Most Goals Scored in a Single World Cup Tournament

About This Dataset

Most Goals Scored in a Single World Cup Tournament is an interactive dataset containing 8 data points across 8 categories from 1930 to 2002 . The data tracks Goals Scored in One World Cup Tournament .

Ronaldo Nazário recorded 8 in 2002.

Covered categories include: Guillermo Stábile, Leônidas, Sándor Kocsis, Helmut Rahn, Just Fontaine and 3 more . Use the chart controls on the left to filter by category or year, switch between chart types, and explore the data interactively.

Key Findings

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Just Fontaine leads with 13 in 2002.

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Average value in 2002: 8 · median: 8.

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1954 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.

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Gap in 2002: Just Fontaine is 2.2× larger than Helmut Rahn.

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Data Points

8 categories · 7 years

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Top Value

Just Fontaine

Goals Scored in One World Cup Tournament · 1958

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1930 – 2002

7 years of data

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Goals Scored in One World Cup Tournament · ranked by 2002

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#	Category	1930	1938	1954	1958	1966	1970	2002	Change
🥇	Just Fontaine	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	—
🥈	Sándor Kocsis	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—
🥉	Gerd Müller	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—
4	Eusébio	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—
5	Guillermo Stábile	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Leônidas	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	Ronaldo Nazário	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—
8	Helmut Rahn	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—