See a ranked list of every player to have scored 15 or more goals in European qualifying for the FIFA World Cup.
1st) Cristiano Ronaldo – 36 goals in 47 games
2nd) Robert Lewandowski – 30 in 37
3rd) Andriy Shevchenko – 26 in 40
4th) Edin Dzeko – 25 in 37
5th) Pauleta – 19 in 24
5th) Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 19 in 34 7h) Romelu Lukaku – 18 in 16
8th) Harry Kane – 17 in 14
8th) Kubilay Turkyilmaz – 17 in 19
8th) Dimitar Berbatov – 17 in 24
8th) Alexander Frei – 17 in 25
8th) Savo Milosevic – 17 in 25
8th) Robbie Keane – 17 in 35
14th) Predrag Mijatovic – 16 in 20
14th) Wayne Rooney – 16 in 26
14th) Hakan Sukur – 16 in 31
14th) Andriy Yarmolenko – 16 in 35
18th) Wlodzimierz Lubanski – 15 in 13
18th) Memphis Depay – 15 in 15
18th) Aleksandar Mitrovic – 15 in 19
18th) Gheorghe Hagi – 15 in 30
18th) Henrik Larsson – 15 in 30
18th) Toni Polster – 15 in 30
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal
36 goals in 47 games overall 0.77 goals per game on average
Breakdown 7 goals in 12 games in 2006 qualifying
0 goals in 7 games in 2010 qualifying
8 goals in 10 games in 2014 qualifying
15 goals in 9 games in 2018 qualifying
6 goals in 9 games in 2022 qualifying
Robert Lewandowski
Poland
30 goals in 37 games overall 0.81
goals per game on average
Breakdown 2 goals in 9 games in 2010 qualifying 3 goals in 9 games in 2014 qualifying 16 goals in 10 games in 2018 qualifying 9 goals in 9 games in 2022 qualifying
Andriy Shevchenko
Ukraine
26 goals in 40 games overall 0.65 goals per game on average
Breakdown 4 goals in 8 games in 1998 qualifying 10 goals in 12 games in 2002 qualifying 6 goals in 9 games in 2006 qualifying 6 goals in 11 games in 2010 qualifying
Edin Dzeko
Bosnia and Herzegovina
25 goals in 37 games overall 0.68 goals per game on average
Breakdown 9 goals in 12 games in 2010 qualifying 10 goals in 10 games in 2014 qualifying 5 goals in 9 games in 2018 qualifying 1 goals in 6 games in 2022 qualifying
Pauleta
Portugal
19 goals in 24 games overall 0.79 goals per game on average
Breakdown 0 goals in 2 games in 1998 qualifying 8 goals in 10 games in 2002 qualifying 11 goals in 12 games in 2006 qualifying
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Sweden
19 goals in 34 games overall 0.56 goals per game on average Breakdown 1 goal in 1 game in 2002 qualifying 8 goals in 8 games in 2006 qualifying 2 goals in 9 games in 2010 qualifying 8 goals in 11 games in 2014 qualifying 0 goals in 5 games in 2022 qualifying
Romelu Lukaku
Belgium
18 goals in 16 games overall 1.13 goals per game on average
Breakdown 2 goals in 4 games in 2014 qualifying 11 goals in 8 games in 2018 qualifying 5 goals in 4 games in 2022 qualifying
Harry Kane
England
17 goals in 14 games overall 1.21 goals per game on average
Breakdown 5 goals in 6 games in 2018 qualifying 12 goals in 8 games in 2022 qualifying
Kubilay Turkyilmaz
Switzerland
17 goals in 19 games overall 0.89 goals per game on average Breakdown 5 goals in 8 games in 1990 qualifying 1 goal in 3 games in 1994 qualifying 4 goals in 4 games in 1998 qualifying 7 goals in 4 games in 2002 qualifying
Dimitar Berbatov
Bulgaria
17 goals in 24 games overall 0.71 goals per game on average Breakdown 5 goals in 7 games in 2002 qualifying 7 goal in 9 games in 2006 qualifying 5 goals in 8 games in 2010 qualifying
Alexander Frei
Switzerland
17 goals in 25 games overall 0.68 goals per game on average
Breakdown 5 goals in 6 games in 2002 qualifying 7 goal in 10 games in 2006 qualifying 5 goals in 9 games in 2010 qualifying
Savo Milosevic
Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro
17 goals in 25 games overall 0.68 goals per game on average Breakdown 9 goals in 9 games in 1998 qualifying 7 goal in 9 games in 2002 qualifying 1 goal in 7 games in 2006 qualifying
Robbie Keane
Republic of Ireland
17 goals in 35 games overall 0.49 goals per game on average
Breakdown 1 goals in 7 games in 2002 qualifying 4 goals in 9 games in 2006 qualifying 6 goals in 12 games in 2010 qualifying 6 goals in 7 games in 2014 qualifying
Predrag Mijatovic
Yugoslavia
16 goals in 20 games overall 0.80 goals per game on average Breakdown 0 goals in 1 games in 1990 qualifying 14 goals in 12 games in 1998 qualifying 2 goals in 7 games in 2002 qualifying
Wayne Rooney
England
16 goals in 26 games overall 0.62 goals per game on average
Breakdown 0 goals in 7 games in 2006 qualifying 9 goals in 9 games in 2010 qualifying 7 goals in 6 games in 2014 qualifying 0 goals in 4 games in 2018 qualifying
Hakan Sukur
Turkey
16 goals in 31 games overall 0.52 goals per game on average
Breakdown 3 goals in 7 games in 1994 qualifying 8 goals in 8 games in 1998 qualifying 5 goals in 11 games in 2002 qualifying 0 goals in 5 games in 2006 qualifying
Andriy Yarmolenko
Ukraine
16 goals in 35 games overall 0.46 goals per game on average Breakdown 2 goals in 6 games in 2010 qualifying 5 goals in 12 games in 2014 qualifying 6 goals in 10 games in 2018 qualifying 3 goals in 7 games in 2022 qualifying
Wlodzimierz Lubanski
Poland
15 goals in 13 games overall 1.15 goals per game on average
Breakdown 5 goals in 2 games in 1966 qualifying 7 goals in 6 games in 1970 qualifying 1 goal in 2 games in 1974 qualifying 2 goals in 3 games in 1978 qualifying
