Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have started 2021 as they mean to go on – by scoring goals, goals, goals.

Most goals in the World Cup #1 Mirsolav Klose - 16 goals Germany's Miroslav Klose holds the record for the most goals scored in World Cup history, having scored 16 goals in 24 matches. Football World Cup » Statistics » Most goals in a game. Qatar inaugurated its latest stadium on Friday for the 2022 World Cup with a half-capacity 20,000-strong crowd who had all tested for the coronavirus or antibodies beforehand but with minimal social distancing.

• These are the 'golden shoe' or 'golden boot' winners from each World Cup event. The record for the most goals at a single World Cup is 13 by Frenchman Just Fontaine in 1958, which he achieved in six games. The overall top goal scorer in the Wolrd Cup is German player Miroslav Klose, who has scored 16 goals overall.
• The highest ever goals to game ratio was during the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, where an average of 5.38 goals were scored in each of the 26 games. Some of the highest scoring games during this.
• The Swiss aren't known for being particularly entertaining but the 1954 World Cup, held amongst the yodelling and army knife sharpening Europeans, saw the most goals in a tournament, with a.

Some even claim Ronaldo has become the highest goalscorer of all time, but not according to these statistics.

The Juventus forward is still behind legendary Austria-Czech striker Josef Bican and iconic Brazil duo Pele and Romario.

The statistics are widely disputed and we may never know what the exact order of football’s greatest scorers.

But one thing’s for sure, Ronaldo and Messi are among the best to have ever played the game and are still going strong today.

The debate over which superstar is superior has raged on for several years with both men having helped reshape modern football.

The dynamic duo still have a few years left before they hang up their boots and both will be looking to climb this list.

However, they’ll have to continue their prolific form for a number of seasons yet if they are to surpass Bican.

10. Tulio Maravilha

575 goals (total games unknown) – 1988-2019

A Brazilian journeyman who certainly had the eye for goal.

Only recently retired, Tulio played for nearly 40 clubs in his career.

9, Uwe Seeler

575+ goals (total games unknown) – 1953-1978

The German great was prolific for Hamburger but struggled to turn his goals into silverware.

He scored twice in his one and only appearance for Ireland’s Cork Celtic in 1978.

8. Ferenc Deak

576+ goals (total games unknown) – 1940-1957

One of Hungary’s best during their heyday and a legend in his home country if not as much elsewhere in the world.

Incredibly, Deak scored over three goals per game during his career at Szentlorinci AC.

7. Lionel Messi

729 goals in 905 games – 2003-present

A true one club legend, Messi has won countless awards to go along with his goals at Barcelona.

The Argentine has a few years left to add to his remarkable tally.

6. Gerd Muller

734 goals in 793 games – 1962-1981

The striker’s most important goal was the winner in the 1974 World Cup final as Germany beat the Netherlands 2-1 in Munich.

Muller is also Bayern Munich’s record goalscorer and has well over double the second best.

5. Ferenc Puskas

746+ goals in 754+ games – 1943-1966

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Another Hungarian icon, Puskas now lends his name to the award for the most beautiful goal of each year.

He made his name in Budapest before cementing his legend at Real Madrid.

4. Cristiano Ronaldo

766 goals in 1049 games – 2001-present

A modern great for Manchester United, Real Madrid and now Juventus.

‘CR7’ has won everything in the game and is still going strong today.

3. Pele

767 goals in 831 games – 1957-1977

One of the greatest ever and a three-time World Cup winner.

Pele scored nearly a goal-per-game during his 656 competitive games for Santos, though claims to have scored 1000 in his career.

Actually, Pele’s Instagram bio reads: “Leading Goal Scorer of All Time (1,283).”

However, it is widely accepted hundreds of those goals came during tour or friendly matches.

Pele insists he has scored more goals than Cristiano Ronaldo.

2. Romario

772 goals 994 games – 1985-2007

Romario lead Brazil to World Cup glory in 1994, scoring five goals in the tournament.

He enjoyed a stellar career at a number of top clubs around the world.

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1. Josef Bican

805+ goals in 530+ games – 1931-1956

Scoring 395 in 217 games for Slavia Prague, Bican claims the honour as football’s leading goalscorer of all-time.

It is said he scored close to 1,500 goals in total during his playing days.

These are the 'golden shoe' or 'golden boot' winners from each World Cup event. The record for the most goals at a single World Cup is 13 by Frenchman Just Fontaine in 1958, which he achieved in six games. The overall top goal scorer in the Wolrd Cup is German player Miroslav Klose, who has scored 16 goals overall. See the list of World Cup Top Goal Scorers.

The current rules for a tie-breaker, is that if there is a tie for the most number of goals in the tournament, the award goes to the player who has given the most assists (as decided by the FIFA Technical Study Group). If there is still more than one player, the tie-breaker goes to the player who has played the least amount of time. Goals scored from penalty shoot-outs are not counted.

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