Top six players with most goals for Spain at a single FIFA World Cup tournament ft. Mikel Oyarzabal

Three players have scored five goals for Spain in a single World Cup campaign.

Spain have not been the most successful in the FIFA World Cup, like Brazil, France, or Germany; however, they are among the very few teams that have won one title in the coveted tournament.

Their run in the 2010 campaign will remain unforgettable for football fans; however, under Luis de la Fuente, they did not fail to impress during the 2026 campaign either. In the latest campaign, Mikel Oyarzabal has emerged as a reliable goal-scoring option for La Roja.

Thus, let’s find out where he stands in the list of Spanish players with the most goals in a single campaign for the FIFA World Cup.

6. Estanislao Basora: 4 goals

Spain finished fourth in the World Cup 1950. Estanislao Basora played a crucial role in helping them attain the result. Basora scored his first goal against the USA and his second against Chile.

In the final round, he scored a brace against two-time champions Uruguay.

5. Telmo Zarra: 4 goals

Telmo Zarra was La Roja’s standout star in the 1950 campaign, courtesy of his four goals. He scored crucial goals against the USA, Chile, England, and Sweden. He was also one of the three players to score in the final round of the tournament, in which La Roja conceded 11 goals and scored only four.

4. Michel Gonzales: 4 goals

Michel’s performance in the FIFA World Cup 1990 group stage as an attacking midfielder was nothing less than a spectacle. He scored a spectacular hat trick against South Korea in the group stage. All before netting his fourth goal of the campaign against Belgium by converting a penalty.

3. Emilio Butragueno: 5 goals

Emilio Butragueño delivered one of the best individual performances against Denmark at the World Cup 1986. It helped him become one of the highest-scoring players in a single campaign for Spain.

After getting his first goal in the campaign during the group stage against Algeria, he scored a hat-trick against Denmark in the round of 16. He helped La Roja win the game 5-1.

2. David Villa: 5 goals

Spain’s all-time top goal scorer in the FIFA World Cup, former FC Barcelona forward David Villa, scored five goals for La Roja in the 2010 edition. Villa scored an exquisite brace against Honduras before netting a long-range chip against Chile in the group stage.

The former Barcelona forward also netted a goal against Spain and Paraguay in the knockout stage to take his tally to five goals in seven games.

1. Mikel Oyarzabal: 5 goals

Mikel Oyarzabal has become the latest player to join the exclusive list of Spanish football icons. He is one of the players who has scored the most goals for La Roja in a single edition of the summer competition.

The Real Sociedad talisman has scored five goals in the World Cup 2026 campaign. He will still be playing one remaining game. There, he will have the opportunity to finally break the record.

He scored his first brace against Saudi Arabia in the group stage before finding the back of the net twice against Austria in the round of 32. Later, he converted a penalty against France in the semifinals.

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