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See a ranked list of the France players with the most FIFA World Cup™ goals.
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1st) Kylian Mbappe – 20 goals
2nd) Just Fontaine – 13 goals
3rd) Thierry Henry – 6 goals
4th) Zinedine Zidane – 5 goals
4th) Michel Platini – 5 goals
4th) Ousmane Dembele – 5 goals
4th) Olivier Giroud – 5 goals
8th) Raymond Kopa – 4 goals
8th) Dominique Rocheteau – 4 goals
8th) Antoine Griezmann – 4 goals
Updated after France-Morocco on 9 June 2026.
Kylian Mbappe
Winger and forward
20 goals in 20 games overall
1.00 goals per game
Video: Kylian Mbappe | All FIFA World Cup goals
4 goals in 7 games in 2018
8 goals in 7 games in 2022
8 goals in 6 games in 2026
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - JULY 09: Kylian Mbappe #10 of France celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter Final match between France and Morocco at Boston Stadium on July 09, 2026 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Julian Finney - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
Just Fontaine
Forward
13 goals in 6 games overall
2.17 goals per game
Video: Fontaine's unbreakable record | Remix
13 goals in 6 games in 1958
French forward Just Fontaine (R) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup football match between Germany and France on June 28, 1958 in Goteborg. AFP PHOTO / AFP / PRESSENS BILD / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Thierry Henry
Winger and forward
6 goals in 17 games overall
0.35 goals per game
Video: Thierry Henry Goal 57' | Brazil vs France | 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™
3 goals in 6 games in 1998
0 goals in 2 games in 2002
3 goals in 7 games in 2006
0 goals in 2 games in 2010
LEIPZIG, GERMANY - JUNE 18: Thierry Henry of France celebrates scoring the opening goal during the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Group G match between France and Korea Republic played at the Zentralstadion on June 18, 2006 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Zinedine Zidane
Attacking midfielder
5 goals in 12 games overall
0.42 goals per game
Video: Zinedine Zidane | Golden Ball Award | 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™
2 goals in 5 games in 1998
0 goals in 1 game in 2002
3 goals in 6 games in 2006
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Michel Platini
Attacking midfielder
5 goals in 14 games overall
0.36 goals per game
Video: Michel Platini Goal 60' | Argentina vs France | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina™
1 goal in 3 games in 1978
2 goals in 5 games in 1982
2 goals in 6 games in 1986
France captain Michel Platini celebrates after scoring during the FIFA World Cup match between Italy and France at the Estadio Olympico Universitario in Mexico City, 16th June 1986. France won 2-0. (Photo by Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Ousmane Dembele
Attacking midfielder, winger and forward
5 goals in 17 games overall
0.29 goals per game
Video: Norway v France | Group I | FIFA World Cup 2026™ | Highlights
0 goals in 4 games in 2018
0 goals in 7 games in 2022
5 goals in 6 games in 2026
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 26: Ousmane Dembele #7 of France celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I match between Norway and France at Boston Stadium on June 26, 2026 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
Olivier Giroud
Forward
5 goals in 18 games overall
0.28 goals per game
Video: Olivier Giroud Goal 78' | England v France | FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™
1 goal in 5 games in 2014
0 goals in 7 games in 2018
4 goals in 6 games in 2022
TOPSHOT - France's forward Olivier Giroud celebrates after scoring during a Group E football match between Switzerland and France at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 20, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Raymond Kopa
Attacking midfielder and forward
4 goals in 8 games overall
0.50 goals per game
1 goal in 2 games in 1954
3 goals in 6 games in 1958
1958 World Cup Third Place Play-Off, Gothenburg, Sweden, 28th June, 1958, France 6 v West Germany 3, Raymond Kopa scores a goal past West German goalkeeper Kwiatakowski to put France 2-0 ahead during the match (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Dominique Rocheteau
Winger
4 goals in 10 games overall
0.40 goals per game
Video: Dominique Rocheteau Goal 42' | France vs Hungary | 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina™
1 goal in 2 games in 1978
2 goals in 4 games in 1982
1 goal in 4 games in 1986
French football player Dominique Rocheteau celebrates after scoring with teammates Michel Platini (10) and Alain Giresse (R) , during the World Cup match between France and Hungary, 09 June 1986 in Leon. (Photo credit should read STAFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Antoine Griezmann
Attacking midfielder and forward
4 goals in 19 games overall
0.21 goals per game
Video: Antoine Griezmann | Bronze Ball Award | 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™
0 goals in 5 games in 2014
4 goals in 7 games in 2018
0 goals in 7 games in 2022
BRASILIA, BRAZIL - JUNE 30: Antoine Griezmann of France celebrates the second goal of his team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Round of 16 match between France and Nigeria at Estadio Nacional on June 30, 2014 in Brasilia, Brazil. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
Jean Nicolas
Forward
3 goals in 3 games overall
1.00 goals per game
1 goal in 1 game in 1934
2 goals in 2 games in 1938
Karim Benzema
Forward
3 goals in 5 games overall
0.60 goals per game
Video: Karim Benzema | All FIFA World Cup goals with France
3 goals in 5 games in 2014
PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL - JUNE 15: Karim Benzema of France celebrates after his shot went in off Noel Valladares of Honduras to score an own goal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group E match between France and Honduras at Estadio Beira-Rio on June 15, 2014 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (Photo by Ryan Pierse - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
Roger Piantoni
Forward
3 goals in 5 games overall
0.60 goals per game
3 goals in 5 games in 1958
Bernard Genghini
Midfielder
3 goals in 6 games overall
0.50 goals per game
Video: Bernard Genghini Goal 104' | France vs Belgium | 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico™
2 goals in 5 games in 1982
1 goal in 1 game in 1986
Bernard Genghini of France celebrate his goal during the World Cup match between Austria and France, at Estadio Vicente Calderon, Madrid, Spain on 28 June 1982 ( Photo by Michel Barrault / Onze / Icon Sport )
Alain Giresse
Midfielder
3 goals in 12 games overall
0.25 goals per game
3 goals in 6 games in 1982
0 goals in 6 games in 1986
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