Top Goal Scorers in World Cup Knockout Stages

A recent statistic released by the International Federation of Football Associations revealed a list of the top scorers in the knockout stages throughout World Cup history, which includes 19 players who have managed to score five or more goals in the elimination rounds.

The list is topped by Brazilian Leonidas, Frenchman Kylian Mbappe, and Brazilian legend Ronaldo, each having scored 8 goals, with a difference in the number of matches they played in these stages. Mbappe is considered among the most consistent, with only eight matches.

In the next position came Just Fontaine, Vavá, Oldřich Nejedlý, and the king Pelé, each with 7 goals, while Eusébio scored 6 goals in just 3 matches, making him one of the most effective players in the history of knockout stages.

The list also included prominent names such as Gary Lineker, Roberto Baggio, Zinedine Zidane, Thomas Müller, Miroslav Klose, and Lionel Messi, who scored 5 goals in 12 knockout matches.

The players with the most goals scored in the knockout stages of the World Cup:

1- Leonidas - 8 goals in 5 matches

2- Kylian Mbappé - 8 goals in 8 matches

3- Cristiano Ronaldo - 8 goals in 10 matches

4- Just Fontaine - 7 goals in 3 matches

5- Fafa - 7 goals in 5 matches

6- Oldřich Nejedlý - 7 goals in 6 matches

7- Pelé - 7 goals in 6 matches

8- Eusébio - 6 goals in 3 matches

9- György Sárosi - 6 goals in 5 matches

10- Gary Lineker - 6 goals in 6 matches

11- Roberto Baggio - 6 goals in 9 matches

12- Silvio Piola - 5 goals in 4 matches

13- Gyula Zsengellér - 5 goals in 4 matches

14- Helmut Rahn - 5 goals in 6 matches

15- Thomas Müller - 5 goals in 7 matches

16- Zinedine Zidane - 5 goals in 7 matches

17- Wesley Sneijder - 5 goals in 8 matches

18- Lionel Messi - 5 goals in 12 matches

19- Miroslav Klose - 5 goals in 14 matches