Goals per game: Europe’s tip general scorers

Cristiano Ronaldo’s longevity and coherence as an general goalscorer is not in dispute; subordinate included, he has done some-more outfield appearances in FIFA World Cups and UEFA European Championships than any other player, and scored some-more goals, though in terms of strikes per game, his measure of 0.63 (rounded adult from 0.6288) leaves him a good approach down a all-time standings.

Poland’s Robert Lewandowski (0.72 goals per game) is a usually stream general who creates it into a tip ten.

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For a calculations, we enclosed usually players who had scored a smallest of 20 goals in World Cups and EUROs (qualifying and final tournaments), giving some comparison players who had fewer opportunities to gleam in subordinate a possibility to state their credentials.

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Goals per game
2.33: Just Fontaine (France: 21 goals in 9 games)
1.25: Gerd Müller (West Germany: 39 goals in 31 games)
1.00: Luigi Riva (Italy: 27 goals in 27 games)
0.83: Johan Cruyff (Netherlands: 25 goals in 30 games)
0.76: Florin Răducioiu (Romania: 22 goals in 29 games)
0.75: Włodzimierz Lubański (Poland: 21 goals in 28 games)
0.72: Robert Lewandowski (Poland: 32 goals in 44 games)
0.72: Davor Å uker (Croatia: 32 goals in 44 games)
0.69: Ruud outpost Nistelrooy (Netherlands: 29 goals in 42 games)
0.69: David Villa (Spain: 35 goals in 51 games)
0.69: Eusébio (Portugal: 26 goals in 38 games)

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Most appearances in World Cup and EURO games (including qualifying)
107: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
97: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
96: Iker Casillas (Spain)
90: Vitālijs Astafjevs (Latvia)
90: Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland)
88: Sargis Hovsepyan (Armenia)
86: Mario Frick (Liechtenstein)
86: Peter Jehle (Liechtenstein)
85: Fabio Cannavaro (Italy)
84: Petr ÄŒech (Czech Republic)

All-time tip scorer Cristiano Ronaldo©AFP/Getty Images

Most goals in World Cup and EURO games (including qualifying)
61: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
48: Miroslav Klose (Germany)
44: Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden)
44: Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland)
40: Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)
39: Hakan Şükür (Turkey)
38: Edin Džeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
37: Wayne Rooney (England)
37: Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)
35: Robin outpost Persie (Netherlands)
35: David Villa (Spain)