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World Cup Career Leading Scorers
Player, Country Years Goals
1. Gerd Mueller, West Germany 1970, '74 14
2. Just Fontaine, France 1958 13
3. Pele, Brazil 1958, '62, '66, '70 12
4. Sandor Kocsis, Hungary 1954 11
5. (tie) Teofilo Cubillas, Peru 1970, '78 10
5. (tie) Gregorz Lato, Poland 1974, '78, '82 10
5. (tie) Gary Lineker, England 1986, '90 10
5. (tie) Helmut Rahn, West Germany 1954, '58 10
9. Leonidas, Brazil 1930-38 9
9. (tie), Ademir, Brazil 1950 9
9. (tie) Vava, Brazil 1958-62 9
9. (tie) Uwe Seeler, West Germany 1958-70 9
9. (tie) Eusebio, Portugal 1966 9
9. (tie) Jairzinho, Brazil 1970-74 9
9. (tie) Paolo Rossi, Italy 1978-82 9
9. (tie) Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, W. Germ. 1978-86 9
17. Guillermo Stabile, Argentina 1930 8
17. (tie) Diego Maradona, Argentina 1982-94 8
17. (tie) Rudi Voller, Germany 1986-94 8
17. (tie) x-Jurgen Klinsmann, Germany 1990-94 8
21. Gyula Zsengeller, Hungary 1938 7
21. (tie) Hans Schafer, West Germany 1954-58 7
21. (tie) Johnny Rep, Netherlands 1974-78 7
21. (tie) Andrzej Szarmach, Poland 1974-78 7
21. (tie) Careca, Brazil 1986-90 7
21. (tie) x-Roberto Baggio, Italy 1986-94 7
27. Oldrich Nejedly, Czechoslovakia 1934-38 6
27. (tie) Max Morlock, West Germany 1954 6
27. (tie) Erich Probst, Austria 1954 6
27. (tie) Valentin Ivanov, Soviet Union 1958-62 6
27. (tie) Helmut Haller, West Germany 1962-70 6
27. (tie) Rivelino, Brazil 1970-74 6
27. (tie) Rob Resenbrink, Netherlands 1974-48 6
27. (tie) Mario Kempes, Argentina 1978 6
27. (tie) Zbigniev Boniek, Poland 1978-82 6
27. (tie) x-Lothar Matthaus, Germany 1986-94 6
27. (tie) Salvatore Schillaci, Italy 1990 6
27. (tie) Oleg Salenko, Russia 1994 6
27. (tie) x-Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgaria 1994 6


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