FIFA World Cup: Top Goal Scorers of Each Tournament
FIFA World Cup records the top goal scorers of the tournaments in which the different teams tend to play since the beginning.
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FIFA World Cup is one of the most popular tournaments. Football has wrapped up the whole world with it. The tournament is addictive for many while some people tend to spend thousands of dollars to see their favourite players in action. The demand for Football has increased largely which has led to an increase in the number of teams that will be allowed to play the tournament in 2026.
In 2022, Qatar is hosting the FIFA World Cup to pave way for another exciting set of matches. The Players who score goals are the real heroes. The main idea of Football is to either hit the maximum number of goals or protect them from reaching the net. Either way, the players are expected to score the maximum. We bring to you a list of the Leading Players who have scored the maximum number of scores in each tournament. Given the high number of players and teams, getting a high score is a big achievement in itself.
| Year | Leading Goal Scorers |
| 2018 | Harry Kane |
| 2014 | James Rodriguez |
| 2010 | Thomas Müller |
| 2006 | Miroslav Klose |
| 2002 | Ronaldo |
| 1998 | Davor Šuker |
| 1994 | Oleg Salenko |
| 1990 | Salvatore Schillaci |
| 1986 | Gary Lineker |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi |
| 1978 | Mario Kempes |
| 1974 | Grzegorz Lato |
| 1970 | Gerd Müller |
| 1966 | Eusébio |
| 1962 | Dražan Jerković, Valentin Ivanov, Flórián Albert, Leonel Sánchez, Garrincha, Vavá, |
| 1958 | Just Fontaine |
| 1954 | Sándor Kocsis |
| 1950 | Ademir |
| 1938 | Leônidas |
| 1934 | Oldřich Nejedlý |
| 1930 | Guillermo Stábile |
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The leading goal scorers are often given other rewards for their contributions. These might be for breaking records or just helping their team win matches or the World Cup too. Brazil has undoubtedly been the king that the Football tournaments have seen. It’s high time that other teams also work harder to get the trophy and win the FIFA World Cup. There are very few winners, and they are mostly the same. Fingers are crossed and prayers are being made by every team to get the Big Win this year.
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