Davor Šuker — 6 goals, Croatia 1998

Davor Šuker scored 6 goals at the 1998 World Cup as Croatia — a nation only seven years old — reached the semifinals in their first ever World Cup appearance. His audacious lob over Fabien Barthez in the quarterfinal against Germany is replayed 2.1 million times on YouTube. Croatia finished third, and Šuker's 6 goals came from just 12 shots on target — a 50% conversion rate that outperforms #7 Hristo Stoichkov's 6 goals from 18 shots on target (33%).