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Historical scorer list in the European preliminaries of the World Cup: Ronaldo leads the way with 41 goals, but his efficiency is only half of Haaland’s

2:15pm, 17 November 2025Football

Dezhuan has compiled statistics on the top ten historical scorers in the European preliminaries. Cristiano Ronaldo leads the way with 41 goals, but his efficiency is only half of Harland's. Based on the current efficiency of the devil, it is a high probability that Harland will catch up with or even overtake Cristiano Ronaldo.

The top 10 historical scorers in the European preliminaries of the World Cup (those with the same number of goals and fewer games are ranked higher):

First: Cristiano Ronaldo/Portugal, 41 goals/52 games.

Second: Lewandowski/Poland, 33 goals/41 games.

Third: Dzeko/Bosnia and Herzegovina, 30 goals/43 games.

Fourth: Shevchenko/Ukraine, 26 goals/40 games.

Fifth: Kane/England, 23 goals/21 games.

Sixth: Depay/Netherlands, 23 goals and 22 games.

Seventh: Haaland/Norway, 21 goals and 14 games.

Eighth: Lukaku/Belgium, 19 goals and 18 games.

Ninth: Mitrovic/Serbia, 19 goals and 25 games.

Tie for ninth: Paulo Tower/Portugal, 19 goals and 25 games.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo ranks first on the historical scorer list in the European preliminaries, many people in the top ten list average more than 1 goal per game, and their goal efficiency in the World Qualifiers is higher than Ronaldo, including Haaland, Kane, Depay and Lukaku. Therefore, Ronaldo leads the historical scorer list in the European preliminaries of the World Cup, and actually has the advantage of playing more games. Of course, staying healthy is also a compulsory course for stars. Ronaldo's twenty-year peak state is his greatest ability.

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