List of FIFA World Cup hat-tricks

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.

Gabriel Batistuta of Argentina is the only player to score a hat-trick at two World Cups.
Oleg Salenko of Russia scored a record five goals in a match against Cameroon at the 1994 World Cup.

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

Key
Player (X)Number of times player scored a hat-trick (only for players with multiple hat-tricks)
Player's team lost the match
Player's team drew the match
FIFA World Cup hat-tricks
No.TournamentPlayerNumber
and time
of goals
ForGoalsResultAgainstRoundDateFIFA
report
1.1930, UruguayBert Patenaude3 – 10', 15', 50'  United States1–0, 2–0, 3–03–0  ParaguayGroup stage17 July 1930[1]
2.Guillermo Stábile3 – 8', 17', 80'  Argentina1–0, 3–0, 6–36–3  Mexico19 July 1930[2]
3.Pedro Cea3 – 18', 67', 72'  Uruguay1–1, 5–1, 6–16–1  YugoslaviaSemi-finals27 July 1930[3]
4.1934, ItalyAngelo Schiavio3 – 18', 29', 64'  Italy1–0, 3–0, 5–17–1  United StatesRound of 1627 May 1934[4]
5.Edmund Conen3 – 66', 70', 87'  Germany3–2, 4–2, 5–25–2  Belgium[5]
6.Oldřich Nejedlý3 – 19', 71', 80'  Czechoslovakia1–0, 2–1, 3–13–1  GermanySemi-finals3 June 1934[6]
7.1938, FranceErnst Wilimowski4 – 53', 59', 89', 118'  Poland2–3, 3–3, 4–4, 5–65–6 aet  BrazilRound of 165 June 1938[7]
8.Leônidas3 – 18', 93', 104'  Brazil1–0, 5–4, 6–46–5 aet  Poland
9.Gustav Wetterström3 – 32', 37', 44'  Sweden2–0, 3–0, 4–08–0  CubaQuarter-finals12 June 1938[8]
10.Harry Andersson3 – 9', 81', 89'1–0, 6–0, 8–0
11.1950, BrazilÓscar Míguez3 – 14', 45', 56'  Uruguay1–0, 4–0, 5–08–0  BoliviaFirst group stage2 July 1950[9]
12.Ademir4 – 17', 36', 52', 58'  Brazil1–0, 2–0, 4–0, 5–07–1  SwedenFinal group stage9 July 1950[10]
13.1954, SwitzerlandSándor Kocsis (1)3 – 24', 36', 50'  Hungary3–0, 4–0, 5–09–0  South KoreaGroup stage17 June 1954[11]
14.Erich Probst3 – 4', 21', 24'  Austria2–0, 3–0, 4–05–0  Czechoslovakia19 June 1954[12]
15.Carlos Borges3 – 17', 47', 57'  Uruguay1–0, 3–0, 5–07–0  Scotland[13]
16.Sándor Kocsis (2)4 – 3', 21', 67', 78'  Hungary1–0, 3–0, 6–1, 8–28–3  West Germany20 June 1954[14]
17.Burhan Sargın3 – 37', 64', 70'  Turkey4–0, 5–0, 6–07–0  South Korea[15]
18.Max Morlock3 – 30', 60', 77'  West Germany3–1, 4–1, 6–17–2  Turkey23 June 1954[16]
19.Theodor Wagner3 – 25', 27', 53'  Austria1–3, 3–3, 6–47–5   SwitzerlandQuarter-finals26 June 1954[17]
20.Josef Hügi3 – 17', 19', 58'   Switzerland2–0, 3–0, 5–65–7  Austria
21.1958, SwedenJust Fontaine (1)3 – 24', 30', 67'  France1–1, 2–1, 5–37–3  ParaguayGroup stage8 June 1958[18]
22.Pelé3 – 52', 64', 75'  Brazil3–1, 4–1, 5–15–2  FranceSemi-finals24 June 1958[19]
23.Just Fontaine (2)4 – 16', 36', 78', 89'  France1–0, 3–1, 4–1, 6–36–3  West Germany3rd place match28 June 1958[20]
24.1962, ChileFlórián Albert3 – 1', 6', 53'  Hungary1–0, 2–0, 5–06–1  BulgariaGroup stage3 June 1962[21]
25.1966, EnglandEusébio4 – 27', 43' (p), 56', 59' (p)  Portugal1–3, 2–3, 3–3, 4–35–3  North KoreaQuarter-finals23 July 1966[22]
26.Geoff Hurst3 – 18', 98', 120'  England1–1, 3–2, 4–24–2 aet  West GermanyFinal30 July 1966[23]
27.1970, MexicoGerd Müller (1)3 – 27', 52' (p), 88'  West Germany2–1, 3–1, 5–15–2  BulgariaGroup stage7 June 1970[24]
28.Gerd Müller (2)3 – 19', 26', 39'  West Germany1–0, 2–0, 3–03–1  Peru10 June 1970[25]
29.1974, West GermanyDušan Bajević3 – 8', 30', 81'  Yugoslavia1–0, 5–0, 9–09–0  ZaireFirst group stage18 June 1974[26]
30.Andrzej Szarmach3 – 30', 34', 50'  Poland3–0, 5–0, 6–07–0  Haiti19 June 1974[27]
31.1978, ArgentinaRob Rensenbrink3 – 40' (p), 62', 79' (p)  Netherlands1–0, 2–0, 3–03–0  IranFirst group stage3 June 1978[28]
32.Teófilo Cubillas3 – 36' (p), 39' (p), 79'  Peru2–0, 3–0, 4–14–1  Iran11 June 1978[29]
33.1982, SpainLászló Kiss3 – 69', 72', 76'  Hungary6–1, 8–1, 9–110–1  El SalvadorFirst group stage15 June 1982[30]
34.Karl-Heinz Rummenigge3 – 9', 57', 66'  West Germany1–0, 2–0, 3–04–1  Chile20 June 1982[31]
35.Zbigniew Boniek3 – 4', 26', 53'  Poland1–0, 2–0, 3–03–0  BelgiumSecond group stage28 June 1982[32]
36.Paolo Rossi3 – 5', 25', 74'  Italy1–0, 2–1, 3–23–2  Brazil5 July 1982[33]
37.1986, MexicoPreben Elkjær3 – 11', 67', 80'  Denmark1–0, 4–1, 5–16–1  UruguayGroup stage8 June 1986[34]
38.Gary Lineker3 – 9', 14', 34'  England1–0, 2–0, 3–03–0  Poland11 June 1986[35]
39.Igor Belanov3 – 27', 70', 111' (p)  Soviet Union1–0, 2–1, 3–43–4 aet  BelgiumRound of 1615 June 1986[36]
40.Emilio Butragueño4 – 43', 56', 80', 88' (p)  Spain1–1, 2–1, 4–1, 5–15–1  Denmark18 June 1986[37]
41.1990, ItalyMíchel3 – 22', 61', 81'  Spain1–0, 2–1, 3–13–1  South KoreaGroup stage17 June 1990[38]
42.Tomáš Skuhravý3 – 12', 63', 82'  Czechoslovakia1–0, 2–1, 4–14–1  Costa RicaRound of 1623 June 1990[39]
43.1994, United StatesGabriel Batistuta (1)3 – 2', 44', 89' (p)  Argentina1–0, 2–0, 4–04–0  GreeceGroup stage21 June 1994[40]
44.Oleg Salenko5 – 14', 41', 44' (p), 72', 75'  Russia1–0, 2–0, 3–0, 4–1, 5–16–1  Cameroon28 June 1994[41]
45.1998, FranceGabriel Batistuta (2)3 – 73', 78', 83' (p)  Argentina3–0, 4–0, 5–05–0  JamaicaGroup stage21 June 1998[42]
46.2002, South Korea & JapanMiroslav Klose3 – 20', 25', 70'  Germany1–0, 2–0, 5–08–0  Saudi ArabiaGroup stage1 June 2002[43]
47.Pauleta3 – 14', 65', 77'  Portugal1–0, 2–0, 3–04–0  Poland10 June 2002[44]
48.2010, South AfricaGonzalo Higuaín3 – 33', 76', 80'  Argentina2–0, 3–1, 4–14–1  South KoreaGroup stage17 June 2010[45]
49.2014, BrazilThomas Müller3 – 12' (p), 45', 78'  Germany1–0, 3–0, 4–04–0  PortugalGroup stage16 June 2014[46]
50.Xherdan Shaqiri3 – 6', 31', 71'   Switzerland1–0, 2–0, 3–03–0  Honduras25 June 2014[47]
51.2018, RussiaCristiano Ronaldo3 – 4' (p), 44', 88'  Portugal1–0, 2–1, 3–33–3  SpainGroup stage15 June 2018[48]
52.Harry Kane3 – 22' (p), 45+1' (p), 62'  England2–0, 5–0, 6–06–1  Panama24 June 2018[49]
53.2022, QatarGonçalo Ramos3 – 17', 51', 67'  Portugal1–0, 3–0, 5–16–1   SwitzerlandRound of 166 December 2022[50]
54.Kylian Mbappé3 – 80' (p), 81', 118' (p)  France1–2, 2–2, 3–33–3 aet  ArgentinaFinal18 December 2022[51]

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.[52][53]
  • 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).[54] 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.[55] 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.[56]
  • One player has scored a hat-trick on his international début: Guillermo Stábile (1930).[57]
  • One player has scored four goals for the losing side: Ernst Wilimowski (5–6, 1938).[58]
  • 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)[59] 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.[54][60] 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.[54]
  • 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)[61]
  • 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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