Just Fontaine, who died on Wednesday, remains the footballer who scored the most goals in a World Cup. He brought the number to no more and no less than 13 in the edition of Sweden in 1958. It was not easy to achieve this, and to show it in Mundo Deportivo we made a list with 8 footballers who scored 8 or more goals in both world cup events.
1
Guillermo Stábile (Argentina)
8 goals in Uruguay 1930
He was the top scorer of the first edition. Nothing more and nothing less than 8 goals scored by the Argentine. 1 of them in the final, although the Albiceleste lost to hosts Uruguay
2
Ademir (Brazil)
8 goals in Brazil 1950
He was one of the victims of the ‘Maracanazo’ where Uruguay punished Brazil, but Ademir was the top scorer at the 1950 World Cup in Brazil, scoring 8 goals.
3
Sandor Kocsis (Hungary)
11 goals in Switzerland 1954
Then Just Fontaine, the footballer who scored the most goals in both World Cups. 11 achieved the Kocsis in Switzerland 1954, although the Magyar team lost in the final against Germany. At that meeting he found no door.
4
Just Fontaine (France)
13 goals in Sweden 1958
They were not enough for France to reach the final as the French team fell in the ‘semis’ against Brazil, the champions. Just Fontaine scored 13 goals throughout the tournament, scoring in each of the 6 games he played. The day more, 4 in third and fourth place against Germany.
5
Eusebius (Portugal)
9 goals in England 1966
‘El Mozambiqueño’, who plays in Portugal, has signed 9 goals in England. They were not good enough to play in the final as they crashed out in the ‘semis’ against the hosts.
6
Gerd Müller (Germany)
10 goals in Mexico 1970
‘El Torpedo’ reached double figures in Mexico 1970, scoring 10 goals. They weren’t good enough for Germany to be a finalist when they were disappointed in the ‘semis’ against Italy.
7
Ronaldo Nazario (Brazil)
8 goals in Korea and Japan 2002
Of all the players on this list, only one on a team has been a champion. He arrives at the appointment in question due to injuries and ends up being reborn to lift the cup.
8
Kylian Mbappe (France)
8 goals in Qatar 2022
They were close enough for France to become champions, but Argentina refused to do so. In any case, the championship signed by Mbappé in Qatar is very good.
Source: La Verdad
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