List of FIFA World Cup hat-tricks
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The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition established in 1930. It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament has taken place organised every four years, except in 1942 and 1946, when the competition was cancelled due to World War II. A hat-trick occurs when a player scores three or more goals in a single match and it is considered an achievement, especially while playing at the largest international football tournament in the world. Across the over 800 matches at the 22 tournaments of the FIFA World Cup, 54 hat-tricks have been scored. The first hat-trick was scored by Bert Patenaude of the United States, playing against Paraguay in 1930; the most recent was by Kylian Mbappé of France, playing against Argentina on 18 December 2022. The only World Cup not to have at least one hat-trick scored was the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The record number of hat-tricks in a single World Cup tournament is eight, during the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland.
Only four players have scored more than one hat-trick at the FIFA World Cup: Sándor Kocsis (two in 1954), Just Fontaine (two in 1958), Gerd Müller (two in 1970) and Gabriel Batistuta (1994 and 1998) — the latter being the only player in history to score hat-tricks at two World Cups. 19 players have scored a hat-trick in the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup. Two were playing in their first ever World Cup match, Edmund Conen and Angelo Schiavio, both in 1934, a tournament without a group stage. Geoff Hurst (1966) and Kylian Mbappé (2022), who also scored 2 penalties, are the only players to have scored a hat-trick in the final. Two players have scored a hat-trick in the second group stage of the World Cup, Paolo Rossi and Zbigniew Boniek, both in 1982.
List
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| align="left" scope="row"|Player (X)
|align="left"|Number of times player scored a hat-trick (only for players with multiple hat-tricks) |
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|align="left"|Player's team lost the match |
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|align="left"|Player's team drew the match (a penalty shoot-out is recorded as a draw regardless of shootout results) |
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|+FIFA World Cup hat-tricks |
| scope=col| No.
!scope=col| Tournament !scope=col| Player !scope=col| Number !scope=col| For !scope=col class="unsortable"| Goals !scope=col class="unsortable"| Result !scope=col| Against !scope=col| Round !scope=col| Date !scope=col class="unsortable"| FIFA |
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| align="right"| {{nts|1}}.
|rowspan=3| 1930, Uruguay !scope=row data-sort-value="Patenaude, Bert"| Bert Patenaude | 3 – 10', 15', 50' |{{fb|USA|1912}} |1–0, 2–0, 3–0 |align=center| 3–0 |{{fb|PAR|1842}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|8}}Group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|1930|7|17}} |{{cite web |title=1930 FIFA World Cup: United States 3–0 Paraguay |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=201/match=1097/index.html |publisher=FIFA |archive-date=25 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225145652/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=201/match=1097/index.html |date=17 July 1930 |url-status=unfit}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|2}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Stabile, Guillermo"| Guillermo Stábile | 3 – 8', 17', 80' |{{fb|ARG}} |1–0, 3–0, 6–3 |align=center| 6–3 |{{fb|MEX|1916}} |{{dts|format=dmy|1930|7|19}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|3}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Cea, Pedro"| Pedro Cea | 3 – 18', 67', 72' |{{fb|URU}} |1–1, 5–1, 6–1 |align=center| 6–1 |{{fb|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}} |{{Hs|3}}Semi-finals |{{dts|format=dmy|1930|7|27}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|4}}.
|rowspan=3| 1934, Italy !scope=row data-sort-value="Schiavio, Angelo"| Angelo Schiavio | 3 – 18', 29', 64' |{{fb|ITA|1861}} |1–0, 3–0, 5–1 |align=center| 7–1 |{{fb|USA|1912}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|7}}Round of 16 |rowspan=2| {{dts|format=dmy|1934|5|27}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|5}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Conen, Edmund"| Edmund Conen | 3 – 66', 70', 87' |{{fb|GER|empire}} |3–2, 4–2, 5–2 |align=center| 5–2 |{{fb|BEL}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|6}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Nejedly, Oldrich"| Oldřich Nejedlý | 3 – 19', 71', 80' |{{fb|TCH}} |1–0, 2–1, 3–1 |align=center| 3–1 |{{fb|GER|1933}} |{{Hs|3}}Semi-finals |{{dts|format=dmy|1934|6|3}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|7}}.
|rowspan=4| 1938, France !scope=row data-sort-value="Wilimowski, Ernst"| Ernst Wilimowski | 4 – 53', 59', 89', 118' |{{fb|POL|1928}} |2–3, 3–3, 4–4, 5–6 |align="center" {{failure|5–6 aet|align=|style=|color=}} |{{fb|BRA|1889}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|7}}Round of 16 |rowspan=2| {{dts|format=dmy|1938|6|5}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|8}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Leonidas"| Leônidas | 3 – 18', 93', 104' |{{fb|BRA|1889}} |1–0, 5–4, 6–4 |{{fb|POL|1928}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|9}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Wetterstrom, Gustav"| Gustav Wetterström | 3 – 32', 37', 44' | rowspan="2" |{{fb|SWE}} |2–0, 3–0, 4–0 | rowspan="2" align="center" |8–0 | rowspan="2" |{{fb|CUB}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|5}}Quarter-finals |rowspan=2| {{dts|format=dmy|1938|6|12}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|10}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Andersson, Harry"| Harry Andersson | 3 – 9', 81', 89' |1–0, 6–0, 8–0 |
| align="right"| {{nts|11}}.
|rowspan=2| 1950, Brazil !scope=row data-sort-value="Miguez, Oscar"| Óscar Míguez | 3 – 14', 45', 56' |{{fb|URU}} |1–0, 4–0, 5–0 |align=center| 8–0 |{{fb|BOL}} |{{Hs|8}}First group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|1950|7|2}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|12}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Ademir"| Ademir | 4 – 17', 36', 52', 58' |{{fb|BRA|1889}} |1–0, 2–0, 4–0, 5–0 |align=center| 7–1 |{{fb|SWE}} |{{Hs|2}}Final group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|1950|7|9}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|13}}.
|rowspan=8| 1954, Switzerland !scope=row data-sort-value="Kocsis, Sandor"| Sándor Kocsis (1) | 3 – 24', 36', 50' |{{fb|HUN|1949}} |3–0, 4–0, 5–0 |align=center| 9–0 |{{fb|KOR|1949}} |rowspan=6| {{Hs|8}}Group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|1954|6|17}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|14}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Probst, Erich"| Erich Probst | 3 – 4', 21', 24' |{{fb|AUT}} |2–0, 3–0, 4–0 |align=center| 5–0 |{{fb|TCH}} |rowspan=2| {{dts|format=dmy|1954|6|19}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|15}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Borges, Carlos"| Carlos Borges | 3 – 17', 47', 57' |{{fb|URU}} |1–0, 3–0, 5–0 |align=center| 7–0 |{{fb|SCO}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|16}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Kocsis, Sandor"| Sándor Kocsis (2) | 4 – 3', 21', 67', 78' |{{fb|HUN|1949}} |1–0, 3–0, 6–1, 8–2 |align=center| 8–3 |data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}} |rowspan=2| {{dts|format=dmy|1954|6|20}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|17}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Sargin, Burhan"| Burhan Sargın | 3 – 37', 64', 70' |{{fb|TUR}} |4–0, 5–0, 6–0 |align=center| 7–0 |{{fb|KOR|1949}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|18}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Morlock, Max"| Max Morlock | 3 – 30', 60', 77' |data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}} |3–1, 4–1, 6–1 |align=center| 7–2 |{{fb|TUR}} |{{dts|format=dmy|1954|6|23}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|19}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Wagner, Theodor"| Theodor Wagner | 3 – 25', 27', 53' |{{fb|AUT}} |1–3, 3–3, 6–4 |align=center| 7–5 |{{fb|SUI}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|5}}Quarter-finals |rowspan=2| {{dts|format=dmy|1954|6|26}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|20}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Hugi, Josef"| Josef Hügi | 3 – 17', 19', 58' |{{fb|SUI}} |2–0, 3–0, 5–6 |align="center" {{failure|5–7|align=|style=|color=}} |{{fb|AUT}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|21}}.
|rowspan=3| {{Hs|8}}1958, Sweden !scope=row data-sort-value="Fontaine, Just"| Just Fontaine (1) | 3 – 24', 30', 67' |{{fb|FRA|1794}} |1–1, 2–1, 5–3 |align=center| 7–3 |{{fb|PAR|1954}} |{{Hs|8}}Group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|1958|6|8}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|22}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Pele"| Pelé | 3 – 52', 64', 75' |{{fb|BRA|1889}} |3–1, 4–1, 5–1 |align=center| 5–2 |{{fb|FRA|1794}} |{{Hs|3}}Semi-finals |{{dts|format=dmy|1958|6|24}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|23}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Fontaine, Just"| Just Fontaine (2) | 4 – 16', 36', 78', 89' |{{fb|FRA|1794}} |1–0, 3–1, 4–1, 6–3 |align=center| 6–3 |data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}} |{{Hs|3.5}}3rd place match |{{dts|format=dmy|1958|6|28}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|24}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Albert, Florian"| Flórián Albert | 3 – 1', 6', 53' |{{fb|HUN}} |1–0, 2–0, 5–0 |align=center| 6–1 |{{fb|BUL|1946}} |{{Hs|8}}Group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|1962|6|3}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|25}}.
|rowspan=2| 1966, England !scope=row data-sort-value="Eusebio"| Eusébio | 4 – 27', 43' (p), 56', 59' (p) |{{fb|POR}} |1–3, 2–3, 3–3, 4–3 |align=center| 5–3 |{{fb|PRK}} |{{Hs|5}}Quarter-finals |{{dts|format=dmy|1966|7|23}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|26}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Hurst, Geoff"| Geoff Hurst | 3 – 18', 98', 120' |{{fb|ENG}} |1–1, 3–2, 4–2 |data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}} |{{Hs|1}}Final |{{dts|format=dmy|1966|7|30}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|27}}.
|rowspan=2| 1970, Mexico !scope=row data-sort-value="Muller, Gerd"| Gerd Müller (1) | 3 – 27', 52' (p), 88' |data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}} |2–1, 3–1, 5–1 |align=center| 5–2 |{{fb|BUL|1967}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|8}}Group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|1970|6|7}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|28}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Muller, Gerd"| Gerd Müller (2) | 3 – 19', 26', 39' |data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}} |1–0, 2–0, 3–0 |align=center| 3–1 |{{fb|PER}} |{{dts|format=dmy|1970|6|10}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|29}}.
|rowspan=2| 1974, West Germany !scope=row data-sort-value="Bajevic, Dusan"| Dušan Bajević | 3 – 8', 30', 81' |{{fb|YUG}} |1–0, 5–0, 9–0 |align=center| 9–0 |{{fb|ZAI}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|8}}First group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|1974|6|18}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|30}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Szarmach, Andrzej"| Andrzej Szarmach | 3 – 30', 34', 50' |{{fb|POL|1928}} |3–0, 5–0, 6–0 |align=center| 7–0 |{{fb|HAI|1964}} |{{dts|format=dmy|1974|6|19}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|31}}.
|rowspan=2| 1978, Argentina !scope=row data-sort-value="Rensenbrink, Rob"| Rob Rensenbrink |{{fb|NED}} |1–0, 2–0, 3–0 |align=center| 3–0 |{{fb|IRN|1964}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|8}}First group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|1978|6|3}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|32}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Cubillas, Teofilo"| Teófilo Cubillas |{{fb|PER}} |2–0, 3–0, 4–1 |align=center| 4–1 |{{fb|IRN|1964}} |{{dts|format=dmy|1978|6|11}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|33}}.
|rowspan=4| 1982, Spain !scope=row data-sort-value="Kiss, Laszlo"| László Kiss | 3 – 69', 72', 76' |{{fb|HUN}} |6–1, 8–1, 9–1 |align=center| 10–1 |{{fb|SLV}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|8}}First group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|1982|6|15}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|34}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Rummenigge, Karl-Heinz"| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 3 – 9', 57', 66' |data-sort-value="Germany"| {{fb|FRG}} |1–0, 2–0, 3–0 |align=center| 4–1 |{{fb|CHI}} |{{dts|format=dmy|1982|6|20}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|35}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Boniek, Zbigniew"| Zbigniew Boniek | 3 – 4', 26', 53' |{{fb|POL}} |1–0, 2–0, 3–0 |align=center| 3–0 |{{fb|BEL}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|6}}Second group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|1982|6|28}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|36}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Rossi, Paolo"| Paolo Rossi | 3 – 5', 25', 74' |{{fb|ITA}} |1–0, 2–1, 3–2 |align=center| 3–2 |{{fb|BRA|1968}} |{{dts|format=dmy|1982|7|5}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|37}}.
|rowspan=4| 1986, Mexico !scope=row data-sort-value="Elkjaer, Preben"| Preben Elkjær | 3 – 11', 67', 80' |{{fb|DEN}} |1–0, 4–1, 5–1 |align=center| 6–1 |{{fb|URU}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|8}}Group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|1986|6|8}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|38}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Lineker, Gary"| Gary Lineker | 3 – 9', 14', 34' |{{fb|ENG}} |1–0, 2–0, 3–0 |align=center| 3–0 |{{fb|POL}} |{{dts|format=dmy|1986|6|11}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|39}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Belanov, Igor"| Igor Belanov | 3 – 27', 70', 111' (p) |{{fb|URS}} |1–0, 2–1, 3–4 |align="center" {{failure|3–4 aet}} |{{fb|BEL}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|7}}Round of 16 |{{dts|format=dmy|1986|6|15}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|40}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Butragueno, Emilio"| Emilio Butragueño | 4 – 43', 56', 80', 88' (p) |{{fb|ESP}} |1–1, 2–1, 4–1, 5–1 |align=center| 5–1 |{{fb|DEN}} |{{dts|format=dmy|1986|6|18}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|41}}.
|rowspan=2| 1990, Italy !scope=row data-sort-value="Michel"| Míchel | 3 – 22', 61', 81' |{{fb|ESP}} |1–0, 2–1, 3–1 |align=center| 3–1 |{{fb|KOR|1984}} |{{Hs|8}}Group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|1990|6|17}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|42}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Skuhravy, Tomas"| Tomáš Skuhravý | 3 – 12', 63', 82' |{{fb|TCH}} |1–0, 2–1, 4–1 |align=center| 4–1 |{{fb|CRC}} |{{Hs|7}}Round of 16 |{{dts|format=dmy|1990|6|23}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|43}}.
|rowspan=2| 1994, United States !scope=row data-sort-value="Batistuta, Gabriel"| Gabriel Batistuta (1) | 3 – 2', 44', 89' (p) |{{fb|ARG}} |1–0, 2–0, 4–0 |align=center| 4–0 |{{fb|GRE}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|8}}Group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|1994|6|21}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|44}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Salenko, Oleg"| Oleg Salenko | 5 – 14', 41', 44' (p), 72', 75' |{{fb|RUS}} |1–0, 2–0, 3–0, 4–1, 5–1 |align=center| 6–1 |{{fb|CMR}} |{{dts|format=dmy|1994|6|28}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|45}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Batistuta, Gabriel"| Gabriel Batistuta (2) | 3 – 73', 78', 83' (p) |{{fb|ARG}} |3–0, 4–0, 5–0 |align=center| 5–0 |{{fb|JAM}} |{{Hs|8}}Group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|1998|6|21}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|46}}.
|rowspan=2| 2002, South Korea & Japan !scope=row data-sort-value="Klose, Miroslav"| Miroslav Klose | 3 – 20', 25', 70' |{{fb|GER}} |1–0, 2–0, 5–0 |align=center| 8–0 |{{fb|KSA}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|8}}Group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|1}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|47}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Pauleta"| Pauleta | 3 – 14', 65', 77' |{{fb|POR}} |1–0, 2–0, 3–0 |align=center| 4–0 |{{fb|POL}} |{{dts|format=dmy|2002|6|10}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|48}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Higuain, Gonzalo"| Gonzalo Higuaín | 3 – 33', 76', 80' |{{fb|ARG}} |2–0, 3–1, 4–1 |align=center| 4–1 |{{fb|KOR|1997}} |{{Hs|8}}Group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|2010|6|17}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|49}}.
|rowspan=2| 2014, Brazil !scope=row data-sort-value="Muller, Thomas"| Thomas Müller | 3 – 12' (p), 45', 78' |{{fb|GER}} |1–0, 3–0, 4–0 |align=center| 4–0 |{{fb|POR}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|8}}Group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|2014|6|16}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|50}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Shaqiri, Xherdan"| Xherdan Shaqiri | 3 – 6', 31', 71' |{{fb|SUI}} |1–0, 2–0, 3–0 |align=center| 3–0 |{{fb|HON|1949}} |{{dts|format=dmy|2014|6|25}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|51}}.
|rowspan=2| 2018, Russia !scope=row data-sort-value="Ronaldo, Cristiano"| Cristiano Ronaldo | 3 – 4' (p), 44', 88' |{{fb|POR}} |1–0, 2–1, 3–3 | {{maybe|3–3}} |{{fb|ESP}} |rowspan=2| {{Hs|8}}Group stage |{{dts|format=dmy|2018|6|15}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|52}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Kane, Harry"| Harry Kane | 3 – 22' (p), {{Nts|45+1}}' (p), 62' |{{fb|ENG}} |2–0, 5–0, 6–0 |align=center| 6–1 |{{fb|PAN}} |{{dts|format=dmy|2018|6|24}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|53}}.
|rowspan=2| 2022, Qatar !scope=row data-sort-value="Ramos, Gonçalo"| Gonçalo Ramos | 3 – 17', 51', 67' |{{fb|POR}} |1–0, 3–0, 5–1 |align=center| 6–1 |{{fb|SUI}} |{{Hs|7}}Round of 16 |{{dts|format=dmy|2022|12|6}} |
| align="right"| {{nts|54}}.
!scope=row data-sort-value="Mbappé, Kylian"| Kylian Mbappé |{{fb|FRA}} |1–2, 2–2, 3–3 |{{fb|ARG}} |{{Hs|1}}Final |{{dts|format=dmy|2022|12|18}} |
Notable World Cup hat-tricks
{{hatnote|This section features records and notable hat-tricks relating to the men's World Cup. For notable hat-tricks at the Women's World Cup, see List of FIFA Women's World Cup hat-tricks#Notable World Cup hat-tricks.}}
- Bert Patenaude was the first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match, on 17 July 1930 against Paraguay. However, until 10 November 2006 the first hat-trick that FIFA acknowledged had been scored by Guillermo Stábile of Argentina, two days after Patenaude. In 2006, FIFA announced that Patenaude's claim to being the first hat-trick scorer was valid, as teammate Tom Florie's goal in the match against Paraguay was re-attributed to him.{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/107/499/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415092621/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/107/499/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 15, 2014 |title=American Bert Patenaude credited with first hat trick in FIFA World Cup history |date=19 November 2006 |access-date=23 June 2014 |publisher=FIFA Official Website}}{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/bert-patenaude-and-world-cups-first-ever-hat-trick |title=Bert Patenaude and World Cup's first-ever hat-trick |date=1 May 2023 |access-date=13 March 2024 |publisher=FIFA Official Website |archive-date=13 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313081900/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/bert-patenaude-and-world-cups-first-ever-hat-trick |url-status=live }}
- Four players have scored two hat-tricks in World Cup matches: Sándor Kocsis (both 1954); Just Fontaine (both 1958); Gerd Müller (both 1970); and Gabriel Batistuta (1994 and 1998).{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/features/news/newsid=1409096/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709174545/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/features/news/newsid=1409096/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2014 |title=A handful of heroic hat-tricks |date=2 April 2011 |access-date=23 June 2014 |publisher=FIFA Official Website}} Batistuta is thus the only person to score hat-tricks in two World Cups. He has another unique record of scoring hat-tricks, both were achieved on 21 June of the year, against World Cup finals debutants (Greece and Jamaica), and each time the third goal was a penalty.[https://web.archive.org/web/20081203015017/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-301_02a_fwc_goals_22689.pdf FIFA.com] Kocsis and Müller scored their hat-tricks in consecutive matches.
- Oleg Salenko is the only player in World Cup history to have scored five goals in a single match. He did this during the 1994 FIFA World Cup match between Russia and Cameroon.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26252836 |title=World Cup moments: Five for Salenko |date=30 April 2014 |access-date=23 June 2014 |publisher=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430141948/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26252836 |archive-date=30 April 2014 |url-status=live }}
- One player has scored a hat-trick on his international début: Guillermo Stábile (1930).{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/18529/6132521/guillermo-stabile |title=Guillermo Stabile |date=14 May 2010 |access-date=23 June 2014 |publisher=Sky Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305065401/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/18529/6132521/guillermo-stabile |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}
- One player has scored four goals for the losing side: Ernst Wilimowski (5–6, 1938).{{cite news |url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/38-best-wc-game-you-never-saw |title=The best World Cup game you never saw |date=8 June 2010 |access-date=23 June 2014 |publisher=Four Four Two |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015352/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/38-best-wc-game-you-never-saw |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live }}
- Two players have scored a hat-trick for the losing side: Josef Hügi (5–7, 1954) and Igor Belanov (3–4, 1986).
- Two other players have scored a hat-trick in a game that their side did not win: Cristiano Ronaldo (3–3, 2018){{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/15/spain-portugal-world-cup-group-b-match-report|title=Cristiano Ronaldo hits hat-trick as Portugal deny Spain in six-goal thriller|first1=Sid|last1=Lowe|date=June 15, 2018|via=www.theguardian.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615224845/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/15/spain-portugal-world-cup-group-b-match-report|archive-date=June 15, 2018|url-status=live}} and Kylian Mbappé (3–3, losing 4–2 on penalties, 2022).
- There have been three occasions when two hat-tricks have been scored in the same match. Two occurred during the 1938 FIFA World Cup: when Sweden defeated Cuba, Gustav Wetterström and Harry Andersson, both playing for Sweden, scored three goals, with the former completing his in the first half. In the Brazil vs Poland, Leônidas did it for Brazil and Ernst Wilimowski for Poland. One occurred in 1954: when Austria defeated Switzerland, Theodor Wagner and Josef Hügi scored hat-tricks for Austria and Switzerland respectively.
- Two players have scored hat-tricks in World Cup Finals. Geoff Hurst scored three goals for England against West Germany in the 1966 final.{{cite news |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/H/Geoff-Hurst |title=Geoff Hurst Biography |access-date=23 June 2014 |publisher=The Football Association Official Website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127001035/http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/H/Geoff-Hurst |archive-date=27 November 2010 |url-status=dead }} This is also the longest hat-trick to be completed — most time between the first and third goals. His first goal came at 18', while the second and third goals were in extra time at 98' and 120'. Kylian Mbappé scored the other World Cup finals' hat-trick in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final for France against Argentina. His goals were scored at the 80th, 81st and 118th minute marks. Two of his goals - 80th and 118th - were successful penalty kicks.
- The quickest hat-trick by a player is Erich Probst, who scored at 4', 21', and 24' in 1954, playing for Austria against Czechoslovakia in the first round.
- The briefest hat-trick to be completed — that is, the shortest time between the first and third goals — is the one by László Kiss in 1982 against El Salvador. He scored at 69', 72', and 76', making the time between his first and third 7 minutes. This is also the only hat-trick scored by a substitute.
- The only players to have scored from three headers in a single match are Tomáš Skuhravý in 1990 and Miroslav Klose in 2002.
- The youngest player to score a hat-trick is Pelé, at 17 years, 244 days. (5–2 against France in 1958)
- The oldest player to score a hat-trick is Cristiano Ronaldo, at 33 years, 122 days. (3–3 against Spain in 2018){{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-cup/2018/06/15/portugal-vs-spain-world-cup-2018-live-score-latest-updates/|title=Cristiano Ronaldo scores sensational hat-trick as Portugal hold Spain in instant World Cup classic|first1=Sam|last1=Wallace|first2=Rob|last2=Bagchi|date=June 15, 2018|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615170257/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-cup/2018/06/15/portugal-vs-spain-world-cup-2018-live-score-latest-updates/|archive-date=June 15, 2018|url-status=live}}
- Germany (incl. West Germany) holds the record for most hat-tricks scored with 7. Germany also shares with South Korea the record for most hat-tricks conceded with 4.
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- {{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-301%5f02a%5ffwc%5fgoals%5f22689.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203015017/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-301_02a_fwc_goals_22689.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2008|title=FIFA Facts: World Cup Goals|pages=2–3|access-date=2007-12-06|publisher=FIFA}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/trivia.html|title=World Cup Trivia - Hat-tricks|website=RSSSF|access-date=2006-10-09|archive-date=2022-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727154832/https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/trivia.html|url-status=live}}
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