00:00When it comes to World Cup history, it's important to celebrate the top 5 Latin American goal machines,
00:05the legends who lit up the biggest stage in world football.
00:09From Brazilian brilliance to Argentine magic, these players didn't just score goals, they defined eras.
00:15Teofilo Cubillas Perú
00:16Goals
00:1710. World Cups
00:183. 1975 Goals
00:201978 5 Goals
00:221982 No Goals
00:24Matches Played
00:2513. Teofilo Cubillas is Peru's all-time greatest player
00:29and one of South America's most elegant attacking midfielders.
00:33El Nene, as fans called him, scored 10 goals across three World Cups, 1970, 1978, and 1982.
00:41His incredible shooting technique and deadly free kicks made even Pele call him my successor.
00:47Cubillas helped Peru reach the quarterfinals in both 1970 and 1978,
00:52and his performances still stand as some of the finest ever from a Peruvian in World Cup history.
00:57Gabriel Badastuta goals 10 World Cups
01:003. 1994 4 Goals
01:021998 5 Goals
01:042002 1 Goal
01:06Matches Played
01:0712. Gabriel Badastuta was pure power, precision, and passion in front of goal.
01:12Across three tournaments, 1994, 1998, and 2002, the Argentine striker bagged 10 goals in just 12 matches.
01:21Known for his rocket shots and perfect timing, Badastuta was every defender's worst nightmare.
01:26He had already won back-to-back Copa America titles before his World Cup debut,
01:32and on the biggest stage, he proved why he was one of the most feared forwards of the 90s.
01:37Pele, Brazil
01:38Goals
01:3812. World Cups
01:404. 1958 6 Goals
01:421962 1 Goal
01:431966 1 Goal
01:461974 Goals
01:47Matches Played
01:4814. You can't talk about World Cups without talking about Pele
01:52O'Reilly
01:53Between 1958 and 1970, Pele scored 12 goals across four tournaments, becoming the youngest scorer,
02:00youngest hat-trick hero, and youngest World Cup final scorer ever. And his assist record? Unreal 6 in the 1970 World Cup alone, including two in the final against Italy. By then, he wasn't just a footballer, he was the most famous person on the planet.
02:16Three World Cups
02:17Endless Magic
02:18Absolute Legend
02:19Lionel Messi
02:20Argentine
02:21Goals
02:2213. World Cups
02:235. 2006 1 Goal
02:262010 No Goals
02:272014 4 Goals
02:292018 1 Goal
02:302022 7 Goals
02:32Matches Played
02:3326. At number 2, we have the GOAT for many, Lionel Messi.
02:37Messi's World Cup journey is one for the ages. Five tournaments from 2006 to 2022, with 13 goals in 26 matches.
02:46It all came full circle in Qatar 2022, where he scored seven times, including two in the final, leading Argentina to glory.
02:54From the teenage prodigy in Germany 2006 to the world champion in 2022, Messi's World Cup story is the perfect blend of genius, grit, and destiny.
03:04Ronaldo Brazil
03:06Goals
03:0615. World Cups
03:083.1998 4 Goals
03:102002 8 Goals
03:112006 3 Goals
03:13Matches Played
03:1419. And topping the list, Ronaldo O Phenomeno Nazario. With 15 goals in 19 matches, Ronaldo tore through defenses in three World Cups, 1998, 2002, and 2006.
03:28His finest moment? The 2002 final, when he scored both goals to lead Brazil to their fifth world title. For years, he held the all-time World Cup scoring record until Miroslav close broke it in 2014, ironically, on Brazilian soil.
03:43But make no mistake, Ronaldo's mix of speed, skill, and swagger changed football forever.
03:48So, over a while, the world's chance of speed, skill oczywiście.
03:52An asthma football adelante,
03:55sow interest in the beginning of Smash Bros.
03:561
03:56Appear Sammy
03:571
03:58Capital
03:592
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