| 1 | 16 | Miroslav Klose (GER) | 2002 (5), 2006 (5), 2010 (4), 2014 (2) |
| 2 | 15 | Ronaldo (BRA) | 1998 (4), 2002 (8), 2006 (3) |
| 3 | 14 | Gerd Müller (GER) | 1970 (10), 1974 (4) |
| 4 | 13 | Just Fontaine (FRA) | 1958 |
| 5 | 12 | Pelé (BRA) | 1958 (6), 1962 (1), 1966 (1), 1970 (4) |
| 6 | 11 | Jürgen Klinsmann (GER) | 1990 (3), 1994 (5), 1998 (3) |
| | 11 | Sandor Kocsis (HUN) | 1954 |
| 8 | 10 | Thomas Müller (GER) | 2010/2014 |
| | 10 | Gabriel Batistuta (ARG) | 1994 (4), 1998 (5), 2002 (1) |
| | 10 | Teofilo Cubillas (PER) | 1970 (5), 1978 (5) |
| | 10 | Grzegorz Lato (POL) | 1974 (7), 1978 (2), 1982 (1) |
| | 10 | Gary Lineker (ENG) | 1986 (6), 1990 (4) |
| | 10 | Helmut Rahn (GER) | 1954 (4), 1958 (6) |
| 14 | 9 | Leonidas (BRA) | 1934/1938 |
| | 9 | Ademir (BRA) | 1950 |
| | 9 | Juan Schiaffino (URU) | 1950/1954 |
| | 9 | Vava (BRA) | 1958/1962 |
| | 9 | Uwe Seeler (GER) | 1958-1970 |
| | 9 | Eusebio (POR) | 1966 |
| | 9 | Jairzinho (BRA) | 1970/1974 |
| | 9 | Paolo Rossi (ITA) | 1978-1986 |
| | 9 | Roberto Baggio (ITA) | 1990-1998 |
| | 9 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (GER) | 1978-1986 |
| | 9 | Christian Vieri (ITA) | 1998/2002 |
| | 9 | David Villa (ESP) | 2006-2014 |
| weiter | | | |
| 6 | Cristiano Ronaldo (BRA) | 2006 (1), 2010 (1), 2014 (1), 2018 (3) |
| 6 | Erich Probst (AUT) | 1954 |
| 5 | Hans Krankl (AUT) | 1978-1982 |