How Miroslav Klose Became Top Goal Scorer World Cups

Miroslav Klose became the leading goal scorer in the history of FIFA World Cup, when he scored the second goal against Brazil in the semifinal of 2014 world cup. Below is the list of his all 16 goals.

Miroslav Klose has been around the world cup scene since forever, he came to limelight on world stage when he scored 4 goals against Saudi Arabia in 2002 world cup but was beaten by Brazilian Ronaldo to the golden boot race in 2002, but back in 2006 world cup which took place in Germany Klose finished the tournament as the top goal scorer and claimed his first golden boot.

He was part of 2010 squad as well and scored 4 goals for Germany while not many people expected him to play any major role in 2014 world cup but Klose still has his killer instinct as he managed to score a couple more in 2014 world cup and broke the all time record with 16 goals and beating Ronaldo’s 15 goal mark. Here is how he scored his 16 goals.

Miroslav Klose World Cup Goal Record
NO#	AGAINST	STAGE	WORLD CUP
1	Saudi Arabia	Group	2002 Japan-Korea
2	Saudi Arabia	Group	2002 Japan-Korea
3	Saudi Arabia	Group	2002 Japan-Korea
4	Ireland	Group	2002 Japan-Korea
5	Cameroon	Group	2002 Japan-Korea
6	Costa Rica	Group	2006 Germany
7	Costa Rica	Group	2006 Germany
8	Ecuador	Group	2006 Germany
9	Ecuador	Group	2006 Germany
10	Argentina	Round of 16	2006 Germany
11	Australia	Group	2010 South Africa
12	England	Round of 16	2010 South Africa
13	Argentina	Quarter Final	2010 South Africa
14	Argentina	Quarter Final	2010 South Africa
15	Ghana	Group	2014 Brazil
16	Brazil	Semifinals	2014 Brazil