Harry Kane can become England's top World Cup scorer at the 2026 finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada this summer.
Gary Lineker currently holds the record with 10 goals, six of which were scored when he won the Golden Boot in Mexico in 1986, but Kane is just two behind on eight and goes into the tournament full of confidence after a prolific season with Bayern Munich.
Here's a more detailed look at the list of England top World Cup goalscorers:
Gary Lineker - 10
Gary Lineker was the ultimate penalty-box predator and his double-figure tally of World Cup goals were chalked up in just two appearances at the finals.
The striker, who played for Leicester, Everton, Barcelona, Tottenham and Nagoya Grampus Eight in his career, won the FIFA Golden Boot at the 1986 finals thanks to a group-stage hat-trick against Poland and added a double against Paraguay in the second round before scoring the Three Lions' goal in their 2-1 quarter-final defeat to Argentina.
He was in fine form again in Italy four years later with four goals, including the equaliser against West Germany in the semi-finals, while overall he netted 48 times in 80 matches for England.
Harry Kane - 8
Harry Kane has a great chance to become England's top World Cup scorer this summer.
The former Tottenham striker has notched an incredible 66 goals for Bayern Munich and the Three Lions this season, including hat-tricks in his last two games, against Cologne in the Bundesliga and Stuttgart in the German Cup final.
Kane matched Lineker by scoring six goals at the 2018 World Cup finals, scoring a hat-trick against Panama and winning the FIFA Golden Boot, before he added two more in England's 2022 campaign.
His current England tally stands at 78 goals in 112 matches.
Geoff Hurst - 5
Geoff Hurst scored the most iconic goal in England's history as he blasted home the fourth goal in the 1966 World Cup final win over West Germany to become the first player to score a hat-trick in the final.
The West Ham striker had also scored with a header in the quarter-final win over Argentina, while he added England's first goal at the 1970 Mexico finals against Romania and ended with an impressive tally of 24 goals in 49 appearances for his country.
Michael Owen - 4
Michael Owen burst onto the global football scene as a teenager with a sensational solo goal against Argentina in the second round of the 1998 finals.
He had earlier become England's youngest World Cup goalscorer at just 18 when he equalised against Romania.
The Liverpool striker added two more goals in the 2002 finals in Japan and South Korea and went on to represent Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City later on in his career.
He also appeared at the 2006 finals, but his tournament was ended early by a serious knee injury and overall he scored 40 goals in 89 England appearances.
Bobby Charlton - 4
One of England's most iconic players, Bobby Charlton opened his World Cup finals account in 1962 and added three more to help steer his team to a home success four years later.
The World Cup winner scored twice in the semi-final success against Portugal.
A buccaneering attacking midfielder with a powerful shot, he also appeared at the 1970 finals and amassed 49 goals in his 106 England caps and remained his nation's record goalscorer until Wayne Rooney went ahead of him in 2015.
Nat Lofthouse - 3
Nat Lofthouse scored his World Cup finals goals before any other player on this list, with three in the 1954 finals in Switzerland.
He netted twice in a 4-4 group draw with Belgium and was also on target in the 4-2 quarter-final defeat to Uruguay.
The scorer of an incredible 255 club goals for Bolton Wanderers, Lofthouse bagged 30 in 33 games overall for England.
Roger Hunt - 3
Another member of the successful 1966 squad, Roger Hunt scored three goals in those finals. He played in all six games, partnering first Jimmy Greaves and then Geoff Hurst, scoring twice against France and once against Mexico.
The Liverpool and Bolton striker scored 18 goals in his 34 England appearances.
David Platt - 3
Midfielder David Platt scored one of England's most memorable World Cup finals goals with a sensational hooked volley to win the match deep into extra-time in the round-of-16 tie against Belgium in 1990.
That was his first international goal and Platt also scored against Cameroon in the quarter-finals and in the third-place play-off against hosts Italy and went on to net 27 times in 62 matches for England.
David Beckham - 3
David Beckham was the face of English football for a decade and scored his three World Cup finals goals at three different tournaments, in 1998, 2002 and 2006.
In France in 1998 he curled in a trademark free-kick against Colombia, while in 2002 he scored the winning penalty against Argentina in the group stage and in 2006 he added another free-kick strike against Paraguay.
The Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder scored 17 goals in 115 appearances for England.
Steven Gerrard - 3
Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard was England's top goalscorer at the 2006 finals with two, scored against Trinidad & Tobago and Sweden in the group stage.
He captained the Three Lions in the 2010 finals in South Africa, netting in a 1-1 draw with the United States and scored 21 times while accumulating 114 England caps.
Marcus Rashford - 3
The final two players on this list will both be on the plane to this summer's tournament. Marcus Rashford scored three goals in the 2022 tournament in Qatar, netting his first just 49 seconds after entering the match against Iran as a substitute.
He also notched twice in the 3-0 win over Wales and the forward, who played at Barcelona this season on loan from Manchester United, has scored 18 goals in his 70 England appearances.
Bukayo Saka - 3
Arsenal's Bukayo Saka also scored three times in the Three Lions' run to the quarter-finals in the 2022 World Cup.
He netted twice in the 6-2 win over Iran and was on the mark again in the 3-0 round-of-16 win over Senegal.
With 14 goals in 48 games for England, Saka will be looking to add to his tally in North America this summer.
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