Top goalscorers in the last 5 World Cups

2006 FIFA World Cup, Germany

Klose's five goals went in vain as Italy finished as world champions.

Germany was hosting the World Cup for the second time (the first being in 1974 as West Germany). Unfortunately, they couldn't progress beyond the semi-finals as they crashed out to eventual champions Italy. The 2006 World Cup is considered to be one of the most-watched events in the world. It had its fair share of controversies - the first major one coming as the infamous Cristiano Ronaldo wink after coaxing the referee to show a red card to his Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney in Portugal's quarter-final showpiece against England.

However, the events that unfolded in the finale trumped them all as Zinedine Zidane headbutted Italian Marco Materazzi in a bizarre fashion during their match in the final. This eventually led to his immediate dismissal and had a big role in Italy's victory over the French in the penalty shootout that followed.

Top Goalscorers:

5 goals - Miroslav Klose

Klose's five goals which helped him win the Golden Boot went in vain as eventual champions defeated the Germans with two goals late into the extra-time. His first two goals came in the opening 4-2 win against Costa Rica. Klose converted two close-range shots to begin the German WC campaign with aplomb. He scored a similar brace in the final group game against Ecuador which Germany won 3-0. His final and fifth goal for the tournament came against Argentina.

4 goals: Hernán Crespo (Argentina), Thierry Henry (France), Fernando Torres (Spain), Maxi Rodríguez (Argentina), Zinedine Zidane (France), David Villa (Spain), Ronaldo (Brazil), Lukas Podolski (Germany)