As Skank would say, who hasn't dreamed of being a soccer player? But let's go further, who hasn't dreamed of being the top scorer in the Cup, right? With a lot of talent, swing (on the part of Brazilians, at least) and determination, these guys did it!
See the list of the greatest goalscorers in the history of the World Cup:
10th place: 7 goals scored
With 7 goals scored, 8 athletes are tied, each from a country and a different style of playing ball. Among them, the super consecrated Best in the World, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Andrzej Szarmach, Polonia (1974, 1978, 1982)
Hans Schäfer, West Germany (1954, 1958, 1962)
Johnny Rep, Netherlands (1974, 1978)
Lajos Tichy, Hungary (1958, 1962, 1966)
Careca, Brazil (1986, 1990)
Luis Suarez, Uruguay (2010, 2014, 2018)
Oldřich Nejedlý, Czechoslovakia (1934, 1938)
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
9th place: 8 goals scored
In 9th place, this collection of stars has the first Striker in history, Ademir Menezes, with the player who popularized the “bicycle”, Leônidas da Silva, with one of the Brazilian 4 Rs, Rivaldo and also with Maradona, who dispenses presentations...
Leonidas da Silva, Brazil (1934, 1938)
Rivaldo, Brazil (1998, 2002)
Ademir Menezes, Brazil (1950)
Diego Maradona, Argentina (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994)
Guillermo Stábile, Argentina (1930)
Rudolf "Rudi" Völler, Germany (1986, 1990, 1994)
Óscar Míguez, Uruguay (1950, 1954)
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8th place: 9 goals scored
With 9 goals behind them, these athletes made history! David Villa is Spain's top scorer, while Jairzinho brought Brazil the third championship in 1970. For Italy in 1982, Paolo Rossi scored 3 in the game that took the Brazilian team out of the competition. And Baggio, ah, our dear Baggio, scored 9 it's true, but he's really known for the penalty he missed and gave Brazil the fourth.
Jairzinho, Brazil (1966, 1970, 1974)
David Villa, Spain (2006, 2010, 2014)
Vava, Brazil (1958, 1962)
Eusebio, Portugal (1966)
Paolo Rossi, Italy (1978, 1982, 1986)
Uwe Seeler, West Germany (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)
Roberto Baggio, Italy (1990, 1994, 1998)
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, West Germany (1978, 1982, 1986)
Christian Vieri, Italy (1998, 2002)
Discover the ranking with the greatest champions in the history of the World Cup
7th place: 10 goals scored
In 7th place is Germany's Thomas Müller, who emerged from the 2010 championship with the World Cup Best Young Player and Golden Boot titles. But also with 10 goals scored is the greatest athlete in the history of Peruvian football, Teófillo Cubillas and the greatest example of fair play in football, Gary Lineker, who has never even received a yellow card, let alone a red card!
Gary Lineker, England (1986, 1990)
Batistuta, Argentina (1994, 1998, 2002)
Thomas Müller, Germany (2010, 2014)
Helmut Rahn, West Germany (1954, 1958)
Grzegorz Lato, Polonia (1974, 1978, 1982)
Teófilo Cubillas, Peru (1970, 1978, 1982)
6th place: 11 goals scored
With 11 goals, the Hungarian Sándor Kocsis holds the record for the best average of goals per game, 2,2. Jürgen Klinsmann is considered by many to be the best player in the history of German football.
Jürgen Klinsmann, Germany (1990, 1994, 1998)
Sándor Kocsis, Hungary (1954)
See which was the most beautiful goal in each World Cup
5th place: 12 goals scored
In 5th place is him, the football ambassador, the best player in the history of world football, decorated by Queen Elisabeth II for his achievements, the only one to win 3 Cups, King Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé.
Pele, Brazil (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)
4th place: 13 goals scored
Considered the best French player of the last 50 years, Just Fontaine is still the top scorer in a single Cup. There were 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup held in Sweden. The only one in which the athlete participated.
Just Fontaine, France (1958)
3th place: 14 goals scored
In 1970, Gerd Müller became the top scorer in Cups and it took a long time to be surpassed. The German is still the top scorer of the German national team having scored 68 goals in 62 games. His accurate aim earned him the nickname of cowboy.
Gerd Müller, West Germany (1970, 1974)
2th place: 15 goals scored
In 2006 was when Ronaldo surpassed Müller's mark. Call him Ronaldinho or Phenomenon, Ronaldo Nazário is one of the biggest names in world football and an example of overcoming obstacles. After all, who doesn't remember the terrible right knee injury he suffered on the pitch? After that he still represented the Brazilian team in 2 World Cups, having won the fifth championship in 2002.
Ronaldo, Brazil (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
1th place: 16 goals scored
Miroslav Klose has always stood out for scoring several goals. In the first Cup in which he participated, he scored 5 goals. In 2006 he was the league's top scorer and in 2014 he only needed to score 2 goals to surpass Ronaldo's mark. And it was just against the Brazilian team that he broke the record… I'm glad he retired!
Miroslav Klose, Germany (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
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