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The top scorers ranking in World Cup qualifiers

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Below is the ranking of the all-time top scorers in the history of World Cup qualifiers across the five continents:

1/ Carlos Ruiz – Centre forward (Guatemala): 39 goals

2/ Cristiano Ronaldo – Centre forward (Portugal): 36 goals

3/ Lionel Messi – Right winger (Argentina): 36 goals

4/ Ali Daei – Centre forward (Iran): 35 goals

5/ Robert Lewandowski – Centre forward (Poland): 31 goals

6/ Chris Wood – Centre forward (New Zealand): 29 goals

7/ Sardar Azmoun – Centre forward (Iran): 29 goals

8/ Luis Suárez – Centre forward (Uruguay): 29 goals

9/ Karim Bagheri – Defensive midfielder (Iran): 28 goals

10/ Kazuyoshi Miura – Centre forward (Japan): 27 goals

11/ Andriy Shevchenko – Centre forward (Ukraine): 26 goals

12/ Edin Džeko – Centre forward (Bosnia and Herzegovina): 26 goals

13/ Tim Cahill – Attacking midfielder (Australia): 25 goals

14/ Carlos Pavón – Centre forward (Honduras): 25 goals

15/ Heung-min Son – Left winger (South Korea): 25 goals

16/ Mehdi Taremi – Centre forward (Iran): 25 goals

17/ Ali Mabkhout – Centre forward (United Arab Emirates): 24 goals

18/ Jared Borgetti – Centre forward (Mexico): 23 goals

19/ Marcelo Moreno – Centre forward (Bolivia): 22 goals