World Cup 2022: Five teams with most goals in WC history

The World Cup starts today. From tonight onwards, 32 teams will be commencing a battle to conquer the world for the next four weeks. Since its inception in 1930, there have been many moments that have been etched into the folklore of the Footballing thesaurus. And most of those iconic moments
consist of goals.

In the last 92 years, we have seen 21 World Cups. And a total of 2541 goals have been scored across all these years in the grandest stage of Football.

Today we shall take a look at the 5 top Goal scoring countries in the history of World Cup.

Brazil:

The five time Champions Brazil are at the zenith of the list. They have been part of all the previous 21 editions and they have scored 229 goals in total in the World Cup.

Total World Cup Goals: 229

Players with most goals:

 Ronaldo Nazario has scored 15 goals for the Selecao. He scored 4 in 1998, doubled his tally to 8 in 2002, and scored 3 four years later in Germany.

 Pele has scored 12 goals for Brazil in the WCs 6 of which came in 1958. He scored 4 times in 1970 and once each in 1962 and 1966.

 Ademir, Vava and Jairzinho - three players are 3rd in the list with 9 goals each in the World Cups.

Germany:

Four-time winners Germany occupy the second place in the list. They have most recently won the title in 2014.

Total World Cup Goals: 226

Players with most Goals:

 Miroslav Klose stands tall with 16 goals. He is the player with most goals in the World Cups. He scored 5 times each in 2002 and 2006, followed up with 2 in South Africa in 2010. He finished off with 4 goals in 2014 when the Germans won the World Cup beating Argentina 1-0.

 Gerd Muller sits 2nd in the list with 14 goals, 10 of which came in 1970 alone.

 Jurgen Klinsmann has 11 World Cup goals to his name from 1990 to 1998.

Argentina:

Argentina are 3rd in the list, but 89 goals behind Germany. They have won the World Cup twice, in 1978 and 1986.

Total World Cup Goals: 137

Players with most Goals:

 Gabriel Batistuta holds the record for most goals by an Argentine in World Cups. He has netted 10 times in three editions (1994-2002).

 Guillermo Stabile and Diego Maradona both have 8 goals to their names. Stabile scored all 8 goals in the very first WC in 1930, while Maradona netted 5 alone in their victorious campaign in Mexico in 1986.

 Mario Kempes and Lionel Messi have 6 goals. The latter has the chance to surpass as he plays in this year's World Cup. Kempes scored all his six goals in the 1978 World Cup.

Italy:

It's a shame that 4-time Champions Italy are not going to feature in this World Cup. They won their latest title in 2006.

Total World Cup Goals: 128

Players with most Goals:

 Paolo Rossi, Roberto Baggio and Christian Vieri all have 9 goals to their names. Rossi scored 6 of his 9 in their title-winning 1982 campaign.

 Salvatore Schillaci scored all of his 6 goals in the 1990 World Cup and sits 2nd.

 Silvio Piola and Alessandro Altobelli have 5 goals. Piola scored his 5 in 1938, when Italy won the World Cup for the second time in a row.

France:

Defending Champions France are the 5th in the list with the most World Cup goals.

Total World Cup Goals: 120

Players with most Goals:

 Just Fontaine leads the chart with 13 goals, all of which came in 1958 when France finished 3 rd in the tournament.

 Thierry Henry sits second with 6 goals. He scored 3 in their title-winning year in 1998 and managed 3 more in 2006, when they were beaten finalists.

 Michel Platini and Zinedine Zidane have 5 goals each. Zidane scored twice in 1998 and 3 more in 2006.

 Special Mention: Two of their current stars Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe are on 4 goals and have the chance to claim the podium in the coming weeks.