<Dl> <Dt> Most goals scored , overall finals </Dt> <Dd> 16 , Miroslav Klose ( Germany , 2002 -- 2014 ) </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored , overall qualifying </Dt> <Dd> 39 , Carlos Ruiz ( Guatemala , 2002 -- 2016 ) </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored in a tournament </Dt> <Dd> 13 , Just Fontaine ( France , 1958 ) </Dd> <Dt> Highest goals average in a tournament </Dt> <Dd> 2.2 , Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary , 11 goals in 5 matches , 1954 ) </Dd> <Dd> For a detailed list of top goalscorers in each tournament ( Golden Boot winner ) , see Golden Boot . </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored in a match </Dt> <Dd> 5 , Oleg Salenko ( Russia ) , vs Cameroon , 1994 </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored in a lost match </Dt> <Dd> 4 , Ernest Wilimowski ( Poland ) , vs Brazil , 1938 </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored in a qualifying match </Dt> <Dd> 13 , Archie Thompson ( Australia ) , vs American Samoa , 2002 OFC Group 1 </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored in a final match </Dt> <Dd> 3 , Geoff Hurst ( England ) , vs West Germany , 1966 </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored in all final matches </Dt> <Dd> 3 , Vavá ( Brazil ) , 2 vs Sweden in 1958 & 1 vs Czechoslovakia in 1962 ; Pelé ( Brazil ) , 2 vs Sweden in 1958 & 1 vs Italy in 1970 ; Geoff Hurst ( England ) , 3 vs West Germany in 1966 and Zinedine Zidane ( France ) , 2 vs Brazil in 1998 & 1 vs Italy in 2006 </Dd> <Dt> Scored goal ( s ) in multiple final matches </Dt> <Dd> Vavá ( Brazil , 1958 & 1962 ) , Pelé ( Brazil , 1958 & 1970 ) , Paul Breitner ( West Germany , 1974 & 1982 ) and Zinedine Zidane ( France , 1998 & 2006 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most matches with at least one goal </Dt> <Dd> 11 , Ronaldo ( Brazil , 1998 -- 2006 ) , Miroslav Klose ( Germany , 2002 -- 2014 ) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive matches with at least one goal </Dt> <Dd> 6 , Just Fontaine ( France , 1958 ) and Jairzinho ( Brazil , 1970 ) </Dd> <Dt> Most matches with at least two goals </Dt> <Dd> 4 , Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary , 1954 ) , Just Fontaine ( France , 1958 ) , Ronaldo ( Brazil , 1998 -- 2006 ) and Miroslav Klose ( Germany , 2002 -- 2010 ) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive matches with at least two goals </Dt> <Dd> 4 , Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary , 1954 ) </Dd> <Dt> Most hat - tricks </Dt> <Dd> 2 , Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary , 1954 ) , Just Fontaine ( France , 1958 ) , Gerd Müller ( West Germany , 1970 ) and Gabriel Batistuta ( Argentina , 1994 & 1998 ) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive hat - tricks </Dt> <Dd> 2 , Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary , 1954 ) and Gerd Müller ( West Germany , 1970 ) </Dd> <Dt> Fastest hat - trick </Dt> <Dd> 8 minutes , László Kiss ( Hungary ) , scored at 69 ' , 72 ' and 76 ' , vs El Salvador , 1982 </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored by a substitute in a match </Dt> <Dd> 3 , László Kiss ( Hungary ) , vs El Salvador , 1982 </Dd> <Dt> Olympic goals ( goals from a corner ) scored in a World Cup </Dt> <Dd> 1 , Marcos Coll ( Colombia ) , vs Soviet Union , 1962 </Dd> <Dt> Hat - tricks from the penalty spot </Dt> <Dd> Never occurred in the final tournament , four times in qualification : Kubilay Türkyilmaz ( Switzerland ) , vs Faroe Islands , 7 October 2000 , 2002 UEFA Group 1 ; Henrik Larsson ( Sweden ) , vs Moldova , 6 June 2001 , 2002 UEFA Group 4 ; Ronaldo ( Brazil ) , vs Argentina , 2 June 2004 , 2006 CONMEBOL ; Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang ( Gabon ) , vs Niger , 15 June 2013 , 2014 CAF Second Round Group E </Dd> <Dt> Scoring in every match of a team in a World Cup ( at least three matches ) </Dt> <Dd> György Sárosi ( Hungary ) , 5 goals in 4 matches ( 1938 ) , Arne Nyberg ( Sweden ) , 3 goals in 3 matches ( 1938 ) , Alcides Ghiggia ( Uruguay ) , 4 goals in 4 matches ( 1950 ) , Just Fontaine ( France ) , 13 goals in 6 matches ( 1958 ) , Omar Oreste Corbatta
<Dl> <Dt> Most goals scored , overall finals </Dt> <Dd> 16 , Miroslav Klose ( Germany , 2002 -- 2014 ) </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored , overall qualifying </Dt> <Dd> 39 , Carlos Ruiz ( Guatemala , 2002 -- 2016 ) </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored in a tournament </Dt> <Dd> 13 , Just Fontaine ( France , 1958 ) </Dd> <Dt> Highest goals average in a tournament </Dt> <Dd> 2.2 , Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary , 11 goals in 5 matches , 1954 ) </Dd> <Dd> For a detailed list of top goalscorers in each tournament ( Golden Boot winner ) , see Golden Boot . </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored in a match </Dt> <Dd> 5 , Oleg Salenko ( Russia ) , vs Cameroon , 1994 </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored in a lost match </Dt> <Dd> 4 , Ernest Wilimowski ( Poland ) , vs Brazil , 1938 </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored in a qualifying match </Dt> <Dd> 13 , Archie Thompson ( Australia ) , vs American Samoa , 2002 OFC Group 1 </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored in a final match </Dt> <Dd> 3 , Geoff Hurst ( England ) , vs West Germany , 1966 </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored in all final matches </Dt> <Dd> 3 , Vavá ( Brazil ) , 2 vs Sweden in 1958 & 1 vs Czechoslovakia in 1962 ; Pelé ( Brazil ) , 2 vs Sweden in 1958 & 1 vs Italy in 1970 ; Geoff Hurst ( England ) , 3 vs West Germany in 1966 and Zinedine Zidane ( France ) , 2 vs Brazil in 1998 & 1 vs Italy in 2006 </Dd> <Dt> Scored goal ( s ) in multiple final matches </Dt> <Dd> Vavá ( Brazil , 1958 & 1962 ) , Pelé ( Brazil , 1958 & 1970 ) , Paul Breitner ( West Germany , 1974 & 1982 ) and Zinedine Zidane ( France , 1998 & 2006 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most matches with at least one goal </Dt> <Dd> 11 , Ronaldo ( Brazil , 1998 -- 2006 ) , Miroslav Klose ( Germany , 2002 -- 2014 ) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive matches with at least one goal </Dt> <Dd> 6 , Just Fontaine ( France , 1958 ) and Jairzinho ( Brazil , 1970 ) </Dd> <Dt> Most matches with at least two goals </Dt> <Dd> 4 , Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary , 1954 ) , Just Fontaine ( France , 1958 ) , Ronaldo ( Brazil , 1998 -- 2006 ) and Miroslav Klose ( Germany , 2002 -- 2010 ) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive matches with at least two goals </Dt> <Dd> 4 , Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary , 1954 ) </Dd> <Dt> Most hat - tricks </Dt> <Dd> 2 , Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary , 1954 ) , Just Fontaine ( France , 1958 ) , Gerd Müller ( West Germany , 1970 ) and Gabriel Batistuta ( Argentina , 1994 & 1998 ) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive hat - tricks </Dt> <Dd> 2 , Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary , 1954 ) and Gerd Müller ( West Germany , 1970 ) </Dd> <Dt> Fastest hat - trick </Dt> <Dd> 8 minutes , László Kiss ( Hungary ) , scored at 69 ' , 72 ' and 76 ' , vs El Salvador , 1982 </Dd> <Dt> Most goals scored by a substitute in a match </Dt> <Dd> 3 , László Kiss ( Hungary ) , vs El Salvador , 1982 </Dd> <Dt> Olympic goals ( goals from a corner ) scored in a World Cup </Dt> <Dd> 1 , Marcos Coll ( Colombia ) , vs Soviet Union , 1962 </Dd> <Dt> Hat - tricks from the penalty spot </Dt> <Dd> Never occurred in the final tournament , four times in qualification : Kubilay Türkyilmaz ( Switzerland ) , vs Faroe Islands , 7 October 2000 , 2002 UEFA Group 1 ; Henrik Larsson ( Sweden ) , vs Moldova , 6 June 2001 , 2002 UEFA Group 4 ; Ronaldo ( Brazil ) , vs Argentina , 2 June 2004 , 2006 CONMEBOL ; Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang ( Gabon ) , vs Niger , 15 June 2013 , 2014 CAF Second Round Group E </Dd> <Dt> Scoring in every match of a team in a World Cup ( at least three matches ) </Dt> <Dd> György Sárosi ( Hungary ) , 5 goals in 4 matches ( 1938 ) , Arne Nyberg ( Sweden ) , 3 goals in 3 matches ( 1938 ) , Alcides Ghiggia ( Uruguay ) , 4 goals in 4 matches ( 1950 ) , Just Fontaine ( France ) , 13 goals in 6 matches ( 1958 ) , Omar Oreste Corbatta
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