Which club's players have scored the most goals in FIFA World Cup finals?
Scoring in the world cup final is one of the most euphoric moments for players.
Scoring in the final of football's most recognized tournament is one of the most euphoric experiences for players who have won or equalized in World Cup finals for their country. We have seen players settle the game on their own by scoring hat-tricks or braces in World Cup finals, such as Zidane, Pele, and Ronaldo in their individual World Cup finals.
And setting records at the club level as well, with the most goals scored by them from a major club, and with this, we highlighted below the top five clubs whose players have landed the most goals in the World Cup finals.
West Ham – 4
England has won the World Cup only once which happened in 1966 against West Germany. Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters carried England to the title and are still the only England players to score in the final, but West Ham is the only English club whose players scored in the final. While Geoff Hurst is the only player in history to score a hat-trick in the final.
Geoff Hurst – 3
Martin Peters – 1
Bayern Munich – 4
In 1974, Bayern Munich hero Paul Breitner became the first Bayern Munich player to score in a final, and the following goal was scored by another Bayern classic, Gerd Muller, which appeared decisive as West Germany won the second title 2-1 over the Netherlands.
The last Bayern Munich player to score in the finale was Mario Gotze, whose goal against Argentina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final proved valuable to their fourth trophy.
Paul Breitner – 2
Gerd Muller – 1
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge – 1
Andreas Brehme – 1
Mario Gotze – 1
Santos – 5
Santos may not be a great club, but its players have won the title, and their most renowned player, Pele, who has scored the most goals in the World Cup finals, also holds the record for most trophies (3). While other famous names are Zito and Carlos Alberto Torres who tallied only once.
Pele – 3
Zito – 1
Carlos Alberto Torres – 1
Juventus – 6
In total, six Juventus players have scored in World Cup finals, with Raimundo Orsi becoming the first Juventus player to do it in 1938 when Italy won the title. And Zidane scored in the 1998 World Cup final twice. Mario Mandzukic, who scored an own goal before scoring for Croatia, was their last player to score in a World Cup final.
Raimundo Orsi - 1
Marco Tardelli – 1
Paolo Rossi – 1
Zinedine Zidane – 2
Mario Mandzukic – 1
Inter Milan – 8
Inter Milan is the second Italian team with the most goals in FIFA World Cup finals, with Boninsegna being the first Inter Milan player to score in the 1970 World Cup final as Italy lost to Brazil. Ronaldo is the sole Inter Milan player to have scored the most goals in a final, as he led Brazil to the title with goals against Germany in 2002. Perisic is the latest Inter Milan player to score in the World Cup final, which took place in 2018 against France.
Roberto Boninsegna – 1
Alessandro Altobelli – 1
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge – 1
Andreas Brehme – 1
Ivan Perisic – 1
Marco Materazzi – 1
Ronaldo – 2
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