scored 13 Goals. He also holds the record of scoring most goals in the Single edition of the tournament ever. 

Lionel Messi

After Diego Maradona if anyone talks about the Argentina football national team. Then they must talk about a legend of this game who is none other than Lionel Messi. He has represented Argentina in 26 matches and scored 13 goals for his country. 

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Abhay Tiwari is a sports writer with over two years of experience, having worked with Zee News and currently with Sports Digest. He covers cricket, badminton, and kabaddi, with experience reporting on major events like the Asia Cup, ICC T20 World Cup, and IPL. Beyond journalism, he is passionate about traveling and photography, often capturing moments from his journeys.