2026 World Cup Countdown - Day 10: England's top ten World Cup goalscorers

• 1. Gary Lineker (10 goals)

• 2. Harry Kane (8 goals)

• 3. Geoff Hurst (5 goals)

• =4. Michael Owen (4 goals)

• =4. Bobby Charlton (4 goals)

• =6. Nat Lofthouse (3 goals)

• =6. David Beckham (3 goals)

• =6. Steven Gerrard (3 goals)

• =6. Marcus Rashford (3 goals)

• =6. Bukayo Saka (3 goals)

• =6. David Platt (3 goals)

• =6. Roger Hunt (3 goals)

England's top goalscorer in World Cup history is Gary Lineker, who scored 10 goals across two tournaments as England's main man - picking up the Golden Boot in 1986 with six goals, as the Three Lions reached the quarter-finals for the first time in 16 years.

Current captain - and all-time leading goalscorer - sits in second, with eight World Cup goals to his name across two tournaments, but with Thomas Tuchel's side entering the 2026 World Cup among the favourites, we would expect Kane to have topped this list by the end of the tournament, adding to his 78 international goals in North America.

Geoff Hurst completes the top three with five goals for his country - four of which came in the historic 1966 campaign - and with a hattrick in the final, his name has become synonymous with England's only-ever World Cup triumph.

A couple of players share fourth spot with four goals, as Michael Owen and Bobby Charlton round off the top five. Owen made 12 appearances across three different World Cups, scoring a now infamous strike against Argentina in 1998 when he was just 18 years old. Charlton appeared at four separate World Cups, and was arguably the star man in England's 1966 squad - with the Manchester United legend scoring three times in the tournament.

Joint-sixth is then shared by seven different players, who have all scored three World Cup goals for England - which proves just how hard it is to not only play at a World Cup, but to then actually have a real impact. Nat Lofthouse grabbed his goals at the 1954 World Cup, helping England reach the quarter-finals, while David Beckham scored once in each of the 1998, 2002, and 2006 tournaments - finishing his international career as England captain.

Steven Gerrard's three World Cup goals were spread across a couple of tournaments, with his two goals in 2006 seeing him end the summer as England's top scorer, while Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford both scored three goals last time out at the 2022 tournament in Qatar.

David Platt, famous for that incredible volley against Belgium in 1990, scored all of his World Cup goals at his only tournament, while Roger Hunt's trio of World Cup strikes all came in 1966 - meaning he is the third player from that triumphant squad to earn his place in this list of England's top 10 World Cup goalscorers.

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