Top Scorers In The History Of The World Cup

There are players past and present that will be remembered for their efforts for their country in the World Cups that have or will happen. Just logging onto a World Cup 2010 Forum will soon see the players with a big following. In reality, the hero’s of the sport are not the people that make the great plays; they are simply the people that tend to score goals on a regular basis.

#10 Teofilo Cubillas

Teofilo Cubillas started his World Cup career in 1970, and played his last tournament in 1982. He was an asset to the team, which can be seen with his goal count, which tallied to 10 by the end of his stretch.

#9 Gary Lineker

Gary Linekar was an inspiration to the UK based England team. He will be remember for his appearance in the 1986 world cup where he scored 6 goals, then another 4 in 1990.

#8 Gabriel Batistuta

Gabriel Batistuta is certainly a well known player, with some controversial actions throughout his career. He participated in the 1994, 1998 and the 2002 events, totaling 10 goals by the end of the period.

#7 Helmut Rahn

As far as Argentineans go, none will be remembered more than Batistuta, but Helmut Rahn comes very close. He participated in 1954 and 1958, getting 10 shots in the back of the net in just 9 matches – very impressive.

#6 Jurgen Klinsmann

Jurgen Klinsmann was certainly someone that everyone will remember for years to come – a popular German player. Throughout 1990, 1994 and 1998, he managed to score 11 goals.

#5 Sandor Kocsis

It is not very often that someone from Hungary gets in the lime light. This was the case in 1954 though, when Sandor Kocsis managed to achieve a very high goal count of 11.

#4 Pele

Any World Cup 2010 Forum will prove just how popular Pele is. Despite the fact he has not played for 40 years, memories will stick for ever. He managed to start in 1958 at 17 and score 12 goals through World Cup competitions.

#3 Just Fontaine

France was next to have some limelight, with Just Fontaine making a flash appearance in 1958. He managed a staggering 13 goals in just one tournament!

#2 Gerd Muller

Gerd Muller was one of the best players for Germany in 1970 and 1974. It was in 1974 that he completed his total of 14 goals for his team, beating Holland in the process.

#1 Ronaldo

Ronaldo is one of the most popular and best players ever to play for Brazil. Throughout 94-06 he managed to score 15 goals, with 8 of those goals being in 2006. Find out more information at top scorers at a World Cup 2010 Forum.

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