Dortmund, June 28 (DPA) Ronaldo is the new World Cup goal king - but for the man he took the record from, the true record-holder will always be France's Just Fontaine.
Germany's Gerd Mueller, whose 14 goals were eclipsed Tuesday by Ronaldo's 15th in Brazil's win over Ghana, said it was no surprise to him that his record would go.
'It was obvious that he would get at least two goals and draw level, if not three and set a new record. It wasn't a surprise,' Mueller told the FIFA's website.
'I've always said that I wasn't the record-holder. That honour, for me, goes to Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals in one tournament. He's the best in my book.'
But this was not to downplay Ronaldo.
'Although Ronaldo is now in his third World Cup, this is nevertheless still a great achievement on his part. Playing at such a high level over such a long period of time, always managing to be fit at the right moment is unusual nowadays.
'In my opinion, he's the best, most complete attacker there is at the moment. Brazil need Ronaldo, they haven't got anyone quicker than him up front. Ronaldo is still pacy.'
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