For a footballer, there is no stage bigger than the FIFA World Cup. France's Kylian Mbappé broke Lionel Messi's goals record in the 2026 World Cup, scoring against England for his 22nd World Cup goal.
Here are the players who have scored the most goals in men's World Cup history:
Kylian Mbappé (France), 22
Lionel Messi (Argentina), 21
Miroslav Klose (Germany), 16
Ronaldo (Brazil), 15
Harry Kane (England), 14
Gerd Müller (Germany), 14
Just Fontaine (France), 13
Pelé (Brazil), 12
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), 11
Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany), 11
Sándor Kocsis (Hungary), 11
Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina), 10
Teófilo Cubillas (Peru), 10
Grzegorz Lato (Poland), 10
Gary Lineker (England), 10
Thomas Müller (Germany), 10
Helmut Rahn (Germany), 10
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