FIFA World Cup Final Top Scorers List

FIFA World Cup final is the ground where football legends are born. Every single goal in the most important match at the tournament is supposed to become a historical event remembered for many years. While Spain and Argentina are about to contest the FIFA World Cup 2026 title on July 19 at New York/New Jersey Stadium, the race for the trophy creates a great deal of excitement.

Lionel Messi is due to enter the final with two goals scored at World Cup finals and has an opportunity to improve his final goalscorer status in the FIFA World Cup. Kylian Mbappé of France is the all-time leader in total goals scored with the tournament’s finalists having four goals. If Messi scores against Spain, his reputation will be taken to the next level.

Let’s explore the world’s top goalscorers in the FIFA World Cup finals and their potential revised records after the final.

Kylian Mbappé Tops World Cup Final Goalscorers’ List

The football star from France stands at the top of the scoresheet when it comes to goalscoring records in World Cup finals with four goals scored in two finals.

Mbappé started off at the 2018 World Cup final where he scored the first goal for his team France in their match with Croatia. In 2022, he performed exceedingly well against Argentina and scored three goals in that World Cup match.

Mbappé became the second footballer ever to score three goals in one World Cup final match after having done so during the final match against Argentina.

Unfortunately, the match ended with a penalty streak, and France ended up losing it despite having managed to tie the game at 3:3 in regular time.

His record has stayed unsurpassed in the history of World Cup final.

Lionel Messi May Be Able to Advance Through Rankings

Currently, the captain of Argentina, Lionel Messi, sits in 10th on the all-time list with two goals that he scored in the epic final of the World Cup in Qatar 2022 against France.

Messi scored an early penalty kick and added one more goal in extra time while leading Argentina to victory.

If he scores only one goal in the final against Spain in 2026, the Argentinian player will finally join the elite group of players who scored in three world cup finals. Besides that, if he scores two goals in the upcoming final, he will break the record together with Mbappé and become the second player to score four goals in total at the World Cup finals.

Messi has a chance not only to participate in another final but also to make a serious contribution to his amazing career.

Highest Goalscorers in FIFA World Cup Finals

Rank	Player	Country	Goals
1	Kylian Mbappé	France	4
2	Geoff Hurst	England	3
3	Zinedine Zidane	France	3
4	Pelé	Brazil	3
5	Vavá	Brazil	3
6	Mario Kempes	Argentina	2
7	Ronaldo	Brazil	2
8	Paul Breitner	West Germany	2
9	Silvio Piola	Italy	2
10	Lionel Messi	Argentina	2

Hat-Tricks by Just Two Players Have Been Achieved in World Cup

To score in World Cup final is revolutionary. And to score three times already exceeds imagination.

Only two players ever scored hat-trick in World Cup final.

Geoff Hurst of England became the first player to do it in 1966, scoring all three goals of their well-known victory over Germany.

More than five decades later, Mbappé was able to follow the lead of Hurst.

Brazil Leads the Way in World Cup Final Scoring

France may have the all-time top goal scorer in a person, but Brazil holds the record for the highest number of actual goals scored by a nation.

Players from Brazil have found the net in 15 World Cup finals, more than any other nation. France comes next with 11 goals, while Italy and Germany have scored 10 goals each. Argentina has a total of nine goals in finals scored before the championship match of the 2026 World Cup

Brazil’s lead in total goals scored is consistent with the number of World Cups that it has won (five), along with the fact othat it has produced many great players known for their attacking abilities, like Pelé, Vavá and Ronaldo.

The Spain vs Argentina Final Could Rewrite the History of Football.

The FIFA World Cup Final in 2026 is significant for more reasons than the trophy it represents.

Spain hopes to win the World Cup for the second time after having done so in 2010, while defending champions Argentina looks forward to another victory, which has been achieved before only by Italy and Brazil.

After the match, Messi would have another opportunity to add to his prestigious list of achievements. If he scored a goal, he would climb to joint second among all-time goalscorers at World Cup finals, and with two goals, he would equal the record held by Mbappé.

The outcome may be of little consequence, but the final will write a new chapter in the history book of football.