About: Most Goals Scored in a Single FIFA World Cup Tournament

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Countries ranked by the total number of goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup tournament edition, since the competition began in 1930. France's 1958 World Cup team — featuring Just Fontaine, who scored a record 13 goals in a single tournament — and Hungary's 1954 squad are among the most prolific attacking sides in tournament history. The 1954 tournament in Switzerland remains the highest-scoring World Cup ever with 140 goals across 26 matches, an average of 5.38 per game.

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Luca Toni (Italy, 2006) leads with 5 in 2006.

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Average value in 2006: 5 · median: 5.

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1954 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.

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Most Goals Scored in a Single FIFA World Cup Tournament

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8 categories · 7 years

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Just Fontaine (France, 1958)

Goals in Single World Cup · 1958

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Goals in Single World Cup

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1950 – 2006

7 years of data

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Ademir (Brazil, 1950)

Recorded 9 Goals in Single World Cup in 1950.

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Sandor Kocsis (Hungary, 1954)

Recorded 11 Goals in Single World Cup in 1954.

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Helmut Rahn (Germany, 1954)

Recorded 7 Goals in Single World Cup in 1954.

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Just Fontaine (France, 1958)

Recorded 13 Goals in Single World Cup in 1958.

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Eusebio (Portugal, 1966)

Recorded 9 Goals in Single World Cup in 1966.

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Gerd Muller (Germany, 1970)

Recorded 10 Goals in Single World Cup in 1970.

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Ronaldo (Brazil, 2002)

Recorded 8 Goals in Single World Cup in 2002.

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Luca Toni (Italy, 2006)

Recorded 5 Goals in Single World Cup in 2006.

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Full Data Table

8 records across 7 years

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Category	Metric	1950	1954	1958	1966	1970	2002	2006
Ademir (Brazil, 1950)	Goals in Single World Cup	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sandor Kocsis (Hungary, 1954)	Goals in Single World Cup	—	11	—	—	—	—	—
Helmut Rahn (Germany, 1954)	Goals in Single World Cup	—	7	—	—	—	—	—
Just Fontaine (France, 1958)	Goals in Single World Cup	—	—	13	—	—	—	—
Eusebio (Portugal, 1966)	Goals in Single World Cup	—	—	—	9	—	—	—
Gerd Muller (Germany, 1970)	Goals in Single World Cup	—	—	—	—	10	—	—
Ronaldo (Brazil, 2002)	Goals in Single World Cup	—	—	—	—	—	8	—
Luca Toni (Italy, 2006)	Goals in Single World Cup	—	—	—	—	—	—	5