FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifying Top Scorers Global

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifying has come and gone. Here’s a recognition of the World Cup Qualifying Top Scorers.

Before the only story that anyone really remembers is written in the World Cup final, there is the meandering and melodramatic story of qualifying made up over a period of several years. Players become heroes for leading their nations into the 32-team fold, but the prolificity of the ranking’s top scorers doesn’t always herald greatness in the tournament itself.

En route to the 2018 World Cup, Poland’s Robert Lewandowski finished as the world’s top scorer with 16 goals. Lewandowski’s country celebrated him for his first World Cup appearance since 2006, but then quickly reprimanded him after failing to score in Russia while Poland finished fourth in the group stage.

That’s not to say there aren’t counterexamples: Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku, and Edinson Cavani also shone in the rankings before finishing among Russia’s top scorers, while the presence of someone like Marcus Berg near the top of the list was a good indicator that Sweden, who advanced to the quarterfinals, would play better than expected without Zlatan Ibrahimović.

Looking at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying top scorers list, we see some similar trends. On the one hand, you have proven names that are expected to perform in the final (Lewandowski, Harry Kane, Memphis Depay) and some representatives of teams that could surprise people (Canada and Serbia).

Top scorers in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifiers

#11. Nguyễn Tiến Linh, Vietnam (8 goals)
#11. David Rugamas, El Salvador (8 goals)
#11. Aleksandar Mitrović, Serbia (8 goals)
#11. Eran Zahavi, Israel (8 goals)
#11. Robert Lewandowski, Poland (8 goals)
#11. Jonathan David, Canada (8 goals)

#9. Sardar Azmoun, Iran (9 goals)
#9. Omar Al Somah, Syria (9 goals)

#6. Marcelo Moreno, Bolivia (10 goals)
#6. Takumi Minamino, Japan (10 goals)
#6. Yuya Osako, Japan (10 goals)

#2. Harry Kane, England (12 goals)
#2. Memphis Depay, Netherlands (12 goals)
#2. Cyle Larin, Canada (12 goals)
#2. Wu Lei, China (12 goals)

#1. Ali Mabkhout, UAE (14 goals)

Ali Mabkhout scored 11 goals in the second round of qualifying, including a hat-trick against Indonesia on October 10, 2019. His three goals in the third round have kept the United Arab Emirates on track for the fourth-round playoffs. round. The 31-year-old has spent his entire career with Al Jazeera in Abu Dhabi, where he has twice been the top scorer in the UAE Pro League. His international record is quite ridiculous: 79 goals in 101 games.

Canada, with two top scorers, speaks as much about the nation’s start in the first round of Concacaf qualifying (it never hurts to beat the Cayman Islands 11-0) as it does about the team’s great form in the third round. (“The Octo”). No team in the world is going to enjoy playing Larin, David, and Alphonso Davies in Qatar.

UEFA 2022 World Cup Qualifying Top Scorers

Harry Kane, England (12 goals)

Memphis Depay, Netherlands (12 goals)

Robert Lewandowski, Poland (8 goals)
Aleksandar Mitrović, Serbia (8 goals)
Eran Zahavi, Israel (8 goals)

Teemu Pukki, Finland (6 goals)
Antoine Griezmann, France (6 goals)
Mu’nas Dabbur, Israel (6 goals)
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal (6 goals)

CONMEBOL 2022 World Cup Qualifying Top Scorers 

Marcelo Moreno, Bolivia (10 goals)

Lautaro Martínez, Argentina (7 goals)
Luis Suárez, Uruguay (7 goals)
Neymar, Brazil (7 goals)

Lionel Messi, Argentina (6 goals)
Michael Estrada, Ecuador (6 goals)

Alexis Sánchez, Chile (5 goals)
Christian Cueva, Peru (5 goals)

CONCACAF 2022 World Cup Qualifying Top Scorers 

Cyle Larin, Canada (12 goals)

Jonathan David, Canada (8 goals)
David Rugamas, El Salvador (8 goals)

Cecilio Waterman, Panama (7 goals)

Nigel Hasselbaink, Suriname (6 goals)

Lucas Cavallini, Canada (5 goals)
Alphonso Davies, Canada (5 goals)
Lyle Taylor, Montserrat (5 goals)

CAF 2022 World Cup Qualifying Top Scorers 

Islam Slimani, Algeria (7 goals)

Riyad Mahrez, Algeria (5 goals)
Ayoub El Kaabi, Morocco (5 goals)
Fashion Sakala, Zambia (5 goals)
Ibrahima Koné, Mali (5 goals)
Victorien Adebayor, Niger (5 goals)

AFC 2022 World Cup Qualifying Top Scorers

Ali Mabkhout, UAE (14 goals)

Wu Lei, China (12 goals)

Takumi Minamino, Japan (10 goals)
Yuya Osako, Japan (10 goals)

Sardar Azmoun, Iran (9 goals)
Omar Al Somah, Syria (9 goals)

Nguyễn Tiến Linh, Vietnam (8 goals)

OFC 2022 World Cup Qualifying Top Scorers 

This Group Qualifying Will begins their Qualifying Rounds On March 17.

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