This article lists goals in FIFA World Cups where there has been some dispute in the scorer of the goal. Where FIFA World Cup goalscorers article differs from FIFA's official match report, it is stated. This article lists every countrys goalscorers in FIFA World Cup finals matches from 1930 to date. ...

1994

• Switzerland 4 Romania 1: Switzerland's fourth goal mistakenly credited to Adrian Knup, who didn't touch the ball. Georges Bregy is the scorer, his free-kick clearly deflected off a Romanian defender, not Knup. All Swiss sources credit goal to Bregy. FIFA World Cup goalscorers article counts Bregy as the scorer.

Adrian Knup (born 2 July 1968 in Liestal) is a retired Swiss football striker. ... Georges Bregy (born 17 January 1958 in Raron) is a retired Swiss football midfielder. ... This article lists every countrys goalscorers in FIFA World Cup finals matches from 1930 to date. ...

1998

• France 3 South Africa 0: France's third goal credited to Thierry Henry, possibly out of charity on FIFA's part to Pierre Issa, who cleared Henry's shot off his line with his left foot but over it with his right, having previously scored an own goal to make it 2-0.
• Spain 2 Nigeria 3: Nigeria's second goal credited to Garba Lawal, whose cross was turned into his own net by Spanish goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta. French headline was Zubi n'arrêta (Zubi didn't stop it).
• Germany 2 F.R. Yugoslavia 2: F.R. Yugoslavia's first goal credited to Predrag Mijatović. His cross may or may not have been touched in by Dejan Stanković, and German Jens Jeremies turned it over his own goal-line after the ball came back off the post. Also, Germany's first goal credited to Siniša Mihajlović (o.g), who deflected in a free-kick from Michael Tarnat, who is sometimes listed as the goalscorer.
• Bulgaria 1 Spain 6: Spain's fifth goal credited to Kiko Narváez, despite ball subsequently ricocheting off crossbar, goalkeeper Zdravko Zdravkov and defender Georgi Bachev.

Thierry Daniel Henry (born August 17, 1977 in Les Ulis, Essonne, Paris) is a French football player. ... Pierre Issa (born September 11, 1975, Germiston, South Africa) is a South African footballer. ... Garba Lawal (born May 22, 1974 in Kaduna) is a football striker from Nigeria. ... Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta (born October 23, 1961 in Vitoria-Gasteiz) is a former Spanish football (soccer) goalkeeper, and the all-time most capped player for the Spanish national team. ... Predrag Peđa Mijatović (Cyrillic: Предраг Мијатовић) (born January 19, 1969 in Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia, now Podgorica, Montenegro) is a former football player. ... Dejan Stanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Станковић) was born on September 11, 1978 in Zemun, a suburb of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. ... Jens Jeremies (born March 5, 1974 in Görlitz, East Germany) is a German footballer, known for being a hard-tackling defensive midfielder. ... Siniša Mihajlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Михајловић) (born February 20, 1969 in Vukovar, SFR Yugoslavia, now Croatia) is a Serbian football player. ... Michael Tarnat (b. ... Kiko, real name Francisco Miguel Narváez, (born April 26, 1972 in Jerez de la Frontera) is a former Spanish football (soccer) striker, who spent most of his career with Atlético Madrid. ... Zdravko Zdravkov (born October 4, 1970 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian football goalkeeper, who, as of 2005, is playing for Rizespor in Turkey. ...

2002

• Paraguay 2 South Africa 2: South Africa's first goal credited to Teboho Mokoena, sometimes listed as an own goal by Estanislao Struway.
• Costa Rica 2 Brazil 5: Brazil's second goal credited to Ronaldo, some sources give it as a Luis Marín own goal. Marín's touch is decisive, Ronaldo's claim to the goal is tenuous.
• Denmark 0 England 3: England's first goal credited to Rio Ferdinand, many sources give it as a Thomas Sørensen own goal. Ferdinand contrived to head a David Beckham corner sideways, before the Danish goalkeeper fumbled the ball back over his goal line.

Teboho Mokoena (born July 10, 1977) is a South African football player. ... Estanislao Struway, nicknamed Taní (born June 25, 1968) is a former midfielder from Paraguay. ... Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (b. ... Luis Antonio Marín Murillo (born August 10, 1974) is a professional Costa Rican football (soccer) player and current national captain. ... Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born November 7, 1978 in Peckham, London) is a Manchester United and an England international football player. ... Thomas Sørensen (born June 12, 1976 in Odense) is a Danish football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Aston Villa in the English Premiership, after previously being at Sunderland, Vejle Boldklub and Odense Boldklub. ...

2006

• England 1 Paraguay 0: Goal officially credited to Carlos Gamarra (o.g) by FIFA technical panel, as opposed to David Beckham, whose free-kick he deflected into his own net. Beckham's delivery appeared to be on target had Gamarra not touched it.
• Argentina 2 Mexico 1: Argentina's first goal officially credited to Hernán Crespo, despite video showing it to be a Jared Borgetti own goal. Crespo got a faint toe to a corner, turning onto Borgetti's head, from where it went into the Mexican net.