All-Time Top Goal Scorers at the World Cup

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17. Vavá (Brazil)
> Total goals scored: 9 (in 10 matches)
> Avg goals per game: 0.9
> World Cups played: 2: 1958, 1962

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16. Christian Vieri (Italy)
> Total goals scored: 9 (in 9 matches)
> Avg goals per game: 1.0
> World Cups played: 2: 1998, 2002

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15. Eusébio (Portugal)
> Total goals scored: 9 (in 6 matches)
> Avg goals per game: 1.5
> World Cups played: 1: 1966

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14. Ademir (Brazil)
> Total goals scored: 9 (in 6 matches)
> Avg goals per game: 1.5
> World Cups played: 1: 1950

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13. Grzegorz Lato (Poland)
> Total goals scored: 10 (in 20 matches)
> Avg goals per game: 0.5
> World Cups played: 3: 1974, 1978, 1982

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