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·1 July 2026

Kane overtakes Pelé in World Cup goals tally

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Kane scored twice against DR Congo and made World Cup history!

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The center forward reached 13 World Cup goals, surpassing the tally of the legendary Pelé, who scored 12.

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Battle for the Golden Boot

In this edition, the Bayern striker, England’s all-time top scorer in the tournament, has already scored 5 goals so far, one fewer than top scorers Messi and Mbappé.

Check out the ranking of the World Cup’s top scorers:

Messi (Argentina) - 19 goals;

Mbappé (France) - 18 goals

Klose (Germany) - 16 goals

Ronaldo (Brazil) - 15 goals;

Gerd Muller (Germany) - 14 goals;

Just Fontaine (France) and Harry Kane (England) - 13 goals;

Pelé (Brazil) - 12 goals.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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