Well FIFA World Cup 2018 is ready to take off in Russia and mostly people seem more interesting to know the relevant facts and figures of this mega event of football. Among the other researches made by footballers on internet, the most common among all is to find out the leading goal scorers of FIFA and the article provided the complete list of All Time Leading Goal Scorers in FIFA World Cup History. The 21st season of FIFA World Cup is set to be kick off from the month of June and top notch football nations will clash in this event for the title of football champions.
All Time Leading Goal Scorer in FIFA World Cup History
The history remembers Mirsiov Kiose as one of the greatest football legends but few people knows that he is the only player who scored highest 16 goals in all the editions of FIFA World Cup. Kiose scored 16 precious goals while made his 24 appearances in this event. Back in 2014 the Brazilian super star Ronaldo had booked top place of top goal scorers by hitting 15 goals in 19 games but his record was break down by Kiose in 2014. The list of other All Time Leading Goal Scorers in FIFA World Cup History is given below.
| NO# | PLAYER | GOALS | MATCHES | GOLDEN BOOT |
| 1 | Miroslav Klose | 16 | 24 Matches in 4 World Cups | 2006 World Cup |
| 2 | Ronaldo | 15 | 19 Matches in 4 World Cups | 2002 World Cup |
| 3 | Gerd Müller | 14 | 13 matchhes in 2 World Cups | 1970 World Cup |
| 4 | Just Fontaine | 13 | 6 matches in 1958 world cup | 1958 World Cup |
| 5 | Pelé | 12 | 14 Matches in 4 world cups | none |
| 6 | Sándor Kocsis | 11 | 5 Matches in 1954 World Cup | 1954 World Cup |
| 7 | Jürgen Klinsmann | 11 | 17 Matches in 3 World Cups | none |
| 8 | Helmut Rahn | 10 | 10 matches in 2 world cups | none |
| 9 | Gary Lineker | 10 | 12 matches in 2 world cups | 1986 World Cup |
| 10 | Gabriel Batistuta | 10 | 12 matches in 3 world cups | none |
| 11 | Teófilo Cubillas | 10 | 13 matches in 3 world cups | none |
| 12 | Thomas Müller | 10 | 13 matches in 2 world cups | 2010 World Cup |
| 13 | Grzegorz Lato | 10 | 20 matches in 3 world cups | 1974 World Cup |
| 14 | Eusébio | 9 | 6 matches in 1966 World cup | 1966 World Cup |
| 15 | Christian Vieri | 9 | 9 matches in 2 world cups | none |
| 16 | Vavá | 9 | 10 matches in 2 world cups | 1962 World Cup |
| 17 | David Villa | 9 | 12 matches in 3 world cups | none |
| 18 | Paolo Rossi | 9 | 14 matches in 3 world cups | 1982 World Cup |
| 19 | Jairzinho | 9 | 16 Matches in 3 world cups | none |
| 20 | Roberto Baggio | 9 | 16 matches in 3 world cups | none |
| 21 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
9 | 19 matches in 3 world cups | none |
| 22 | Uwe Seeler |
9 | 21 matches in 4 world cups | none |
| 23 |  Guillermo Stábile |
8 | 4 matches in 1930 world cup | 1930 World Cup |
| 24 |  Leônidas |
8 | 5 matches in 2 world cups | none |
| 25 | Ademir |
8 | 6 matches in 1950 world cup | 1950 World Cup |
| 26 |  Óscar Míguez |
8 | 7 matches in 2 world cups | |
| 27 | Rivaldo |
8 | 14 matches in 2 world cups | none |
| 28 |  Rudi Völler |
8 | 15 matches in 3 world cups | none |
| 29 | Diego Maradona |
8 | 21 matches in 4 world cups | none |
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