Lionel Messi, captain of the Argentina national team, tops the list of players with the most goals in the history of the World Cup, along with retired German star Miroslav Klose.
Contributed Lionel Messi Argentina’s captain, with 21 goals in the World Cup, following competing in the World Cup in Qatar and winning the title, equally with Miroslav Klose, former Germany striker.
The “Transfer Market” network, which specializes in numbers and statistics, published a list of the players who contributed the most goals in the tournament world Cup throughout history as follows:
Messi – Argentina – 21 goals
Miroslav Klose – Germany – 21 goals
Gerd Mueller – Germany – 20 goals
Pele – Brazil – 20 goals
Ronaldo – Brazil – 20 goals
Thomas Muller – Germany – 16 goals
Maradona – Argentina – 16 goals
Kylian Mbappe – France – 15 goals
Lato – Poland – 15 goals
Klinsmann – Germany – 15 goals
Lionel Messi led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title, for the third time in the history of tango, following winning the 1978 and 1986 editions.
Lionel Messi participated in 7 matches with Argentina in the 2022 World Cup, scored 7 goals and provided 3 assists.
Lionel Messi also won the Golden Ball award as the best player in the 2022 World Cup.
