England’s top World Cup goalscorers of all time

England start their 2022 FIFA World Cup marketing campaign in simply over 4 weeks’ time after they locks horns with Iran on Monday twenty first November. Spurs striker Harry Kane will lead the 1966 winners out on the Khalifa Worldwide Stadium, having netted a powerful six objectives in his six World Cup appearances – however who’s the best goalscorer for England within the 92-year historical past of the competitors?

Forward of this 12 months’s version in Qatar, we’ve determined to try the 5 most prolific gamers for the Three Lions in earlier World Cup tournaments.

Gary Lineker – 10 objectives

The runaway high goalscorer for England in World Cups is former Leicester Metropolis and Tottenham striker Gary Lineker. Having featured in each the 1986 and 1990 World Cups, the present Match of the Day presenter amassed a powerful ten objectives in these two tournaments.

In 1986 he was the event’s high scorer with six objectives, making him the primary English participant to win the Golden Boot award, as England crashed out within the quarter-finals because of Diego Maradona’s notorious ‘Hand of God’ purpose. The Leicester-born ahead then netted 4 instances within the 1990 competitors to assist England attain the semi-finals, taking his tally to double figures throughout his two World Cup campaigns.

Harry Kane – 6 objectives

Regardless of solely that includes in a single World Cup event, presently England captain Harry Kane is the nation’s second highest goalscorer within the competitors. The Spurs marksman netted a record-equalling six objectives within the 2018 version in Russia, mirroring Lineker’s tally from 1986 and moreover seeing him scoop the Golden Boot on the first time of asking.

Kane netted 5 objectives in his opening two fixtures in that event, together with his hattrick towards Panama coming after scoring an injury-time winner towards Tunisia within the first group sport. Kane then failed to attain a purpose from open play for the rest of the event as England have been crushed within the semi-final by Croatia after extra-time, together with his solely different strike coming as a penalty towards Colombia within the spherical of 16.

Geoff Hurst – 5 objectives

Third on the record of high scorers for England in World Cups is the legendary Geoff Hurst, generally identified for his heroics within the 1966 World Cup last that noticed the hosts declare their solely ever event triumph. He stays the one participant in historical past to attain a hattrick in a World Cup last after his treble in England’s victory over West Germany at Wembley.

Hurst, who spent 14 years at West Ham United, then netted twice within the continuing 1970 World Cup, scoring the one purpose of England’s event opener towards Romania earlier than netting once more towards West Germany within the quarter-finals. Sadly for followers of the Three Lions, England couldn’t repeat their success over their old-time rivals, shedding 3-2 after extra-time to relinquish their World Cup crown.

Michael Owen – 4 objectives

There are two English gamers to have netted 4 objectives in World Cups, however we’ll place former Liverpool and Newcastle striker Michael Owen in fourth place on the technicality that he appeared in fewer video games (12).

Owen was solely 18 when showing on the 1998 World Cup in France, making him the youngest ever participant to function within the competitors for England. The ahead went one additional when he netted the equaliser in England’s 2-1 defeat towards Romania within the group stage. Owen then netted an iconic particular person purpose towards Argentina within the second spherical, a sport England in the end went on to lose.

4 years later, Owen featured once more for England within the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. After failing to web in any of the Three Lions’ group stage fixtures, Owen scored twice within the knockout phases, together with in England’s quarter-final defeat to Brazil.

Bobby Charlton – 4 objectives

Final on the distinguished record of England World Cup goalscorers is Bobby Charlton, who performed a serious half in England’s 1966 World Cup profitable squad. The Manchester United legend truly netted within the 1962 version in England’s 3-1 win over Argentina, earlier than scoring three objectives 4 years later.

Having netted in England’s second group sport towards Mexico, Charlton arguably made a reputation for himself together with his two strikes towards Portugal within the semi-finals, taking his tally to 4 objectives in two competitions. Regardless of having a comparatively quiet sport within the 1966 last, he’ll undoubtedly go down as an England nice for his contribution all through the event.

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