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ALL TIME TOP SCORERS 1930-2010
| Player | Nation | Goals | Breakdown by tournament |
| Ronaldo | Brazil | 15 | 1998 (4), 2002 (8), 2006 (3) |
| Miroslav Klose | Germany | 14 | 2002 (5), 2006 (5), 2010 (4) |
| Gerd Muller | Germany | = | 1970 (10), 1974 (4) |
| Just Fontaine | France | 13 | 1958 (13) |
| Pele | Brazil | 12 | 1958 (6), 1962 (1), 1966 (1), 1970 (4) |
| Jurgen Klinsmann | Germany | 11 | 1990 (3), 1994 (5), 1998 (3) |
| Sandor Kocsis | Hungary | = | 1954 (11) |
| Gabriel Batistuta | Argentina | 10 | 1994 (4), 1998 (5), 2002 (1) |
| Gary Lineker | England | = | 1986 (6), 1990 (4) |
| Helmut Rahn | Germany | = | 1954 (4), 1958 (6) |
| Teofilo Cubillas | Peru | = | 1970 (5), 1978 (5) |
| Grzegorz Lato | Poland | = | 1974 (7), 1978 (2), 1982 (1) |
| Ademir | Brazil | 9 | 1950 (9) |
| Jairzinho | Brazil | = | 1970 (7), 1974 (2) |
| Vava | Brazil | = | 1958 (5), 1962 (4) |
| Karl-H Rummenigge | Germany | = | 1978 (3), 1982 (5), 1986 (1) |
| Uwe Seeler | Germany | = | 1958 (2), 1962 (2), 1966 (2), 1970 (3) |
| Roberto Baggio | Italy | = | 1990 (2), 1994 (5), 1998(2) |
| Paolo Rossi | Italy | = | 1978 (3), 1982 (6) |
| Christian Vieri | Italy | = | 1998 (5), 2002 (4) |
| Eusebio | Portugal | = | 1966 (9) |
TOURNAMENT TOP SCORERS
| Year | Player | Nation | Goals |
| 1930 | Guillermo Stabile | Argentina | 8 |
| 1934 | Oldrich Nejedly | Czechoslovakia | 5 |
| 1938 | Leonidas | Brazil | 7 |
| 1950 | Ademir | Brazil | 9 |
| 1954 | Sandor Kocsis | Hungary | 11 |
| 1958 | Just Fontaine | France | 13 |
| 1962 | Garrincha | Brazil | 4 |
| Valentin Ivanov | Soviet Union | = | |
| Leonel Sanchez | Chile | = | |
| Florian Albert | Hungary | = | |
| Vava | Brazil | = | |
| Drazan Jerkovic | Yugoslavia | = | |
| 1966 | Eusebio | Portugal | 9 |
| 1970 | Gerd Muller | Germany | 10 |
| 1974 | Grzegorz Lato | Poland | 7 |
| 1978 | Mario Kempes | Argentina | 6 |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi | Italy | 6 |
| 1986 | Gary Lineker | England | 6 |
| 1990 | Salvatore Schillaci | Italy | 6 |
| 1994 | Hristo Stoichkov | Bulgaria | 6 |
| Oleg Salenko | Russia | = | |
| 1998 | Davor Suker | Croatia | 6 |
| 2002 | Ronaldo | Brazil | 8 |
| 2006 | Miroslav Klose | Germany | 5 |
| 2010 | Thomas Muller | Germany | 5 |
| Wesley Sneijder | Netherlands | = | |
| David Villa | Spain | = | |
| Diego Forlan | Uruguay | = |
SCORED IN MOST TOURNAMENTS
| No. | Player | Nation | Tournaments |
| 4 | Pele | Brazil | 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
| 4 | Uwe Seeler | Germany | 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
SCORED IN MOST MATCHES
| No. | Player | Nation | From – To |
| 11 | Ronaldo | Brazil | 1998-2006 |
| 10 | Jurgen Klinsmann | Germany | 1990-1998 |
| 9 | Gerd Muller | Germany | 1970-1974 |
| = | Miroslav Klose | Germany | 2002-2010 |
| = | Uwe Seeler | Germany | 1958-1970 |
SCORED IN EVERY MATCH OF TOURNAMENT
| Player | Nation | Tournament | Goals |
| Just Fontaine | France | 1958 | 13 in six ties |
| Jairzinho | Brazil | 1970 | Seven in six ties |
| Alcides Ghigga | Uruguay | 1950 | Four in four ties |
MOST GOALS IN ONE MATCH
| Goals | Player | Match | Year |
| 5 | Oleg Salenko | Russia vs. Cameroon | 1994 |
| 4 | Emilio Butragueno | Spain vs. Denmark | 1986 |
| = | Eusebio | Portugal vs. North Korea | 1966 |
| = | Just Fontaine | France vs. West Germany | 1958 |
| = | Sandor Kocsis | Hungary vs. West Germany | 1954 |
| = | Ademir | Brazil vs. Sweden | 1950 |
| = | Juan Schiaffino | Uruguay vs. Bolivia | 1950 |
| = | Ernst Willimowski | Poland vs. Brazil | 1938 |
| = | Gustav Wetterstrom | Sweden vs. Cuba | 1938 |
FASTEST GOALS
| Speed | Player | Match | Year |
| 11 seconds | Hakan Sukur | Turkey vs. South Korea | 2002 |
| 15 seconds | Vaclav Masek | Czechoslovakia vs. Mexico | 1962 |
| 25 seconds | Ernst Lehner | Austria vs. Germany | 1934 |
| 27 seconds | Bryan Robson | England vs. France | 1982 |
| 31 seconds | Bernard Lacombe | France vs. Italy | 1978 |
YOUNGEST GOALSCORER
Pele – 17 years & 239 days – Brazil vs. Wales 1958
OLDEST GOALSCORER
Roger Milla – 42 years & 39 days – Cameroon vs. Russia 1994
LANDMARK GOALS
1 – Lucien Laurent (FRA) vs. Mexico 1930
500 – Bobby Collins (SCO) vs. Paraguay 1958
1000 – Rob Rensenbrink (NED) vs. Scotland 1978
1500 – Claudio Caniggia (ARG) vs. Nigeria 1994
2000 – Marcus Allbäck (SWE) vs. England 2006
2208 – Andres Iniesta (SPA) vs., Netherlands 2010
MOST WORLD CUP APPEARANCES
| Player | Nation | Games played |
| Lother Matthaus | Germany | 25 |
| Paolo Maldini | Italy | 23 |
| Diego Maradona | Argentina | 21 |
| Uwe Seeler | Germany | = |
| Wladyslaw Zmuda | Poland | = |
| Cafu | Brazil | 20 |
| Grzegorz Lato | Poland | = |
| Ronaldo | Brazil | 19 |
| Miroslav Klose | Germany | = |
| Wolfgang Overath | Germany | = |
| Karl-H Rummenigge | Germany | = |
| Berti Vogts | Germany | = |
| Mario Kempes | Argentina | 18 |
| Dunga | Brazil | = |
| Claudio Taffarel | Brazil | = |
| Franz Beckenbauer | Germany | = |
| Thomas Berthold | Germany | = |
| Pierre Littbarski | Germany | = |
| Sepp Maier | Germany | = |
| Antonio Cabrini | Italy | = |
| Fabio Cannavaro | Italy | = |
| Gaetano Sciera | Italy | = |
MOST MINUTES PLAYED
| Player | Nation | Minutes | Matches |
| Paolo Maldini | Italy | 2220 | 23 |
| Lothar Matthaus | Germany | 2052 | 25 |
| Uwe Seeler | Germany | 1980 | 21 |
| Diego Maradona | Argentina | 1938 | = |
| Wladyslaw Zmuda | Poland | 1808 | = |
MOST TOURNAMENTS
| No. | Player | Nation | Tournaments |
| 5 | Lother Matthaus | Germany | 1982, 86, 90, 94, 98 |
| = | Antonio Carbajal | Mexico | 1950, 54, 58, 62, 66 |
| 4 | Diego Maradona | Argentina | 1982, 86, 90. 94 |
| = | Enzo Scifo | Belgium | 1986, 90, 94, 98 |
| = | Frankie van der Elst | Belgium | 1986, 90, 94, 98 |
| = | Cafu | Brazil | 1994, 98, 02, 06 |
| = | Rigobert Song | Cameroon | 1994, 98, 02, 06 |
| = | Djalma Santos | Brazil | 1954, 58, 62, 66 |
| = | Pele | Brazil | 1958, 62, 66, 70 |
| = | Thierry Henry | France | 1998, 02, 06, 10 |
| = | Uwe Seeler | Germany | 1958, 62, 66, 70 |
| = | Karl-H Schnellinger | Germany | 1958, 62, 66, 70 |
| = | Giuseppe Bergomi | Italy | 1982, 86, 90, 98 |
| = | Fabio Cannavaro | Italy | 1998, 02, 06, 10 |
| = | Paolo Maldini | Italy | 1990, 94, 98, 02 |
| = | Gianni Rivera | Italy | 1962, 66, 70, 74 |
| = | Myung-Bo Hong | South Korea | 1990, 94, 98, 02 |
| = | Sami Al-Jaber | Saudi Arabia | 1994, 98, 02, 06 |
| = | Denis Caniza | Paraguay | 1998, 02, 06, 10 |
| = | Wladyslaw Zmuda | Poland | 1974, 78, 82, 86 |
| = | Andoni Zubizarreta | Spain | 1986, 90, 94, 98 |
| = | Pedro Rocha | Uruguay | 1962, 66, 70, 74 |
MOST MATCHES WON
16 – Cafu (Brazil), 1994-2006
MOST MATCHES AS CAPTAIN
16 – Diego Maradona (Argentina), 1986-1994
YOUNGEST PLAYER
Norman Whiteside – 17 years & 41 days – Northern Ireland v Yugoslavia 1982
YOUNGEST CAPTAIN
Tony Meola – 21 years & 109 days – United States vs. Czechoslovakia 1990
OLDEST PLAYER
Roger Milla – 42 years & 39 days – Cameroon vs. Russia 1994
OLDEST CAPTAIN
Peter Shilton – 40 years & 292 days – England vs. Italy 1990
MOST MATCHES WITHOUT CONCEDING A GOAL
10 – Peter Shilton (England), 1982-1990
10 – Fabien Barthez (France), 1998-2006
MOST SUCCESSIVE MINUTES WITHOUT CONCEDING A GOAL
517 – Walter Zenga for Italy in 1990
Team stats – Player stats – Final, Coaching and Disciplinary stats
