Players with most World Cup knockout-phase goals

1st) Leonidas – 8 goals in 5 games 1st) Kylian Mbappe – 8 goals in 8 games 1st) Ronaldo – 8 goals in 10 games 4th) Just Fontaine – 7 goals in 3 games 4th) Vava – 7 goals in 5 games 4th) Oldrich Nejedly – 7 goals in 6 games 4th) Pele – 7 goals in 6 games 8th) Eusebio – 6 goals in 3 games 9th) Gyorgy Sarosi – 6 goals in 5 games 9th) Gary Lineker – 6 goals in 6 games 9th) Roberto Baggio – 6 goals in 9 games 12th) Silvio Piola – 5 goals in 4 games 12th) Gyula Zsengeller – 5 goals in 4 games 12th) Helmut Rahn – 5 goals in 6 games 12th) Thomas Muller – 5 goals in 7 games 12th) Zinedine Zidane – 5 goals in 7 games 12th) Wesley Sneijder – 5 goals in 8 games 12th) Lionel Messi – 5 goals in 12 games 12th) Miroslav Klose – 5 goals in 14 games

Note The 1934 and 1938 World Cups were exclusively knockout competitions. The 1950 edition featured no knockout games, while four others had very few: Uruguay 1930 (three), Germany 1974 (two), Argentina 1978 (two) and Spain 1982 (four).

LeonidasLeonidas

BrazilBrazil

Knockout-phase record 1 goal in 1 game in 1934 7 goals in 4 games in 1938 8 goals in 5 games overall 1.60 goals per game on average Knockout phase appearances 1 goal in Spain 3-1 Brazil in 1934 3 goals in Brazil 6-5 Poland in 1938 1 goal in Brazil 1-1 Czechoslovakia (AET) in 1938 1 goal in Brazil 2-1 Czechoslovakia in 1938 (replay) 2 goals in Brazil 4-2 Sweden in 1938

Kylian MbappeKylian Mbappe

FranceFrance

Knockout-phase record 3 goals in 4 games in 2018 5 goals in 4 games in 2002 8 goals in 8 games overall 1.00 goals per game on average

Knockout-phase appearances 2 goals in France 4-3 Argentina in 2018 0 goals in Uruguay 0-2 France in 2018 0 goals in France 1-0 Belgium in 2018 1 goal in France 4-2 Croatia in 2018 2 goals in France 3-1 Poland in 2022 0 goals in England 1-2 France in 2022 0 goals in France 2-0 Morocco in 2022 3 goals in Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 PSO) in 2022

RonaldoRonaldo

Knockout-phase record 3 goals in 4 games in 1998 4 goals in 4 games in 2002 1 goal in 2 games in 2006 8 goals in 10 games overall 0.80 goals per game on average

Knockout-phase appearances 2 goals in Brazil 4-1 Chile in 1998 0 goals in Brazil 3-2 Denmark in 1998 1 goal in Brazil 1-1 Netherlands (4-2 PSO) in 1998 0 goals in Brazil 0-3 France in 1998 1 goals in Brazil 2-0 Belgium in 2002 0 goals in England 1-2 Brazil in 2002 1 goal in Brazil 1-0 Turkey in 2002 2 goals in Germany 0-2 Brazil in 2002 1 goal in Brazil 3-0 Ghana in 2006 0 goals in Brazil 0-1 France in 2006

Just FontaineJust Fontaine

FranceFrance

Knockout-phase record 7 goals in 3 games in 1958 7 goals in 3 games overall 2.33 goals per game on average

Knockout-phase appearances 2 goals in France 4-0 Northern Ireland in 1958 1 goal in Brazil 5-2 France in 1958 4 goals in France 6-3 West Germany in 1958

VavaVava

BrazilBrazil

Knockout-phase record 3 goals in 2 games in 1958 4 goals in 3 games in 1962 7 goals in 5 games overall 1.40 goals per game on average

Knockout-phase appearances 1 goal in Brazil 5-2 France in 1958 2 goals in Brazil 5-2 Sweden in 1958 1 goal in Brazil 3-1 England in 1962 2 goals in Brazil 4-2 Chile in 1962 1 goals in Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia in 1962

Oldrich NejedlyOldrich Nejedly

CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia

Knockout-phase record 5 goals in 4 games in 1934 2 goals in 2 games in 1938 7 goals in 6 games overall 1.17 goals per game on average Knockout-phase appearances 1 goal in Czechoslovakia 2-1 Romania in 1934 1 goal in Czechoslovakia 3-2 Switzerland in 1934 3 goals in Czechoslovakia 3-1 Germany in 1934 0 goals in Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia (AET) in 1934 1 goal in Czechoslovakia 3-0 Netherlands (AET) in 1938 1 goal in Czechoslovakia 1-1 Brazil (AET) in 1938

PelePele

BrazilBrazil

Knockout-phase record 6 goals in 3 games in 1958 1 goal in 3 games in 1970 7 goals in 6 games overall 1.17 goals per game on average

Knockout-phase appearances 1 goal in Brazil 1-0 Wales in 1958 3 goals in Brazil 5-2 France in 1958 2 goals in Brazil 5-2 Sweden in 1958 0 goals in Brazil 4-2 Peru in 1970 0 goals in Uruguay 1-3 Brazil in 1970 1 goal in Brazil 4-1 Italy in 1970

EusebioEusebio

PortugalPortugal

Knockout-phase record 6 goals in 3 games in 1966 6 goals in 3 games overall 2.00 goals per game on average

Knockout-phase appearances 4 goals in Portugal 5-3 Korea DPR in 1966 1 goal in England 2-1 Portugal in 1966 1 goal in Portugal 2-1 Soviet Union in 1966

Gyorgy SarosiGyorgy Sarosi

HungaryHungary

Knockout-phase record 1 goal in 1 game in 1934 5 goals in 4 games in 1938 6 goals in 5 games overall 1.20 goals per game on average

Knockout-phase appearances 1 goal in Austria 2-1 Hungary in 1934 2 goals in Hungary 6-0 Dutch East Indies in 1938 1 goal in Hungary 2-0 Switzerland in 1938 1 goal in Hungary 5-1 Sweden in 1938 1 goal in Italy 4-2 Hungary in 1938

Gary LinekerGary Lineker

EnglandEngland

Knockout-phase record 3 goals in 2 games in 1986 3 goals in 4 games in 1990 6 goals in 6 games overall 1.00 goals per game on average

Knockout-phase appearances 2 goals in England 3-0 Paraguay in 1986 1 goal in Argentina 2-1 England in 1986 0 goals in England 1-0 Belgium (AET) in 1990 2 goals in England 3-2 Cameroon (AET) in 1990 1 goal in West Germany 1-1 England (4-3 PSO) in 1990 0 goals in Italy 2-1 England in 1990

Roberto BaggioRoberto Baggio

ItalyItaly

Knockout-phase record 1 goals in 4 games in 1990 5 goals in 4 games in 1994 0 goals in 1 games in 1998 6 goals in 9 games overall 0.67 goals per game on average

Knockout-phase appearances 0 goals in Italy 2-0 Uruguay in 1990 0 goals in Italy 1-0 Republic of Ireland in 1990 0 goals in Italy 1-1 Argentina (3-4 PSO) in 1990 1 goal in Italy 2-1 England in 1990 2 goals in Nigeria 1-2 Italy (AET) in 1994 1 goal in Italy 2-1 Spain in 1994 2 goals in Bulgaria 1-2 Italy in 1994 0 goals in Brazil 0-0 Italy (3-2 PSO) in 1994 0 goals in Italy 0-0 France (3-4 PSO) in 1998

Silvio PiolaSilvio Piola

ItalyItaly

Knockout-phase record 5 goals in 4 games in 1938 5 goals in 4 games overall 1.25 goals per game on average Knockout-phase appearances 1 goal in Italy 2-1 Norway (AET) in 1938 2 goals in Italy 3-1 France in 1938 0 goals in Italy 3-1 Brazil in 1938 2 goals in Italy 4-2 Hungary in 1938

Gyula ZsengellerGyula Zsengeller

HungaryHungary

Knockout-phase record 5 goals in 4 games in 1938 5 goals in 4 games overall 1.25 goals per game on average Knockout-phase appearances 2 goals in Hungary 6-0 Dutch East Indies in 1938 1 goal in Hungary 2-0 Switzerland in 1938 2 goals in Hungary 5-1 Sweden in 1938 0 goals in Italy 4-2 Hungary in 1938

Helmut RahnHelmut Rahn

West GermanyWest Germany

Knockout-phase record 3 goals in 3 games in 1954 2 goals in 3 games in 1958 5 goals in 6 games overall 0.83 goals per game on average

Knockout-phase appearances 1 goal in West Germany 2-0 Yugoslavia in 1954 0 goals in West Germany 6-1 Austria in 1954 2 goals in West Germany 3-2 Hungary in 1954 1 goal in West Germany 1-0 Yugoslavia in 1958 0 goals in Sweden 3-1 West Germany in 1958 1 goal in France 6-3 West Germany in 1958

Thomas MullerThomas Muller

GermanyGermany

Knockout-phase record 4 goals in 3 games in 2010 1 goal in 4 games in 2014 5 goals in 7 games overall 0.71 goals per game on average

Knockout-phase appearances 2 goals in Germany 4-1 England in 2010 1 goal in Argentina 0-4 Germany in 2010 1 goal in Uruguay 2-3 Germany in 2010 0 goals in Germany 2-1 Algeria (AET) in 2014 0 goals in France 0-1 Germany in 2014 1 goal in Brazil 1-7 Germany in 2014 0 goals in Germany 1-0 Argentina (AET) in 2014

Zinedine ZidaneZinedine Zidane

FranceFrance

Knockout-phase record 2 goals in 3 games in 1998 3 goals in 4 games in 2006 5 goals in 7 games overall 0.71 goals per game on average

Knockout-phase appearances 0 goals in Italy 0-0 France (3-4 PSO) in 1998 0 goals in France 2-1 Croatia in 1998 2 goals in Brazil 0-3 France in 1998 1 goal in Spain 1-3 France in 2006 0 goals in Brazil 0-1 France in 2006 1 goal in Portugal 0-1 France in 2006 1 goal in Italy 1-1 France (5-3 PSO) in 2006

Wesley SneijderWesley Sneijder

NetherlandsNetherlands

Knockout-phase record 0 goals in 1 game in 2006 4 goals in 4 games in 2010 1 goal in 3 games in 2014 5 goals in 8 games overall 0.63 goals per game on average

Knockout-phase appearances 0 goals in Portugal 1-0 Netherlands in 2006 1 goal in Netherlands 2-1 Slovakia in 2010 2 goals in Netherlands 2-1 Brazil in 2010 1 goal in Uruguay 2-3 Netherlands in 2010 0 goals in Netherlands 0-1 Spain (AET) in 2010 1 goal in Netherlands 2-1 Mexico (AET) in 2014 0 goals in Netherlands 0-0 Costa Rica (4-3 PSO) in 2014 0 goals in Netherlands 0-0 Argentina (2-4 PSO) in 2014

Lionel MessiLionel Messi

ArgentinaArgentina

Knockout-phase record 0 goals in 1 game in 2006 0 goals in 2 games in 2010 0 goals in 4 games in 2014 0 goals in 1 game in 2018 5 goals in 4 games in 2022 5 goals in 12 games overall 0.42 goals per game on average

Knockout-phase appearances 0 goals in Argentina 2-1 Mexico (AET) in 2006 0 goals in Argentina 3-1 Mexico in 2010 0 goals Argentina 0-4 Germany in 2010 0 goals in Argentina 1-0 Switzerland (AET ) in 2014 0 goals in Argentina 1-0 Belgium in 2014 0 goals in Netherlands 0-0 Argentina (2-4 PSO) in 2014 0 goals in Germany 1-0 Argentina (AET) in 2014 0 goals in France 4-3 Argentina in 2018 1 goal in Argentina 2-1 Australia in 2022 1 goal in Netherlands 2-2 Argentina (3-4 PSO) in 2022 1 goal in Argentina 3-0 Croatia in 2022 2 goals in Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 PSO) in 2022

Miroslav KloseMiroslav Klose

GermanyGermany

Knockout-phase record 0 goals in 4 games in 2002 1 goal in 4 games in 2006 3 goals in 3 games in 2010 1 goal in 3 games in 2014 5 goals in 14 games overall 0.36 goals per game on average

Knockout-phase appearances 0 goals in Germany 1-0 Paraguay in 2002 0 goals in Germany 1-0 USA in 2002 0 goals in Germany 1-0 Korea Republic in 2002 0 goals in Germany 0-2 Brazil in 2002 0 goals in Germany 2-0 Sweden in 2006 1 goal in Germany 1-1 Argentina (4-2 PSO) in 2006 0 goals in Germany 0-2 Italy (AET) in 2006 0 goals in Germany 3-1 Portugal in 2006 1 goal in Germany 4-1 England in 2010 2 goals in Argentina 0-4 Germany in 2010 0 goals in Germany 0-1 Spain in 2010 0 goals in France 0-1 Germany in 2014 1 goals in Brazil 1-7 Germany in 2014 0 goals in Germany 1-0 Argentina (AET) in 2014