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Top Goal Scorers of FIFA world cup

1930 FIFA World Cup

Guillermo Stabile

Guillermo Stabile, Argentina team forward player
Score: 8 goals
Matches: 4 matches
Born: January 17, 1905
Died: December 26, 1966

1934 FIFA World Cup

Oldřich Nejedlý

Oldřich Nejedlý, an inside-forward player of Czechoslovakia team
Score: 4 goals
Matches: 4 matches
Born: December 26, 1909
Died: June 11, 1990

1938 FIFA World Cup

Leônidas da Silva

Leônidas da Silva, played for Brazil in two World Cups
Score: 8 goals
Matches: 4 matches
Born: September 6, 1913
Died: January 24, 2004

1950 FIFA World Cup

Ademir Marques de Menezes

Ademir Marques de Menezes, centre forward player for Brazil
Score: 9 goals
Matches: 6 matches
Born: November 8, 1922
Died: May 11, 1996

1954 FIFA World Cup

Sándor Péter Kocsis

Sándor Péter Kocsis, played as a striker for Hungary
Score: 11 goals
Matches: 5 matches
Born: September 21, 1929
Died: July 22, 1979

1958 FIFA World Cup

Just Fontaine

Just Fontaine, prolific forward player for France
Score: 13 goals
Matches: 6 matches
Born: August 18, 1933

1962 FIFA World Cup

Drazen Jerkovic, Valentin Ivanov
Leonel Sanchez, Florian Albert
Vava, Garrincha

Drazen Jerkovic - Yugoslavia, Valentin Ivanov - Soviet Union, Leonel Sanchez - Chile, Florian Albert - Hungary, Edvaldo Jizídio Neto (Vava) - Brazil, Manuel Francisco dos Santos (Garrincha) - Brazil
Score: 4 goals
Matches: 6 matches

1966 FIFA World Cup

Eusébio da Silva Ferreira

Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, played as a striker for Portugal
Score: 9 goals
Matches: 6 matches
Born: January 25, 1942
Died: January 5, 2014

1970 FIFA World Cup

Gerhard Müller

Gerhard Müller, played as a prolific forward for West Germany
Score: 10 goals
Matches: 6 matches
Born: November 3, 1945

1974 FIFA World Cup

Grzegorz Bolesław Lato

Grzegorz Bolesław Lato, played for Poland
Score: 7 goals
Matches: 7 matches
Born: April 8, 1950

1978 FIFA World Cup

Mario Alberto Kempes

Mario Alberto Kempes, played as a striker for Argentina
Score: 6 goals
Matches: 7 matches
Born: July 15, 1954

1982 FIFA World Cup

Paolo Rossi

Paolo Rossi, played as a forward for Italy
Score: 6 goals
Matches: 7 matches
Born: September 23, 1956

1986 FIFA World Cup

Gary Winston Lineker

Gary Winston Lineker, played for England
Score: 6 goals
Matches: 5 matches
Born: November 30, 1960

1990 FIFA World Cup

Salvatore Schillaci

Salvatore Schillaci, played as a striker for Italy
Score: 6 goals
Matches: 7 matches
Born: December 1, 1964

1994 FIFA World Cup

Oleg Salenko, Hristo Stoichkov
Kennet Andersson, Roberto Baggio

Oleg Salenko - Russia - 6 goals (2 penalty), Hristo Stoichkov - Bulgaria - 6 goals(3 penalty), Kennet Andersson - Sweden - 5 goals (0 penalty), Roberto Baggio - Italy - 5 goals (1 penalty)

1998 FIFA World Cup

Davor Šuker

Davor Šuker, played for Croatia
Score: 6 goals
Matches: 7 matches
Born: January 1, 1968

2002 FIFA World Cup

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, played as striker for Brazil
Score: 8 goals
Matches: 7 matches
Born: September 18, 1976

2006 FIFA World Cup

Miroslav Josef Klose

Miroslav Josef Klose, played as striker for Germany
Score: 5 goals
Matches: 7 matches
Born: June 9, 1978

2010 FIFA World Cup

Diego Forlán, David Villa
Thomas Müller, Wesley Sneijder

Diego Forlán - Spain - 5 goals (1 penalty), David Villa - Uruguay - 5 goals, Thomas Müller - Germany - 5 goals, Wesley Sneijder - Netherlands - 5 goals

2014 FIFA World Cup

James Rodríguez

James Rodríguez, played as attacking midfielder for Colombia
Score: 6 goals
Matches: 5 matches
Born: July 12, 1991