Just Fontaine

Just Fontaine’s 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup remain the highest single-tournament total in history, a record that has stood for 66 years. He averaged 2.17 goals per match across 6 games, a rate 50% higher than #8 Gerd Müller’s 0.78 per match across 1970 and 1974. Fontaine also assisted 2 goals in that tournament, earning the Golden Boot by a margin of 7 goals over second-place Helmut Rahn. France finished third, yet his output alone matched the goal tally of entire teams like Sweden, who placed second with 12 goals.