<P> The top goalscorer of the inaugural competition was Argentina 's Guillermo Stábile with eight goals . Since then , only 22 players have scored more goals at all the games played at the World Cup as Stábile did throughout the 1930 tournament . The first was Hungary 's Sándor Kocsis with eleven goals scored in 1954 . At the next tournament , France 's Just Fontaine improved on this record with 13 goals in only six games . Gerd Müller scored 10 goals for West Germany in 1970 , and broke the overall record when he scored his 14th goal at the World Cup during West Germany 's win at the 1974 final . His record stood for more than three decades until Brazil 's Ronaldo scored 15 goals between 1998 and 2006 . Germany 's Miroslav Klose went on to score a record 16 goals across four consecutive tournaments between 2002 and 2014 . Only two other players have also scored more than 10 goals at the World Cup : Pelé with 12 between 1958 and 1970 , and Jürgen Klinsmann with 11 between 1990 and 1998 . </P>
<P> The top goalscorer of the inaugural competition was Argentina 's Guillermo Stábile with eight goals . Since then , only 22 players have scored more goals at all the games played at the World Cup as Stábile did throughout the 1930 tournament . The first was Hungary 's Sándor Kocsis with eleven goals scored in 1954 . At the next tournament , France 's Just Fontaine improved on this record with 13 goals in only six games . Gerd Müller scored 10 goals for West Germany in 1970 , and broke the overall record when he scored his 14th goal at the World Cup during West Germany 's win at the 1974 final . His record stood for more than three decades until Brazil 's Ronaldo scored 15 goals between 1998 and 2006 . Germany 's Miroslav Klose went on to score a record 16 goals across four consecutive tournaments between 2002 and 2014 . Only two other players have also scored more than 10 goals at the World Cup : Pelé with 12 between 1958 and 1970 , and Jürgen Klinsmann with 11 between 1990 and 1998 . </P>
who has scored the most goals in fifa world cup history
who has scored the most goals in fifa world cup history
Germany 's Miroslav Klose
Germany 's Miroslav Klose