Who was the top scorer at the 1950 World Cup?

Ademir of Brazil finished top of the 1950 scoring chart with 9 goals.

Are penalty goals counted?

Yes, penalties count toward a player's tournament goal tally, but own goals are excluded.

Full goalscoring ranking for the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

#	Player	Team	Goals	Pen
1	Ademir	Brazil	9	—
2	Oscar Míguez	Uruguay	5	—
3	Alcides Ghiggia	Uruguay	4	—
4	Chico	Brazil	4	—
5	Estanislau Basora	Spain	4	—
6	Telmo Zarra	Spain	4	—
7	Juan Alberto Schiaffino	Uruguay	3	—
8	Karl-Erik Palmér	Sweden	3	—
9	Stig Sundqvist	Sweden	3	—
10	Atilio Cremaschi	Chile	2	—
11	Baltazar	Brazil	2	—
12	Hasse Jeppson	Sweden	2	—
13	Jacques Fatton	Switzerland	2	—
14	Jair	Brazil	2	—
15	Kosta Tomašević	Yugoslavia	2	—
16	Riccardo Carapellese	Italy	2	—
17	Silvestre Igoa	Spain	2	—
18	Sune Andersson	Sweden	2	1
19	Željko Čajkovski	Yugoslavia	2	—
20	Zizinho	Brazil	2	—
21	Alfredo	Brazil	1	—
22	Andrés Prieto	Chile	1	—
23	Atilio López	Paraguay	1	—
24	Bror Mellberg	Sweden	1	—
25	César López Fretes	Paraguay	1	—