# 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.
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 (a penalty shoot-out is recorded as a draw regardless of shootout results) |
FIFA World Cup hat-tricks :
| No. | Tournament | Player | Number and time of goals | For | Goals | Result | Against | Round | Date |
| 1. | 1930, Uruguay | Bert Patenaude | 3 – 10', 15', 50' | United States | 1–0, 2–0, 3–0 | 3–0 | Paraguay | Group stage | 17 July 1930 |
| 2. | 1930, Uruguay | Guillermo Stábile | 3 – 8', 17', 80' | Argentina | 1–0, 3–0, 6–3 | 6–3 | Mexico | Group stage | 19 July 1930 |
| 3. | 1930, Uruguay | Pedro Cea | 3 – 18', 67', 72' | Uruguay | 1–1, 5–1, 6–1 | 6–1 | Yugoslavia | Semi-finals | 27 July 1930 |
| 4. | 1934, Italy | Angelo Schiavio | 3 – 18', 29', 64' | Italy | 1–0, 3–0, 5–1 | 7–1 | United States | Round of 16 | 27 May 1934 |
| 5. | 1934, Italy | Edmund Conen | 3 – 66', 70', 87' | Germany | 3–2, 4–2, 5–2 | 5–2 | Belgium | Round of 16 | 27 May 1934 |
| 6. | 1934, Italy | Oldřich Nejedlý | 3 – 19', 71', 80' | Czechoslovakia | 1–0, 2–1, 3–1 | 3–1 | Germany | Semi-finals | 3 June 1934 |
| 7. | 1938, France | Ernst Wilimowski | 4 – 53', 59', 89', 118' | Poland | 2–3, 3–3, 4–4, 5–6 | 5–6 aet | Brazil | Round of 16 | 5 June 1938 |
| 8. | 1938, France | Leônidas | 3 – 18', 93', 104' | Brazil | 1–0, 5–4, 6–4 | 6–5 aet | Poland | Round of 16 | 5 June 1938 |
| 9. | 1938, France | Gustav Wetterström | 3 – 32', 37', 44' | Sweden | 2–0, 3–0, 4–0 | 8–0 | Cuba | Quarter-finals | 12 June 1938 |
| 10. | 1938, France | Harry Andersson | 3 – 9', 81', 89' | Sweden | 1–0, 6–0, 8–0 | 8–0 | Cuba | Quarter-finals | 12 June 1938 |
| 11. | 1950, Brazil | Óscar Míguez | 3 – 14', 45', 56' | Uruguay | 1–0, 4–0, 5–0 | 8–0 | Bolivia | First group stage | 2 July 1950 |
| 12. | 1950, Brazil | Ademir | 4 – 17', 36', 52', 58' | Brazil | 1–0, 2–0, 4–0, 5–0 | 7–1 | Sweden | Final group stage | 9 July 1950 |
| 13. | 1954, Switzerland | Sándor Kocsis (1) | 3 – 24', 36', 50' | Hungary | 3–0, 4–0, 5–0 | 9–0 | South Korea | Group stage | 17 June 1954 |
| 14. | 1954, Switzerland | Erich Probst | 3 – 4', 21', 24' | Austria | 2–0, 3–0, 4–0 | 5–0 | Czechoslovakia | Group stage | 19 June 1954 |
| 15. | 1954, Switzerland | Carlos Borges | 3 – 17', 47', 57' | Uruguay | 1–0, 3–0, 5–0 | 7–0 | Scotland | Group stage | 19 June 1954 |
| 16. | 1954, Switzerland | Sándor Kocsis (2) | 4 – 3', 21', 67', 78' | Hungary | 1–0, 3–0, 6–1, 8–2 | 8–3 | West Germany | Group stage | 20 June 1954 |
| 17. | 1954, Switzerland | Burhan Sargın | 3 – 37', 64', 70' | Turkey | 4–0, 5–0, 6–0 | 7–0 | South Korea | Group stage | 20 June 1954 |
| 18. | 1954, Switzerland | Max Morlock | 3 – 30', 60', 77' | West Germany | 3–1, 4–1, 6–1 | 7–2 | Turkey | Group stage | 23 June 1954 |
| 19. | 1954, Switzerland | Theodor Wagner | 3 – 25', 27', 53' | Austria | 1–3, 3–3, 6–4 | 7–5 | Switzerland | Quarter-finals | 26 June 1954 |
| 20. | 1954, Switzerland | Josef Hügi | 3 – 17', 19', 58' | Switzerland | 2–0, 3–0, 5–6 | 5–7 | Austria | Quarter-finals | 26 June 1954 |
| 21. | 1958, Sweden | Just Fontaine (1) | 3 – 24', 30', 67' | France | 1–1, 2–1, 5–3 | 7–3 | Paraguay | Group stage | 8 June 1958 |
| 22. | 1958, Sweden | Pelé | 3 – 52', 64', 75' | Brazil | 3–1, 4–1, 5–1 | 5–2 | France | Semi-finals | 24 June 1958 |
| 23. | 1958, Sweden | Just Fontaine (2) | 4 – 16', 36', 78', 89' | France | 1–0, 3–1, 4–1, 6–3 | 6–3 | West Germany | 3rd place match | 28 June 1958 |
| 24. | 1962, Chile | Flórián Albert | 3 – 1', 6', 53' | Hungary | 1–0, 2–0, 5–0 | 6–1 | Bulgaria | Group stage | 3 June 1962 |
| 25. | 1966, England | Eusébio | 4 – 27', 43' (p), 56', 59' (p) | Portugal | 1–3, 2–3, 3–3, 4–3 | 5–3 | North Korea | Quarter-finals | 23 July 1966 |
| 26. | 1966, England | Geoff Hurst | 3 – 18', 98', 120' | England | 1–1, 3–2, 4–2 | 4–2 aet | West Germany | Final | 30 July 1966 |
| 27. | 1970, Mexico | Gerd Müller (1) | 3 – 27', 52' (p), 88' | West Germany | 2–1, 3–1, 5–1 | 5–2 | Bulgaria | Group stage | 7 June 1970 |
| 28. | 1970, Mexico | Gerd Müller (2) | 3 – 19', 26', 39' | West Germany | 1–0, 2–0, 3–0 | 3–1 | Peru | Group stage | 10 June 1970 |
| 29. | 1974, West Germany | Dušan Bajević | 3 – 8', 30', 81' | Yugoslavia | 1–0, 5–0, 9–0 | 9–0 | Zaire | First group stage | 18 June 1974 |
| 30. | 1974, West Germany | Andrzej Szarmach | 3 – 30', 34', 50' | Poland | 3–0, 5–0, 6–0 | 7–0 | Haiti | First group stage | 19 June 1974 |
| 31. | 1978, Argentina | Rob Rensenbrink | 3 – 40' (p), 62', 79' (p) | Netherlands | 1–0, 2–0, 3–0 | 3–0 | Iran | First group stage | 3 June 1978 |
| 32. | 1978, Argentina | Teófilo Cubillas | 3 – 36' (p), 39' (p), 79' | Peru | 2–0, 3–0, 4–1 | 4–1 | Iran | First group stage | 11 June 1978 |
| 33. | 1982, Spain | László Kiss | 3 – 69', 72', 76' | Hungary | 6–1, 8–1, 9–1 | 10–1 | El Salvador | First group stage | 15 June 1982 |
| 34. | 1982, Spain | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 3 – 9', 57', 66' | West Germany | 1–0, 2–0, 3–0 | 4–1 | Chile | First group stage | 20 June 1982 |
| 35. | 1982, Spain | Zbigniew Boniek | 3 – 4', 26', 53' | Poland | 1–0, 2–0, 3–0 | 3–0 | Belgium | Second group stage | 28 June 1982 |
| 36. | 1982, Spain | Paolo Rossi | 3 – 5', 25', 74' | Italy | 1–0, 2–1, 3–2 | 3–2 | Brazil | Second group stage | 5 July 1982 |
| 37. | 1986, Mexico | Preben Elkjær | 3 – 11', 67', 80' | Denmark | 1–0, 4–1, 5–1 | 6–1 | Uruguay | Group stage | 8 June 1986 |
| 38. | 1986, Mexico | Gary Lineker | 3 – 9', 14', 34' | England | 1–0, 2–0, 3–0 | 3–0 | Poland | Group stage | 11 June 1986 |
| 39. | 1986, Mexico | Igor Belanov | 3 – 27', 70', 111' (p) | Soviet Union | 1–0, 2–1, 3–4 | 3–4 aet | Belgium | Round of 16 | 15 June 1986 |
| 40. | 1986, Mexico | Emilio Butragueño | 4 – 43', 56', 80', 88' (p) | Spain | 1–1, 2–1, 4–1, 5–1 | 5–1 | Denmark | Round of 16 | 18 June 1986 |
| 41. | 1990, Italy | Míchel | 3 – 22', 61', 81' | Spain | 1–0, 2–1, 3–1 | 3–1 | South Korea | Group stage | 17 June 1990 |
| 42. | 1990, Italy | Tomáš Skuhravý | 3 – 12', 63', 82' | Czechoslovakia | 1–0, 2–1, 4–1 | 4–1 | Costa Rica | Round of 16 | 23 June 1990 |
| 43. | 1994, United States | Gabriel Batistuta (1) | 3 – 2', 44', 89' (p) | Argentina | 1–0, 2–0, 4–0 | 4–0 | Greece | Group stage | 21 June 1994 |
| 44. | 1994, United States | Oleg Salenko | 5 – 14', 41', 44' (p), 72', 75' | Russia | 1–0, 2–0, 3–0, 4–1, 5–1 | 6–1 | Cameroon | Group stage | 28 June 1994 |
| 45. | 1998, France | Gabriel Batistuta (2) | 3 – 73', 78', 83' (p) | Argentina | 3–0, 4–0, 5–0 | 5–0 | Jamaica | Group stage | 21 June 1998 |
| 46. | 2002, South Korea & Japan | Miroslav Klose | 3 – 20', 25', 70' | Germany | 1–0, 2–0, 5–0 | 8–0 | Saudi Arabia | Group stage | 1 June 2002 |
| 47. | 2002, South Korea & Japan | Pauleta | 3 – 14', 65', 77' | Portugal | 1–0, 2–0, 3–0 | 4–0 | Poland | Group stage | 10 June 2002 |
| 48. | 2010, South Africa | Gonzalo Higuaín | 3 – 33', 76', 80' | Argentina | 2–0, 3–1, 4–1 | 4–1 | South Korea | Group stage | 17 June 2010 |
| 49. | 2014, Brazil | Thomas Müller | 3 – 12' (p), 45', 78' | Germany | 1–0, 3–0, 4–0 | 4–0 | Portugal | Group stage | 16 June 2014 |
| 50. | 2014, Brazil | Xherdan Shaqiri | 3 – 6', 31', 71' | Switzerland | 1–0, 2–0, 3–0 | 3–0 | Honduras | Group stage | 25 June 2014 |
| 51. | 2018, Russia | Cristiano Ronaldo | 3 – 4' (p), 44', 88' | Portugal | 1–0, 2–1, 3–3 | 3–3 | Spain | Group stage | 15 June 2018 |
| 52. | 2018, Russia | Harry Kane | 3 – 22' (p), 45+1' (p), 62' | England | 2–0, 5–0, 6–0 | 6–1 | Panama | Group stage | 24 June 2018 |
| 53. | 2022, Qatar | Gonçalo Ramos | 3 – 17', 51', 67' | Portugal | 1–0, 3–0, 5–1 | 6–1 | Switzerland | Round of 16 | 6 December 2022 |
| 54. | 2022, Qatar | Kylian Mbappé | 3 – 80' (p), 81', 118' (p) | France | 1–2, 2–2, 3–3 | 3–3 aet | Argentina | Final | 18 December 2022 |

## 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.
* 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). 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. 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.
* One player has scored a hat-trick on his international début: Guillermo Stábile (1930).
* One player has scored four goals for the losing side: Ernst Wilimowski (5–6, 1938).
* 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) 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. 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)
* 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.