Most Goals In One Edition Of FIFA World Cup: Can Messi Or Mbappe Break All-Time Record?

Just Fontaine of France tops the list of players with the most goals in a single FIFA World Cup edition. He played six matches for France in the 1958 edition and scored 13 goals. (Picture Credit: X/@FIFA)

Sándor Kocsis scored 11 goals for Hungary in five matches at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He found the back of the net multiple times in each of the first four matches but remained goalless in the final against West Germany. (Picture Credit: X/@FIFA)

Gerd Müller scored 10 goals for West Germany in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He finished his FIFA World Cup career with 14 goals. (Picture Credit: X/@FIFA)

Ademir de Menezes scored nine goals for Brazil in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, where they finished as runners-up following a 1-2 defeat against Uruguay in the final at the Maracanã Stadium. (Picture Credit: X/@FIFA)

Eusébio scored nine goals for Portugal in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, played in England. Only Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more FIFA World Cup goals for Portugal than him. (Picture Credit: X)

Guillermo Stábile topped the goalscorers' list in the inaugural edition of the FIFA World Cup. He scored eight goals for Argentina at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (Picture Credit: X/@FIFA)

Ronaldo scored eight goals for Brazil, including two in the final against Germany at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and also helped them win the title for a record-extending fifth time. (Picture Credit: AFP)

Kylian Mbappé played all seven matches for France at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and scored eight goals, three of which came in the final against Argentina in Lusail on December 18. (Picture Credit: AFP)

Jairzinho was the top scorer for Brazil at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He played all six matches for the Seleção and scored at least one goal in each of them. He finished the tournament with seven goals to win the Golden Boot award. (Picture Credit: X/@FIFA)

Grzegorz Lato of Poland was the top scorer at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He scored seven goals for Poland in that tournament. (Picture Credit: X/@FIFA)

Lionel Messi led Argentina at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and scored seven goals in seven matches. He finished second behind Mbappé in the Golden Boot race. (Picture Credit: AFP)

In the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup, both Messi and Mbappé have scored six goals each so far for Argentina and France, respectively. (Picture Credit: AP)