Maximos Goleadores de Selecciones Sudamericanas en Mundiales
| PAIS | JUGADOR | GOLES | MUNDIALES |
| ARGENTINA | Lionel Messi | 11 | 2006(1) 2010 2014(4), 2018(1) 2022(5) |
| Gabriel Batistuta | 10 | 1994(4), 1998(5), 2002(1) | |
| Diego Maradona | 8 | 1982(2) 1986(5) 1990 1994(1) | |
| Guillermo Stabile | 8 | 1930(8) | |
| BOLIVIA | Edwin Sanchez | 1 | 1994(1) |
| BRASIL | Ronaldo | 15 | 1998(4) 2002(8) 2006(3) |
| Pele | 12 | 1958(6) 1962(1) 1966(1) 1970(4) | |
| Ademir | 9 | 1950(9) | |
| Jairzinho | 9 | 1970(7) 1974(2) | |
| Vava | 9 | 1958(5) 1962(4) | |
| CHILE | Leonel Sanchez | 4 | 1962(4) |
| Marcelo Salas | 4 | 1998(4) | |
| COLOMBIA | James Rodriguez | 6 | 2014(6) |
| Bernardo Redin | 2 | 1990(2) | |
| Adolfo Valencia | 2 | 1994(2) | |
| Enner Valencia | 6 | 2014(3) 2022(3) | |
| ECUADOR | Agustin Delgado | 3 | 2002(1) 2006(2) |
| Carlos Tenorio | 2 | 2006(2) | |
| PARAGUAY | Nelson Cuevas | 3 | 2002(2) 2006 (1) |
| Juan Aguero | 2 | 1958(2) | |
| Florencio Amarilla | 2 | 1958(2) | |
| Roberto Cabañas | 2 | 1986(2) | |
| Jose Parodi | 2 | 1958(2) | |
| Jorge Lino | 2 | 1958(2) | |
| PERU | Teofilo Cubillas | 10 | 1970(5) 1978(5) |
| Alberto Gallardo | 2 | 1970(2) | |
| URUGUAY | Oscar Miguez | 8 | 1950(5) 1954(3) |
| Luis Suarez | 7 | 2010(3), 2014(2), 2018(2) | |
| Diego Forlan | 6 | 2002(1) 2010(5) | |
| Pedro Cea | 5 | 1930(5) | |
| Juan Alberto Schiaffino | 5 | 1950(3) 1954(2) | |
