Players have scored more than 3,000 goals in the 23 men's FIFA World Cup tournaments, the goal record includes own goals scored, but not counting penalty shoot-outs. Since the first goal, by French player Lucien Laurent in 1930, nearly 1,300 footballers have scored goals at the World Cup tournaments, of whom 111 have scored five or more. 853,859 views on June 17, 2026 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Lionel Messi, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Daveigh Chase, Luca Zidane. Wiki link