First scorer
Lucien Laurent (France, 1930, vs Mexico)

First hat-trick scorer
Guillermo Stábile (Argentina, 1930, vs Mexico)

First own goal scorer
Manuel Rosas (Mexico, 1930, vs Chile)

Most goals
15 - Ronaldo (Brazil, 1998-2006)

Most goals in a tournament
13 - Just Fontaine (France, 1958)

Most goals in a match
5 - Oleg Salenko (Russia, vs Cameroon, 1994)

Most hat-tricks
2 - Sándor Kocsis (Hungary, 1954)
     Just Fontaine (France, 1958)
     Gerd Müller (West Germany, 1970)
     Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina, 1994-1998)

Most hat-tricks in a tournament
2 - Sándor Kocsis (Hungary, 1954)
     Just Fontaine (France, 1958)
     Gerd Müller (West Germany, 1970)

Fastest goal
11'' - Hakan Şükür (Turkey, 2002, vs Korea Republic)

Fastest hat-trick
8' - László Kiss (Hungary, 1982, 70', 74', 77' vs El Salvador)

Youngest scorer
17 years, 239 days - Pelé (Brazil, 1958, vs Wales)

Youngest hat-trick scorer
17 years, 244 days - Pelé (Brazil, 1958, vs France)

Oldest scorer
42 years, 39 days - Roger Milla (Cameroon, 1994, vs Russia)

Oldest hat-trick scorer
33 years, 159 days - Tore Keller (Sweden, 1938, vs Cuba)