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All-time World Cup leading scorers

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A list of the World Cup's all-time leading scorers after Lionel Messi scored for Argentina on Friday:

20 - Lionel Messi (ARG)

18 - Kylian Mbappe (FRA)

16 - Miroslav Klose (GER)

15 - Ronaldo (BRA)

14 - Gerd Mueller (GER)

13 - Just Fontaine (FRA), Harry Kane (ENG)

12 - Pele (BRA)

11 - Jurgen Klinsmann (GER), Sandor Kocsis (HUN), Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)

10 - Gabriel Batistuta (ARG), Helmut Rahn (GER), Gary Lineker (ENG), Teofilo Cubillas (PER), Thomas Mueller (GER), Grzegorz Lato (POL)

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