Top Scorers Quiz: Football's Greatest Goal Records

This top scorers quiz is all about football's goal records, from Cristiano Ronaldo's international record and Lionel Messi's 91 goals in a year to Miroslav Klose, Just Fontaine, Kylian Mbappé at the 2026 World Cup, Christine Sinclair, Gerd Müller and Erling Haaland. Ten questions.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 90 Seconds

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World Cup
Who became the all-time top scorer in men's World Cup history at the 2026 tournament?
World Cup
Who scored 13 goals at a single World Cup, in 1958, a record that still stands?
International
Which player holds the record for the most goals in men's international football?
International
Which Canadian holds the record for the most international goals by any player, man or woman?
Calendar Year
In 2012, Lionel Messi scored how many goals for club and country, a calendar-year record?
Premier League
Which striker scored 36 goals in the 2022–23 season, a Premier League record for a single season?
Bundesliga
Robert Lewandowski once scored five goals in about nine minutes for which club?
Pelé
In 1969, Pelé scored what he counted as his 1,000th goal at which stadium?
Bundesliga
Which German striker, nicknamed Der Bomber, scored 365 Bundesliga goals?
Euros
Who is the all-time top scorer in the history of the European Championship?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who became the all-time top scorer in men's World Cup history at the 2026 tournament?
Answer: Kylian Mbappé
Mbappé won the 2026 Golden Boot with 10 goals and moved past the old record of 16 goals held by Germany's Miroslav Klose.
Q2: Who scored 13 goals at a single World Cup, in 1958, a record that still stands?
Answer: Just Fontaine
France's Just Fontaine scored his 13 goals in just six matches in Sweden. He played with borrowed boots after his own pair broke.
Q3: Which player holds the record for the most goals in men's international football?
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo passed Iran's Ali Daei, who had 109 goals, in 2021. He has kept adding to the record since then.
Q4: Which Canadian holds the record for the most international goals by any player, man or woman?
Answer: Christine Sinclair
Sinclair scored 190 goals for Canada between 2000 and 2023. She also won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020.
Q5: In 2012, Lionel Messi scored how many goals for club and country, a calendar-year record?
Answer: 91
Messi broke Gerd Müller's record of 85 goals in a calendar year, which had stood since 1972. He scored 79 for Barcelona and 12 for Argentina.
Q6: Which striker scored 36 goals in the 2022–23 season, a Premier League record for a single season?
Answer: Erling Haaland
Haaland broke the record in his first season with Manchester City, beating the 34 goals of Andy Cole and Alan Shearer.
Q7: Robert Lewandowski once scored five goals in about nine minutes for which club?
Answer: Bayern Munich
Lewandowski came off the bench against Wolfsburg in 2015 and scored five times in nine minutes, a Bundesliga record.
Q8: In 1969, Pelé scored what he counted as his 1,000th goal at which stadium?
Answer: Maracanã
Pelé scored from a penalty for Santos against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro. Fans ran onto the field to celebrate.
Q9: Which German striker, nicknamed Der Bomber, scored 365 Bundesliga goals?
Answer: Gerd Müller
Müller's Bundesliga record stood for decades. He also scored the winning goal in the 1974 World Cup final.
Q10: Who is the all-time top scorer in the history of the European Championship?
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo has scored more than a dozen goals at the Euros. Michel Platini scored nine at a single tournament, in 1984.

Top Scorers Quiz – Football's Goal Machines

Goals are what football fans remember most, and the players who score them in huge numbers become legends. Scoring records are tracked at every level, from single matches and seasons to whole careers, clubs, countries and tournaments. Some records last for decades, while others fall as modern players play more games than ever.

At the World Cup, France's Just Fontaine scored 13 goals in a single tournament in 1958, a record that has never been matched. Miroslav Klose held the career record with 16 goals for many years, until Kylian Mbappé passed him at the 2026 World Cup, where he also won the Golden Boot with 10 goals. Lionel Messi was close behind with eight goals that summer.

In international football, Cristiano Ronaldo holds the men's record for the most goals, and he is also the all-time top scorer in the Champions League and at the European Championship. Canada's Christine Sinclair holds the overall international record with 190 goals. Messi set a calendar-year record in 2012 with 91 goals for Barcelona and Argentina.

League records tell their own story. Gerd Müller scored 365 Bundesliga goals, Alan Shearer is the Premier League's all-time top scorer, and Erling Haaland scored 36 in a single Premier League season. Records like these show how a great striker can change a team's history, and fans enjoy debating whether they will ever be broken.

This quiz covers the most famous goal records in football history.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is perfect for football fans who love numbers and records.

Who holds the major World Cup scoring records
What changed at the 2026 World Cup
Who scored the most international goals
Which single-season and calendar-year records stand out
Famous scoring feats in Germany and England
Who leads the European Championship scoring list

Quick Facts About Top Scorers

Alan Shearer scored 260 Premier League goals.
Hungary's Ferenc Puskás scored 84 goals in 85 matches for his country.
Eusébio scored four goals in one match against North Korea in 1966.
Harry Kane is England's all-time top goalscorer.
Marta holds the Women's World Cup scoring record with 17 goals.
Ronaldo is the first player to score in five men's World Cups.