Germany striker Miroslav Klose is more interested in winning the World Cup than smashing Ronaldo's record for goals in it.
Klose's brace helped complete a staggering 4-0 quarter-final win over Argentina. It also allowed the 32-year-old to muscle into contention for the Golden Shoe by taking him onto four goals, and sees him join legendary Germany striker Gerd Muller on 14 in World Cup tournaments.
With two matches to play, including either the final or third-place play-off, Klose needs just a single goal to match Ronaldo But such individual accolades mean little to the Bayern Munich man. He said: "I don't know whether I am going to pass Ronaldo's record, and I don't really care."
Years | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
2006 | Italy | France | Germany |
2002 | Brazil | Germany | Turkey |
1998 | France | Brazil | Croatia |
1994 | Brazil | Italy | Sweden |
1990 | Germany | Argentina | Italy |
1986 | Argentina | Germany | France |
1982 | Italy | Germany | Poland |
1978 | Argentina | Holland | Brazil |
1974 | Germany | Holland | Poland |
1970 | Brazil | Italy | Germany |
1966 | England | Germany | Portugal |
1962 | Brazil | Czech | Chile |
1958 | Brazil | Sweden | France |
1954 | Germany | Hungary | Austria |
1950 | Uruguay | Brazil | Sweden |
1938 | Italy | Hungary | Brazil |
1934 | Italy | Czech | Germany |
1930 | Uruguay | Argentina | America |