Goal-scorers in most editions
A number of players who managed to score at 4+ World Cup editions has increased after the 2026 tournament from 5 to 7.
Ivan Perišić and Neymar entered this exclusive “Club” scoring one goal each for Croatia and Brazil respectively.
Lionel Messi has scored in his 5th edition (he failed to do so in 2010) and Cristiano Ronaldo (picture) in his 6th setting a new record, maybe eternal, as it is very hard to imagine anyone in the future able to score in 7.
| WORLD CUP | SCORERS IN MOST EDITIONS | |||
| Player | Country | Ed. | Goals by Edition | |
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 6 | 2006 (1), 2010 (1), 2014 (1), 2018 (4), 2022 (1), 2026 (3) |
| 2 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 5 | 2006 (1), 2010 (0), 2014 (4), 2018 (1), 2022 (7), 2026 (8) |
| 3 | Uwe Seeler | Germany | 4 | 1958 (2), 1962 (2), 1966 (2), 1970 (3) |
| 4 | Pelé | Brazil | 4 | 1958 (6), 1962 (1), 1966 (1), 1970 (4) |
| 5 | Miroslav Klose | Germany | 4 | 2002 (5), 2006 (5), 2010 (4), 2014 (2) |
| 6 | Ivan Perišić | Croatia | 4 | 2014 (2), 2018 (3), 2022 (1), 2026 (1) |
| 7 | Neymar | Brazil | 4 | 2014 (4), 2018 (2), 2022 (2), 2026 (1) |