England captain Harry Kane is leading the Three Lions at the FIFA World Cup 2026 and continues to add to his remarkable legacy on football’s biggest stage. The 32-year-old is England’s all-time leading scorer in men’s international football and also holds the record for the most FIFA World Cup goals by an England player. Kane is one of only six footballers to have scored at least five goals in multiple editions of the FIFA World Cup, underlining his consistency across tournaments. With another prolific campaign in 2026, Kane has climbed to sixth place on the all-time FIFA World Cup scoring charts. While he has cemented his place among the greatest goalscorers in the tournament’s history, a handful of legendary names still remain ahead of him. Here’s a look at the players who have scored more FIFA World Cup goals than Harry Kane.
Harry Kane is England’s all-time leading goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history. He has scored 13 goals for the Three Lions in 15 FIFA World Cup matches so far. (Picture Credit: AP)
Kane made his FIFA World Cup debut for England in 2018 and scored six goals to win the Golden Boot. England finished fourth in that edition. (Picture Credit: AP)
He scored two goals for England at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, including one against France in the quarterfinal. (Picture Credit: AP)
At the FIFA World Cup 2026, Kane has scored five goals in four matches for England. He netted a brace in England’s opening Group L match against Croatia and added another goal against Panama. In England’s Round of 32 clash against DR Congo, Kane scored twice in the second half to inspire his side to a 2-1 victory. (Picture Credit: AP)
With 13 goals to his name, Kane is the joint sixth-highest goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history. He is level with France’s Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals in just six matches at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Only five players have scored more World Cup goals than the England captain. (Picture Credit: AP)
Argentina’s Lionel Messi tops the list of all-time FIFA World Cup goalscorers with 19 goals in 29 matches. (Picture Credit: AP)
France’s Kylian Mbappe has scored 18 goals in 18 FIFA World Cup matches across three editions (2018, 2022 and 2026). (Picture Credit: AP)
Germany’s Miroslav Klose finished his FIFA World Cup career with 16 goals in 24 matches across four editions. (Picture Credit: AP)
Brazil legend Ronaldo scored 15 goals in 19 FIFA World Cup matches. He was part of Brazil’s World Cup-winning squads in 1994 and 2002. (Picture Credit: AFP)
West Germany great Gerd Muller scored 14 goals in just 12 FIFA World Cup matches across two editions. (Picture Credit: X/@FIFA)
