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Argentina national football team
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France national football team

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France

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Fernandez (45+7'), Acuna (90+8'), Paredes (114'), Montiel (116'), Martinez (126')
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World Cup leading goalscorers of all time: Lionel Messi eyes Pele mark in final

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Ahead of the 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France, Sports Mole looks at the leading goalscorers in the competition's history.

A place in football immortality awaits either Argentina or France on Sunday as they go head to head in the World Cup final in Qatar.

For Argentina, it will be a chance to get their hands on the biggest prize in football for the first time since 1986, whereas France are looking to become only the third team to successfully retain the trophy - and the first since 1962.

There are sub-plots galore too, not least the battle between the respective talismans of both nations - Paris Saint-Germain teammates Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe.

Mbappe would break into the exclusive club of players with 10 or more World Cup goals should he score on Sunday, while Messi's five-goal haul in Qatar has already seen him become the 13th member of that illustrious group.

Here, ahead of the final, Sports Mole looks at the all-time top-scoring list in World Cup history, including every player to have reached double figures in the tournament.


1. Miroslav Klose (Germany)

Germany's Miroslav Klose holds the World Cup trophy after the 2014 World Cup final against Argentina at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro July 13, 2014© Reuters

Goals: 16
Appearances: 24
Ratio: 0.67
Tournaments: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014


2. Ronaldo (Brazil)

Brazil's Ronaldo lifts the 2002 World Cup© Reuters

Goals: 15
Appearances: 19
Ratio: 0.79
Tournaments: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006


3. Gerd Muller (West Germany)

Gerd Muller scores for West Germany at the 1974 World Cup© Reuters

Goals: 14
Appearances: 13
Ratio: 1.08
Tournaments: 1970, 1974


4. Just Fontaine (France)

France legend Just Fontaine© Reuters

Goals: 13
Appearances: 6
Ratio: 2.17
Tournaments: 1958


5. Pele (Brazil)

Pele wheels away in celebration after scoring in the 1970 World Cup final against Italy© Reuters

Goals: 12
Appearances: 14
Ratio: 0.86
Tournaments: 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970


6. Sandor Kocsis (Hungary)

Goals: 11
Appearances: 5
Ratio: 2.20
Tournaments: 1954


7. Jurgen Klinsmann (West Germany & Germany)

Jurgen Klinsmann celebrates scoring for Germany at the 1998 World Cup© Reuters

Goals: 11
Appearances: 17
Ratio: 0.65
Tournaments: 1990, 1994, 1998


8. Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring against Australia at the World Cup on December 3, 2022© Reuters

Goals: 11
Appearances: 25
Ratio: 0.44
Tournaments: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022


9. Helmut Rahn (West Germany)

Goals: 10
Appearances: 10
Ratio: 1.00
Tournaments: 1954, 1958


10. Gary Lineker (England)

Gary Lineker scores the first goal for England at the 1990 World Cup© Reuters

Goals: 10
Appearances: 12
Ratio: 0.83
Tournaments: 1986, 1990


11. Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina)

Gabriel Batistuta celebrates scoring for Argentina at the 1998 World Cup© Reuters

Goals: 10
Appearances: 12
Ratio: 0.83
Tournaments: 1994, 1998, 2002


12. Teofilo Cubillas (Peru)

Goals: 10
Appearances: 13
Ratio: 0.77
Tournaments: 1970, 1978, 1982


13. Thomas Muller (Germany)

Germany's Thomas Muller lifts the World Cup trophy in 2014© Reuters

Goals: 10
Appearances: 19
Ratio: 0.53
Tournaments: 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022


14. Grzegorz Lato (Poland)

Goals: 10
Appearances: 20
Ratio: 0.50
Tournaments: 1974, 1978, 1982


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