Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of FIFA World Cup goalscorers

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The result was delete. Star Mississippi 17:01, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

List of FIFA World Cup goalscorers

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Though an interesting topic, this fails WP:NOTSTATS, as this article is simply a database / directory of everyone who has scored a goal in the World Cup. The first two sections should be kept somewhere, but the country by country tally of goals scored should be removed.

This article could be improved to just list the top scorers of each country, but we do not need to list the 2 players who have scored for Iceland, or the one player who has scored for Bolivia. Natg 19 (talk) 21:55, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Football and Lists. Natg 19 (talk) 21:55, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Natg 19 (talk) 21:56, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - per NOTSTATS. We already have FIFA World Cup top goalscorers which is a notable topic and covers it sufficiently. Giant Snowman 11:14, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom and Snowman. Sorry, Alphonso. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:43, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NOTSTATS and WP:TRIVIA. The only encyclopedic content is already covered at FIFA World Cup top goalscorers, which isn't a random intersection of pointless stats like this is. Joseph2302 (talk) 12:12, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Goalscorers are unsourced. Achmad Rachmani (talk) 14:28, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment if this article gets deleted, there are similar articles that should also be considered: List of FIFA Women's World Cup goalscorers, List of FIFA Confederations Cup goalscorers, List of UEFA European Championship goalscorers, List of UEFA Nations League Finals goalscorers, List of CONCACAF Gold Cup goalscorers, List of FIFA Club World Cup goalscorers. Natg 19 (talk) 17:40, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

They all sound like good candidates for deletion too, for the same reasons as this article. Joseph2302 (talk) 20:25, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I strongly disagree, I know many journalist and pundits who use these for statistical analysis, where do I go for complete lists of goals scorers per country? Scoring just at single goal at a World Cup is a life defining achievement for these Men and women HazardsRabona (talk) 21:56, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Passes WP:NLIST as an important statistic and an exclusive list. Not every statistic is NOTSTATS. KingSkyLord (talk | contribs) 03:09, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per GiantSnowman and WP:NOTSTATS. Angelo (talk) 16:34, 1 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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