Most goals in World Cup history: Where Messi, Mbappe rank among FIFA's top scorers all time originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The 2026 edition of the World Cup is well underway, and the world's best are back out on the pitch for another chase at the trophy.

The 2026 World Cup becomes the fastest edition of the tournament to hit 100 goals since 1958 - with the landmark reached in the 33rd game. But what is behind the scoring spree?

Messi, Mbappé, Vinícius and more. Ranking the best World Cup goals through the first 24 matches of the 2026 tournament.

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Who has scored the most goals in men's World Cup history? Germany's Miroslav Klose leads the way with 16 career goals over four World Cups and 24 matches.

Two goals against Senegal were enough for Mbappé to move ahead of everyone else. With his strikes in New York, the Real Madrid forward increased his tally to 58 goals in 99 international appearances,

Not so fast, Kylian Mbappé. The French soccer star scored his 13th and 14th career World Cup goals during France's 3-1 win over Senegal on Tuesday, moving him past Argentina star Lionel Messi into third-place all-time on the World Cup goals list.