“I expect my record to be broken" – Klose senses the end of his World Cup goal-scoring feat | OneFootball

Ex-Germany star Miroslav Close fears his World Cup goal-scoring record will soon be shattered during the current competition's cycle. – 

The 2026 edition kicked off yesterday with Mexico defeating South Africa, leaving Klose nervously looking over his shoulder. 

“I expect my record to be broken in this tournament," the 48-year-old coach of 1.FC Nürnberg told Süddeutsche Zeitung. 

"With more teams, there are more matches and therefore more opportunities to score goals. And I expect Argentina and France to go far. 

"That's perfectly fine, the record will be broken eventually anyway, Messi is welcome to do it. I'm a huge Messi fan, always have been. 

"Messi is a genius. And I also have a lot of respect for the Argentinian coach Scaloni. I played with him at Lazio

“He [Scaloni] showed me around the city a bit back then. We're good friends,” Klose explained with a wry smile etched across his face. 

With an impressive 16 goals in 24 World Cup appearances, the former Bayern Munich star still boasts the all-time top-scorer record. 

However, the aforementioned Messi already has 13 goals, while France's Kylian Mbappé has bagged 12 in his 14 World Cup outings.