All-Time Leading Scorers for All 2026 World Cup Teams

As the road to the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada continues, we take a look at the legendary goalscorers who have defined their national teams. This list features the top three all-time leading scorers for each of the 48 nations projected to compete.

With many active players still climbing the ranks, these records are constantly under threat. Some are on the verge of cementing their legacy as their country's greatest-ever goalscorer, while others have already claimed the top spot.

Here is a continent-by-continent breakdown of the top three goalscorers for each national team.

Europe (UEFA)

Spain

Rank	Player	Goals
1	David Villa	59
2	Raúl	44
3	Fernando Torres	38

France

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Olivier Giroud	57
2	Kylian Mbappé	56
3	Thierry Henry	51

England

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Harry Kane	78
2	Wayne Rooney	53
3	Bobby Charlton	49

Germany

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Klose	71
2	Gerd Müller	68
3	Lukas Podolski	49

Portugal

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	143
2	Pauleta	47
3	Eusebio	42

Netherlands

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Depay	55
2	Robin van Persie	50
3	Huntelaar	42

Belgium

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Lukaku	90
2	Kevin de Bruyne	37
3	Eden Hazard	33

Norway

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Haaland	55
2	Jorgen Juve	33
3	Gundersen	26

Croatia

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Davor Suker	45
2	Ivan Perišić	38
3	Andrej Kramaric	36

Sweden

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Zlatan Ibrahimović	62
2	Rydell	49
3	Nordahl	43

Czech Republic

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Jan Koller	55
2	Baros	41
3	Patrik Schick	26

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Edin Dzeko	73
2	Vedad Ibisevic	28
3	Zvjezdan Misimovic	25

Austria

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Marko Arnautović	47
2	Toni Polster	44
3	Hans Krankl	34

Switzerland

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Alex Frei	42
2	Kubilay Türkyilmaz	34
3	Max Abegglen	34

Scotland

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Denis Law	30
2	Kenny Dalglish	30
3	Hughie Gallacher	23

Turkey

Posición	Jugador	Goles
1	Hakan Şükür	51
2	Burak Yılmaz	31
3	Tuncay Şanlı	22

South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Messi	116
2	Gabriel Batistuta	55
3	Agüero	41

Brazil

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Neymar	79
2	Pelé	77
3	Ronaldo	62

Uruguay

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Luis Suárez	69
2	Cavani	58
3	Diego Forlán	36

Ecuador

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Valencia	49
2	Agustín Delgado	31
3	Christian Benítez	24

Colombia

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Falcao	36
2	James Rodríguez	31
3	Luís Díaz	22

Paraguay

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Roque Santa Cruz	32
2	José Cardozo	21
3	Cristian Riveros	16

Central & North America (CONCACAF)

Mexico

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Chicharito	52
2	Jared Borgetti	46
3	Raúl Jiménez	45

Canada

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Jonathan David	39
2	Cyle Larin	30
3	Dwayne de Rosario	21

United States

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Clint Dempsey	57
2	Landon Donovan	57
3	Jozy Altidore	42

Haiti

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Duckens Nazon	44
2	Pierrot	34
3	Golman Pierre	21

Curacao

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Janga	21
2	Leandro Bacuna	16
3	Juninho Bacuna	14

Europe (UEFA)Spain David Villa Fernando Torres RaúlFrance Olivier Giroud Kylian Mbappé Thierry HenryEngland Harry Kane Wayne Rooney Bobby CharltonGermany Miroslav Klose Gerd Müller Lukas PodolskiPortugal Cristiano Ronaldo Pauleta EusébioNetherlands Memphis Depay Robin van Persie Klaas-Jan HuntelaarBelgium Romelu Lukaku Kevin De Bruyne Eden HazardNorway Erling Haaland Jørgen Juve Einar GundersenCroatia Davor Šuker Ivan Perišić Andrej KramarićSweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Sven Rydell Gunnar NordahlCzech Republic Jan Koller Milan Baroš Patrik SchickBosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko Vedad Ibišević Zvjezdan MisimovićAustria Toni Polster Marko Arnautović Hans KranklNorth & Central America (CONCACAF)United States Clint Dempsey Landon Donovan Jozy AltidoreMexico Javier "Chicharito" Hernández Jared Borgetti Cuauhtémoc BlancoCanada Cyle Larin Dwayne De Rosario Jonathan DavidCosta Rica Rolando Fonseca Bryan Ruiz Paulo WanchopeCuraçao Rangelo Janga Leandro Bacuna Juninho BacunaPanama Luis Tejada Blas Pérez Gabriel TorresSouth America (CONMEBOL)Argentina Lionel Messi Gabriel Batistuta Sergio AgüeroBrazil Neymar Pelé RonaldoUruguay Luis Suárez Edinson Cavani Diego ForlánChile Alexis Sánchez Eduardo Vargas Marcelo SalasEcuador Enner Valencia Agustín Delgado Christian BenítezColombia Radamel Falcao James Rodríguez Luis DíazParaguay Roque Santa Cruz José Cardozo Cristian RiverosAfrica (CAF)Morocco Ayoub El Kaabi Hakim Ziyech Youssef En-NesyriEgypt Mohamed Salah Mohamed Aboutrika Hossam HassanSenegal Sadio Mané Ismaïla Sarr Mamadou NiangGhana Asamoah Gyan Jordan Ayew André AyewIvory Coast Didier Drogba Salomon Kalou GervinhoTunisia Issam Jemâa Wahbi Khazri Youssef MsakniAlgeria Islam Slimani Riyad Mahrez Baghdad BounedjahCape Verde Ryan Mendes Héldon Garry RodriguesDR Congo Dieumerci Mbokani Cédric Bakambu Shabani NondaSouth Africa Benni McCarthy Bernard Parker Shaun BartlettAsia (AFC)South Korea Son Heung-min Cha Bum-kun Kim Jae-hanJapan Shinji Okazaki Kazuyoshi Miura Keisuke HondaQatar Almoez Ali Akram Afif Hasan Al-HaydosSaudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani Majed Abdullah Sami Al-JaberJordan Hamza Al-Dardour Ali Olwan Yazan Al-NaimatIran Ali Daei Mehdi Taremi Sardar AzmounIraq Younis Mahmoud Aymen Hussein Mohanad AliUzbekistan Eldor Shomurodov Maksim Shatskikh Aleksandr GeynrikhOceania (OFC)Australia Tim Cahill George Smith Archie ThompsonNew Zealand Chris Wood Vaughan Coveny Shane Smeltz

Africa (CAF)

Morocco

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Ayoub El Kaabi	35
2	Hakim Ziyech	25
3	Youssef En-Nesyri	25

Egypt

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Mohamed Salah	65
2	Aboutreika	37
3	Hossam Hassan	36

Senegal

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Sadio Mané	54
2	Ismaïla Sarr	19
3	Mamadou Niang	18

Ghana

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Asamoah Gyan	50
2	Jordan Ayew	33
3	André Ayew	24

Cote d'Ivoire

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Didier Drogba	63
2	Kalou	24
3	Gervinho	23

Tunisia

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Issam Jemâa	36
2	Wahbi Khazri	25
3	Youssef Msakni	23

Algeria

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Islam Slimani	46
2	Riyad Mahrez	38
3	Baghdad Bounedjah	35

Cape Verde

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Ryan Mendes	22
2	Héldon	14
3	Garry Rodrigues	9

DR Congo

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Dieumerci Mbokani	22
2	Bakambu	21
3	Nonda	12

South Africa

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Benni McCarthy	30
2	Parker	23
3	Bartlett	21

Asia (AFC)

South Korea

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Heung-min Son	56
2	Bum-kun Cha	55
3	Jae-han Kim	33

Japan

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Shinji Okazaki	50
2	Miura	49
3	Keisuke Honda	37

Qatar

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Almoez Ali	55
2	Akram Afif	40
3	Hasan Al-Haydos	39

Saudi Arabia

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Al-Qahtani	37
2	Majed Abdullah	36
3	Sami Al-Jaber	33

Jordan

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Hamza Al-Dardour	29
2	Ali Olwan	27
3	Yazan Al-Naimat	23

Iran

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Ali Daei	110
2	Mehdi Taremi	58
3	Sardar Azmoun	57

Iraq

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Younis Mahmoud	44
2	Aymen Hussein	32
3	Mohanad Ali	26

Uzbekistan

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Eldor Shomurodov	44
2	Maksim Shatskikh	33
3	Aleksandr Geynrikh	32

Oceania (OFC)

Australia

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Tim Cahill	49
2	George Smith	29
3	Archie Thompson	27

New Zealand

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Chris Wood	45
2	Coveny	28
3	Smeltz	24

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