Miroslav Klose

Klose scored 16 World Cup goals in 24 matches for Germany and was the record holder from 2014 until 2026. Germany won the 2014 tournament. Opta Analyst says he scored a hat-trick on debut in an 8-0 win over Saudi Arabia at the 2002 World Cup and scored in all 3 group games, then did not score in 4 knockout games as Germany finished runners-up. He added 5 goals in 2006, 4 in 2010 and 2 in 2014. The 16th came in the 7-1 win over Brazil in Belo Horizonte. Analyst says 11 of his goals came in 10 group matches and 5 in 11 knockout matches, with none in his 2 final appearances, from 63 shots.