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List of FIFA World Cup goalscorers

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This article lists every country's goalscorers in the FIFA World Cup. There are over 1,200 goalscorers for the over 2,300 goals scored at the 20 editions of the World Cup final tournaments.

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As per conventions, converted penalties during shoot-outs are excluded.

Top goalscorers

  • Tournaments in round brackets, e.g., (1982): Played in the tournament, but did not score a goal
  • Tournaments in square brackets: e.g., [1994]: Part of the squad for the tournament, but did not play
  • Goalscorers by countries

    Numbers in green means the player finished as the tournament top scorer (or joint top scorer).

    Argentina

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Roberto Perfumo (scored for Italy in 1974)
  • Australia

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Colin Curran (scored for East Germany in 1974)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Sead Kolašinac (scored for Argentina in 2014)
  • Brazil

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Marcelo (scored for Croatia in 2014)
  • Bulgaria

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Ivan Davidov (scored for Hungary in 1966)
  • Ivan Vutsov (scored for Portugal in 1966)
  • Georgi Bachev (scored for Spain in 1998)
  • Colombia

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Andrés Escobar (scored for United States in 1994)
  • Croatia

    Note: Robert Prosinečki also scored a goal for Yugoslavia in 1990. He is the only player to have scored World Cup goals for two different countries.

    Czech Republic

    See Czechoslovakia for 1930–1994.

    Czechoslovakia

    1930–1994. See Czech Republic and Slovakia for 1998–present.

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Jozef Barmoš (scored for England in 1982)
  • DR Congo

    Competed as Zaire in 1974.

    Denmark

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Daniel Agger (scored for the Netherlands in 2010)
  • England

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Jimmy Dickinson (scored for Belgium in 1954)
  • Germany

    Competed as West Germany 1954–1990. See East Germany for separate team.

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Berti Vogts (scored for Austria in 1978)
  • Ghana

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • John Boye (scored for Portugal in 2014)
  • Honduras

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Noel Valladares (scored for France in 2014)
  • Hungary

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • László Dajka (scored for the Soviet Union in 1986)
  • Indonesia

    Competed as Dutch East Indies in 1938.

    Iran

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Andranik Eskandarian (scored for Scotland in 1978)
  • Italy

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Cristian Zaccardo (scored for United States in 2006)
  • Mexico

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Manuel Rosas (scored for Chile in 1930)
  • Raúl Cárdenas (scored for France in 1954)
  • Javier Guzmán (scored for Italy in 1970)
  • Morocco

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Youssef Chippo (scored for Norway in 1998)
  • Netherlands

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Ruud Krol (scored for Bulgaria in 1974)
  • Ernie Brandts (scored for Italy in 1978)
  • Nigeria

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Joseph Yobo (scored for France in 2014)
  • Paraguay

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Carlos Gamarra (scored for England in 2006)
  • Portugal

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Jorge Costa (scored for United States in 2002)
  • Petit (scored for Germany in 2006)
  • Russia

    See Soviet Union for 1930–1990.

    Scotland

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Tom Boyd (scored for Brazil in 1998)
  • Serbia

    Competed as Serbia and Montenegro in 2006. See Yugoslavia for 1930–2002.

    Slovakia

    See Czechoslovakia for 1930–1994.

    South Africa

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Pierre Issa (scored for France in 1998)
  • South Korea

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Cho Kwang-rae (scored for Italy in 1986)
  • Park Chu-young (scored for Argentina in 2010)
  • Soviet Union

    1930–1990. See Russia for 1994–present.

    Spain

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • José Parra (scored for Brazil in 1950)
  • Andoni Zubizarreta (scored for Nigeria in 1998)
  • Carles Puyol (scored for Paraguay in 2002)
  • Sweden

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Sven Jacobsson (scored for Hungary in 1938)
  • Switzerland

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Ernst Lörtscher (scored for Germany in 1938)
  • Trinidad and Tobago

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Brent Sancho (scored for Paraguay in 2006)
  • United States

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Jeff Agoos (scored for Portugal in 2002)
  • Uruguay

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Luis Cruz (scored for Austria in 1954)
  • Yugoslavia

    1930–2002 (as Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1930–1938, as SFR Yugoslavia during 1950-1990, as FR Yugoslavia 1994–2002). See Serbia for 2006–present (as Serbia and Montenegro in 2006).

    Note: Robert Prosinečki also scored two goals for Croatia in 1998. He is the only player to have scored World Cup goals for two different countries.

    Own goals scored for opponents
  • Ivan Horvat (scored for Germany in 1954)
  • Siniša Mihajlović (scored for Germany in 1998)
  • References

    List of FIFA World Cup goalscorers Wikipedia


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