List Of Players To Have Scored The Most Goals In A Single FIFA World Cup History

Here is the list of the players who have scored the most goals in a single FIFA World Cup and the history of the event

A career-high goal total or even a season’s worth of goals is one thing. The FIFA World Cup in particular, though, makes scoring a significant amount of points inside a single competition quite another. The quadrennial event has seen generations of nations compete at their highest level. And occasionally a player manages to defy all expectations.

Ronaldo, Gulliermo Stabile, and Just Fontaine are just a few of the numerous players who have established scoring records in FIFA history. In light of the next World Cup, let’s analyze some of the most illustrious goal scorers in history, focusing on those who have scored the most goals in a single World Cup.

Full List Of Players To Have Scored The Most Goals In A Single FIFA World Cup History

Just Fontaine- France (13 goals)

Just Fontaine of France now holds the FIFA World Cup record for most goals scored in a single tournament.

In six games during a single FIFA World Cup, the French football hero netted 13 goals. He scored four of these goals against West Germany, the reigning winners of the World Cup. Fontaine broke this record during the 1958 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Sweden. At a FIFA Awards Ceremony, Pelé called him one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers of All Time.

Sandor Kocsis- Hungary (11 goals)

Sandor Kocsis of Hungary has scored 11 goals in a single World Cup and this happened in the 1954 edition of the major footballing event.

Gerd Muller- Germany (10 goals)

Gerd Muller from Germany has scored 10 goals in World Cup 1970.

Eusebio da Silva Ferreira- Portugal (9 goals)

With 9 goals scored in 1966 World Cup, Portuguese Eusebio da Silva Ferreira is also among the top scorers list in single World Cup.

Ademir Marques de Menezes- Brazil (9 goals)

Ademir Marques de Menezes scored 9 goals in 1950 World Cup.

Guillermo Stabile- Argentina (8 goals)

In 1930, Argentine Guillermo Stabile has 8 goals in a single World Cup.

Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima- Brazil (8 goals)

Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima from Brazil with 8 goals in 2002 World Cup holds the record of the one of the players to score the most goals in single World Cup.

Leonidas da Silva- Brazil (7 goals)

Leonidas da Silva has scored 7 goals in 1938 World Cup.

Jair “Jairzinho” Ventura Filho- Brazil  (7 goals)

Jair Ventura Filho from Brazil made this record in 1970.

Grzegorz Lato- Poland (7 goals)

In 1974, Grzegorz scored 7 goals and the Pole ties with Brazil’s Leonidas da Silva and Jair Ventura Filho.

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