| # | Player | National Team | WCs | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
France | 3 | 22 | 22 |
| 2 |
|
Argentina | 6 | 34 | 21 |
| 3 |
|
Brazil | 6 | 21 | 17 |
| 4 |
|
Germany | 4 | 24 | 16 |
| 5 |
RO
Ronaldo
|
Brazil | 4 | 19 | 15 |
| 6 |
AW
Abby Wambach
|
United States | 4 | 24 | 14 |
| 7 |
BP
Birgit Prinz
|
Germany | 5 | 20 | 14 |
| 8 |
|
England | 3 | 19 | 14 |
| 9 |
GM
Gerd Müller
|
West Germany | 2 | 13 | 14 |
| 10 |
JF
Just Fontaine
|
France | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 |
MA
Michelle Akers
|
United States | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 12 |
PE
Pelé
|
Brazil | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 13 |
|
Portugal | 6 | 27 | 11 |
| 14 |
|
Brazil | 5 | 21 | 11 |
| 15 |
BW
Bettina Wiegmann
|
Germany | 4 | 18 | 11 |
| 16 |
JK
Jürgen Klinsmann
|
West Germany | 3 | 17 | 11 |
| 17 |
WS
Wen Sun
|
China | 4 | 14 | 11 |
| 18 |
SK
Sándor Kocsis
|
Hungary | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 19 |
CL
Carli Lloyd
|
United States | 4 | 24 | 10 |
| 20 |
|
Canada | 5 | 21 | 10 |
| 21 |
GL
Grzegorz Lato
|
Poland | 3 | 20 | 10 |
| 22 |
|
Germany | 4 | 19 | 10 |
| 23 |
TC
Teófilo Cubillas
|
Peru | 3 | 13 | 10 |
| 24 |
GB
Gabriel Batistuta
|
Argentina | 3 | 12 | 10 |
| 25 |
GL
Gary Lineker
|
England | 2 | 12 | 10 |
| 26 |
HM
Heidi Mohr
|
Germany | 2 | 12 | 10 |
| 27 |
AA
Ann Kristin Aarønes
|
Norway | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 28 |
HR
Helmut Rahn
|
West Germany | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 |
KR
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
|
West Germany | 3 | 19 | 9 |
| 30 |
|
United States | 3 | 17 | 9 |
| 31 |
|
Italy | 3 | 16 | 9 |
| 32 |
|
Brazil | 4 | 16 | 9 |
| 33 |
|
United States | 3 | 16 | 9 |
| 34 |
|
Norway | 4 | 16 | 9 |
| 35 |
PR
Paolo Rossi
|
Italy | 3 | 14 | 9 |
| 36 |
JA
Jairzinho
|
Brazil | 3 | 13 | 9 |
| 37 |
|
Spain | 3 | 12 | 9 |
| 38 |
LM
Linda Medalen
|
Norway | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| 39 |
CV
Christian Vieri
|
Italy | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 40 |
US
Uwe Seeler
|
West Germany | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 41 |
AD
Ademir
|
Brazil | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 42 |
EU
Eusébio
|
Portugal | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 43 |
VA
Vavá
|
Brazil | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 44 |
KL
Kristine Lilly
|
United States | 5 | 24 | 8 |
| 45 |
DM
Diego Maradona
|
Argentina | 4 | 21 | 8 |
| 46 |
HS
Homare Sawa
|
Japan | 6 | 20 | 8 |
| 47 |
|
Belgium | 4 | 18 | 8 |
| 48 |
MH
Mia Hamm
|
United States | 4 | 17 | 8 |
| 49 |
KG
Kerstin Garefrekes
|
Germany | 3 | 16 | 8 |
| 50 |
RV
Rudi Völler
|
West Germany | 3 | 15 | 8 |