Muller, who won the 2010 Golden Boot in South Africa, has incredibly scored more goals at World Cups than Diego Maradona with 8 goals in 7 World Cup games. Perhaps more startling is that fact that Muller’s 8 goals have come from just nine recorded shots on target.

Looking at Muller’s stats in another way, at 24[years-young the Bayern attacking midfielder has more World cup goals than Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic combined, while his goals per game rate in the World Cup of 1.14 is superior to that of Gerd Muller (1.08).

Both striker also cashed in with braces in their matchday one of the competition, and with qualification for both nations looking likely, the first-named centre-forwards for the Oranje and Les Bleus will also fancy their chances of adding more goals in Brazil.