Just Fontaine — 13 goals, France 1958

13 goals in 6 games. The untouchable record. France's forgotten scoring genius.

Just Fontaine scored 13 goals in 6 games at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden — the most goals scored by any player in a single World Cup tournament. The record has stood for nearly 70 years and is almost certainly permanent. He averaged 2.17 goals per game and would have scored more if France had reached the final.