WORLD CUP RECORDS (Part 30) - PLAYERS WITH MOST CONSECUTIVE GOALS


Picture : Eusebio is always at the head of the ranking with Rossi and Salenko, but Enner Valencia can beat the trio in this 2022 World Cup !


Players with most consecutive goals of their teams: Eusébio, Paolo Rossi, Oleg Salenko

With a brace in the opening game vs Qatar, Enner Valencia has scored each of Ecuador’s last 5 World Cup goals (including the last 3 from the 2018 edition). This is one of the best such series in the history of competition. 
Only Eusébio (Portugal, 1966), Paolo Rossi (Italy 1982) and Oleg Salenko (Russia, 1994) have done a longer streak for their countries (6 consecutive team’s goals).


PLAYERS WITH MOSTCONSECUTIVE GOALS OF THEIR TEAMS AT WORLD CUPS
    
PlayerCountryGoalsBreakdown
    
EusébioPortugal61966(6)
Paolo Rossi Italy61982(6)
Oleg Salenko  Russia61994(6)
Peter McParland Northern Ireland51958(5)
Alessandro Altobelli Italy51982(1), 1986(4)
Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal52014(1), 2018(4)
Enner Valencia Ecuador52018(3), 2022(2)