Tag: Kylian Mbappe

Ali Daei in the news again

Team Melli legend and former Head Coach is being mentioned repeatedly in the media following the recent goal-scoring spree of Lionel Messi in the FIFA World Cup 2022.

Messi with five goals scored is on par with Kylian Mbappe, the French prodigy as the best scorer of the tournament. The Paris Saint Germain teammates will meet on the final on Sunday for their respective countries Argentina and France. With those 5 goals, Messi is fast advancing to overtake Ali Daei in second place among the World’s Top international scorers.

Messi is 13 goals short of Ali Daei’s tally and 22 short of Ronaldo, the record holder. With Messi having a few more years of his best football still in the tank, he is well-placed to overtake Daei and Ronaldo.

Rank Player Country Goals Caps Ratio First cap Last cap
1 Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 118 196 0.6 20 August 2003 10 December 2022
2 Ali Daei  Iran 109 148 0.74 6 June 1993 21 June 2006
3 Lionel Messi  Argentina 96 171 0.56 17 August 2005 13 December 2022
4 Mokhtar Dahari  Malaysia 89 142 0.62 5 June 1972 19 May 1985
5 Ferenc Puskás  Hungary 84 85 0.99 20 August 1945 14 October 1956
Sunil Chhetri  India 84 131 0.64 12 June 2005 27 September 2022
7 Ali Mabkhout  United Arab Emirates 80 109 0.73 15 November 2009 16 November 2022
8 Godfrey Chitalu  Zambia 79 111 0.71 29 June 1968 12 December 1980
9 Hussein Saeed  Iraq 78 137 0.57 5 September 1976 3 March 1990
Robert Lewandowski  Poland 78 138 0.57 10 September 2008 4 December 2022
11 Pelé  Brazil 77 92 0.84 7 July 1957 18 July 1971
Neymar 77 124 0.62 10 August 2010 9 December 2022

World Cup 2022 Golden Boot

Mehdi Taremi sits on the third rank of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 top scorers list. With two goals against England and an assist to Rezaeian against Wales. France superstar Kylian Mbappe leads the table with 3 goals and 1 assist.

 

World Cup 2022 Golden Boot standings

Position Player Nation Goals Assists
=1 Kylian Mbappe France 3 1
=1 Enner Valencia Ecuador 3 0
=3 Mehdi Taremi Iran 2 1
=3 Richarlison Brazil 2 0
=3 Ferran Torres Spain 2 0
=3 Olivier Giroud France 2 0
=3 Bukayo Saka England 2 0
=3 Cody Gakpo Netherlands 2 0
=3 Lionel Messi Argentina 2 0

Correct as of November 26, 2022.