Oleg Salenko, for Russia against Cameroon, and Miroslaw Klose, for Germany against Saudi Arabia, both scored five.
The most goals scored in a single World Cup match is held by Oleg Salenko of Russia, when he scored 5 against Cameroon in World Cup 94.
It is the Russian Oleg Salenko with 5 goals verses Cameroon.
Ronaldo (Brazil) has scored a total of 15 goals in the World Cup.
4 goals in 1998 World Cup
8 goals in 2002 World Cup
3 goals in 2006 World Cup
Just Fontaine of France holds the record for most goals scored in a single fifa world cup tournament, with 13 in 1958.
In a match it is the Russian Oleg solenko who personally scored 5 goals in the match verses cameroon in the 1994 world cup in the U.S.A.
Gary Lineker of England was the top scorer in the 1986 FIFA World Cup with 6 goals.
When they loose, a team at the World Cup is out of the tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament. The only exception is in the semi-final round where the loosing teams play each other for third place.
David Villa is the top scorer so far
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Grant Fox of New Zealand holds the record for most amount of points in a single Rugby World Cup, accumulating 126 points in the 1987 tournament.
Highest goal scorer in single world cup: in 1954 Just Fontaine [France] scored 13 goals in 6 games which puts him at the top for single world cups
Chris Gayle is the hishest scorer.He has scored first 200 in the world cup.
There was no World Cup in 1959, but you're probably thinking of Pele who debuted for Brazil in the 1958 World Cup held in Sweden.
It is the Brazilian Ronaldo with 15 goals, Klose and Mueller have 14 each.
Best Player - Zinedine Zidane Top Scorer - Miroslav Klose (5 goals)
Ronaldo, of Brazil, was the top scorer at World Cup 2002 with 8 goals.
Who was the highest Goal Scorer in 2006 World Cup
It is the French man Just Fountane, with 13 goals in 1958.
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Miroslav Klose of Germany was the top scorer in 2006 FIFA World Cup with 5 goals.