| Player | WCM | GS |
| M Klose (GER) | 24 | 16 |
| Ronaldo (BRA) | 19 | 15 |
| G Muller (GER) | 13 | 14 |
| J Fontaine (FRA) | 6 | 13 |
| Pelé (BRA) | 14 | 12 |
| S Kocsis (HUN) | 5 | 11 |
| J Klinsmann (GER) | 17 | 11 |
| H Rahn (WGER) | 10 | 10 |
| G Lineker (ENG) | 12 | 10 |
| G Batistuta (ARG) | 12 | 10 |
| T Cubillas (PERU) | 13 | 10 |
| T Muller (GER) | 13 | 10 |
| G Lato (POL) | 20 | 10 |
| Eusébio (POR) | 6 | 9 |
| C Vieri (ITA) | 9 | 9 |
| Vava (BRA) | 10 | 9 |
| D Villa (ESP) | 12 | 9 |
| P Rossi (ITA) | 14 | 9 |
| Jairzinho (BRA) | 16 | 9 |
| R Baggio (ITA) | 16 | 9 |
| Glossary: WCM-World Cup matches, GS-Goals scored; ARG-Argentina, BRA-Brazil, GER-Germany, ENG-England, ESP-Spain, FRA-France, HUN-Hungary, ITA-Italy, POL-Poland, POR-Portugal, WGER-West Germany | ||
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