Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest footballers of all time. The 41-year-old forward from Portugal scored a goal in Portugal’s 2-1 win over Croatia on Thursday (Friday IST) and, in the process, became the oldest player in the world to score in a FIFA World Cup knockout match. Ronaldo, who has scored three goals for Portugal in this year’s FIFA World Cup, now has 11 goals to his name in football’s biggest tournament and is joint ninth on the all-time goal-scorers’ list. Here’s a look at the eight players who have scored more goals than Cristiano Ronaldo in FIFA World Cup history.
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 11 goals in 26 FIFA World Cup matches for Portugal across six editions. (Picture Credit: AP)
The 41-year-old has scored three goals in four matches at the FIFA World Cup 2026. He is the second-oldest player to score a goal in a FIFA World Cup match. (Picture Credit: AP)
Ronaldo, who is leading Portugal at the FIFA World Cup 2026, is the first and only player in the world to score in six different FIFA World Cup editions. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Ronaldo is the joint ninth-highest goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history. A total of eight players have scored more goals than him in football’s biggest tournament. (Picture Credit: AP)
Argentina’s Lionel Messi is the highest goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history. He has scored 19 goals in 29 matches so far. (Picture Credit: AP)
France’s Kylian Mbappe occupies the second spot on the goalscorers’ list. He has scored 18 goals in 18 FIFA World Cup matches for France. (Picture Credit: AP)
Miroslav Klose played 24 FIFA World Cup matches for Germany across four editions and scored 16 goals. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Ronaldo finished his FIFA World Cup career with 15 goals in 19 matches for Brazil. He is a two-time FIFA World Cup winner with Brazil and also won the Golden Boot in 2002. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Gerd Muller represented West Germany in the 1970 and 1974 editions of the FIFA World Cup and scored 14 goals in 13 matches. (Picture Credit: X/@FIFA)
Just Fontaine holds the record for scoring the most goals in a single edition of the FIFA World Cup. He played six matches for France in the 1958 edition and scored 13 goals. (Picture Credit: X/@FIFA)
England captain Harry Kane also has 13 goals to his name in 15 FIFA World Cup matches. He has scored five goals so far at the FIFA World Cup 2026. (Picture Credit: AP)
Pele, the only player to win three FIFA World Cup titles, scored 12 goals for Brazil in 14 FIFA World Cup matches across four editions. (Picture Credit: X/@FIFA)
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