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Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe have drawn clear of Miroslav Klose's all-time World Cup goalscoring record.
The German forward featured at four World Cups, finishing runner-up in 2002, third in both 2006 and 2010 before finally lifting the trophy when defeating Argentina in the 2014 final.
Klose netted 16 times across 24 appearances at the tournament, scoring one hat-trick against Saudi Arabia in 2002.
He had been holding the record outright for 12 years, however, he has now been overtaken by Messi and Mbappe whose exploits this summer put them on 21 goals each.
World Cup
Top Goalscorers in World Cup history
- Lionel Messi - 21
- Kylian Mbappe - 21
- Miroslav Klose - 16
- Ronaldo - 15
- Gerd Muller - 14
- Harry Kane - 14
- Just Fontaine - 13
- Pele - 12
- Sandor Kocsis - 11
- Jurgen Klinsmann - 11
- Helmut Rahn - 10
- Gary Lineker - 10
- Gabriel Batistuta - 10
- Teofilo Cubillas - 10
- Thomas Muller - 10
- Grzegorz Lato - 10
- Cristiano Ronaldo - 10
- Ademir - 9
- Eusebio - 9
- Christian Vieri - 9
- Vava - 9
- David Villa - 9
- Paolo Rossi - 9
- Jairzinho - 9
- Roberto Baggio - 9
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge - 9
- Uwe Seeler - 9
