Germany striker Miroslav Klose is the record scorer in World Cup history after netting his 16th finals goal in the semi-final against Brazil.
The 36-year-old Lazio striker put his country 2-0 ahead in Belo Horizonte.
He was level with former Brazil striker Ronaldo after scoring against Ghana earlier in the competition.
Klose is only the third player in World Cup history to score in four separate World Cups.
His 23 World Cup appearances are the third-highest in history.
Klose is Germany’s leading goalscorer with 71 goals in 136 appearances, and his country have never lost in a game in which he has scored.
Top five World Cup goalscorers |
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Position |
Name |
Country |
Goals |
Matches Played |
Goal Average |
Tournaments |
|
1 |
Miroslav Klose |
Germany |
16 |
23 |
0.70 |
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 |
|
2 |
Ronaldo |
Brazil |
15 |
19 |
0.79 |
1998, 2002, 2006 |
|
3 |
Gerd Muller |
West Germany |
14 |
13 |
1.08 |
1970, 1974 |
|
4 |
Just Fontaine |
France |
13 |
6 |
2.17 |
1958 |
|
5 |
Pele |
Brazil |
12 |
14 |
0.86 |
1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |