Who was the top scorer at the 2014 World Cup?

James Rodríguez of Colombia finished top of the 2014 scoring chart with 6 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 2014 FIFA World Cup.

#	Player	Team	Goals	Pen
1	James Rodríguez	Colombia	6	1
2	Thomas Müller	Germany	5	1
3	Lionel Messi	Argentina	4	—
4	Neymar	Brazil	4	1
5	Robin van Persie	Netherlands	4	1
6	André Schürrle	Germany	3	—
7	Arjen Robben	Netherlands	3	—
8	Enner Valencia	Ecuador	3	—
9	Karim Benzema	France	3	1
10	Xherdan Shaqiri	Switzerland	3	—
11	Abdelmoumene Djabou	Algeria	2	—
12	Ahmed Musa	Nigeria	2	—
13	Alexis Sánchez	Chile	2	—
14	André Ayew	Ghana	2	—
15	Asamoah Gyan	Ghana	2	—
16	Bryan Ruiz	Costa Rica	2	—
17	Clint Dempsey	United States	2	—
18	David Luiz	Brazil	2	—
19	Gervinho	Ivory Coast	2	—
20	Islam Slimani	Algeria	2	—
21	Ivan Perišić	Croatia	2	—
22	Jackson Martínez	Colombia	2	—
23	Luis Suárez	Uruguay	2	—
24	Mario Götze	Germany	2	—
25	Mario Mandžukić	Croatia	2	—