{"id":5891,"date":"2026-07-01T05:14:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T05:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=5891"},"modified":"2026-07-01T05:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T05:14:36","slug":"top-mexico-goalscorers-in-world-cup-history-julian-quinones-breaks-into-top-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=5891","title":{"rendered":"Top Mexico Goalscorers In World Cup History: Juli\u00e1n Qui\u00f1ones Breaks Into Top-Five"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Mexico striker Juli\u00e1n Qui\u00f1ones has got off to a dream start to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, scoring three goals in four matches, with his latest coming against Ecuador in the round of 32.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>But where does Qui\u00f1ones rank among the all-time great goalscorers in Mexico&#8217;s rich World Cup history? Here are the top-five goalscorers in the Mexican men&#8217;s national team&#8217;s World Cup history:<\/p>\n<p><span>(Photo by Hector Vivas\/LatinContent via Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Arguably the greatest Mexican defender in history, Rafael M\u00e1rquez scored three World Cup goals from 2006 to 2014. Although he was not known for his goal-scoring prowess, he was always a threat on attacking set pieces and came up with huge goals in some of Mexico\u2019s biggest World Cup moments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>That included opening the scoring against Argentina in the round of 16 in 2006, scoring a late equalizer against host nation South Africa in the opening match of the 2010 World Cup, and delivering a pivotal goal in Mexico\u2019s final group-stage match in 2014, when El Tri needed a victory to move on. M\u00e1rquez scored in the second half to give Mexico the initial lead in what became a 3-1 win that sent Mexico through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>In the biggest games, M\u00e1rquez came up huge.<\/p>\n<p><span>(Photo by David Cannon\/Getty Images)<\/span> <!--&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Cuauht\u00e9moc Blanco is the definition of longevity in Mexican football. His first and last World Cup goals were separated by 12 years, and despite being famously left off Mexico\u2019s roster in 2006, he still managed to make three World Cup appearances. He also scored a famous penalty in the 2010 World Cup that put Mexico up 2-0 over France, which had been a World Cup finalist four years earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>(Photo by Ryan Pierse - FIFA\/FIFA via Getty Images)<\/span> --><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Juli\u00e1n Qui\u00f1ones, who switched to Mexico at age 26 after representing Colombia earlier in his career, has already made history in his first World Cup campaign. With three goals, he is now tied for third in Mexico\u2019s World Cup scoring history. The winger finished as the leading goalscorer in the Saudi Pro League and has carried that form into the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><span>(Photo by Mike Hewitt &#8211; FIFA\/FIFA via Getty Images)<\/span> <!--&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>One of the most iconic Mexican national team players of all time, Chicharito is one of only three Mexican players to score at three different World Cups. He is also the all-time leading goalscorer in Mexico national team history. His biggest World Cup goal came in 2014, when he scored an insurance goal against Croatia in Mexico\u2019s final group-stage match, helping send El Tri through to the round of 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>(Photo by OMAR TORRES \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/span> --><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Luis Hern\u00e1ndez sits at the top of the list, tied with Chicharito with four goals. The difference is that all four of his goals came during Mexico\u2019s 1998 World Cup campaign. That included two goals in a 3-1 comeback victory over South Korea, an iconic late 95th-minute equalizer against the Netherlands, and the opening goal against Germany in the round of 16 before Mexico was knocked out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY Mexico striker Juli\u00e1n Qui\u00f1ones has got off to a dream start to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, scoring three goals in four matches, with his latest coming against Ecuador in the round of 32. But where does Qui\u00f1ones rank among the all-time great goalscorers in Mexico&#8217;s rich World Cup history? 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