Every player comes into the World Cup hoping to score a goal, whether it's your first tournament or your sixth, as it is for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Despite those two playing in six World Cups, only Messi makes the list for most goals in a single tournament. Just Fontaine set the record for most goals in a single men's World Cup when he scored 13 for France in 1958.
Here's who has scored the most goals in a single men's World Cup:
Just Fontaine (France) - 13, 1958
Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) - 11, 1954
Kylian Mbappé (France) - 10, 2026
Gerd Müller (Germany) - 10, 1970
Eusébio (Portugal) - nine, 1966
Ademir (Brazil) - nine, 1950
Lionel Messi (Argentina) - eight, 2026
Kylian Mbappé (France) - eight, 2022
Ronaldo (Brazil) - eight, 2002
Guillermo Stábile (Argentina) - eight, 1930
Jude Bellingham (England) - eight, 2026
Erling Haaland (Norway) - seven, 2026
Lionel Messi (Argentina) - seven, 2022
Grzegorz Lato (Poland) - seven, 1974
Jairzinho (Brazil) - seven, 1970
Leônidas (Brazil) - seven, 1938
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