5 players with the most number of hat tricks in FIFA World Cup

players scoring hattricks at FIFA WORLD CUP

A football player’s hat trick has always been worth mentioning, and if it is delivered during a FIFA World Cup, it gains even more value. In Portugal’s opening game over Spain at the 2014 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo recorded the tournament’s first hat trick.

He achieved a world cup hat-trick and set a record for the oldest footballer to do it. In World Cup competitions, precisely four players have achieved two hat tricks. No player has ever produced more than two hat tricks.

Here’s a list of players who have scored the most number of hat tricks in the history of FIFA World Cup

5. Cristiano Ronaldo- Portugal (1)

One look at the numbers is all it takes to realize why football superstar and Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo is viewed as one of the greatest players of all time. Cristiano Ronaldo delivered one of his most unforgettable performances for Portugal versus Spain in Portugal’s opening encounter of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Ronaldo gave his club the lead with a fourth-minute penalty and then gave them a 2-1 lead before halftime after Diego Costa had drawn even. Nevertheless, Spain took a 3-2 lead after two rapid strikes from Nacho Fernandez and Diego Costa. Cristiano Ronaldo took up a free-kick with the fate of the contest on the brink, and in the 88th minute, he curled his shot past the wall to clinch an incredible hat trick and save Portugal a point.

4. Gabriel Batistuta – Argentina (2)

In two World Cups, Gabriel Batistuta netted hat tricks for his home country, Argentina. In his 1994 FIFA World Cup debut versus Greece in the USA, he struck his first hat trick. Diego Maradona played his final game for Argentina in that encounter At the France 1998 FIFA World Cup’s group stage, Batistuta upset Jamaica in France and recorded his second hat trick.

3. Gerd Muller – Germany (2)

Gerd Muller breathed a moment of accomplishment after pondering hat tricks twice at the FIFA World Cup while also becoming the first German player to do it. In a match versus Bulgaria on June 7, 1970, Gerd Muller netted three goals (one by penalty). Muller recorded his second hat-trick versus Peru after netting 3 goals on June 10 during the group stage of the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

2. Just Fontaine – France (2)

Just Fontaine The 1958 World Cup, which was hosted in Sweden, featured hat tricks. In the 1958 FIFA World Cup group stage encounter versus Paraguay on June 8, Fontaine recorded three goals. He netted four goals versus West Germany on June 28 for the third-place match subsequently in the world cup. Fontaine became the second player, behind Sandor Kocsis, to record two hat tricks in a single FIFA World Cup championship.

1. Sandor Kocsis – Hungary (2)

The first player to ever record two hat tricks at the same World Cup was Sandor Kocsis. He established the benchmark, which has never been exceeded since. This transpires during the group stage of the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

The FIFA World Cup tournament in Switzerland in 1954 was where Kocsis scored his hat tricks. On June 17, 1954, versus South Korea, Sandor Kocsis netted three goals. He recorded his second hat trick just three days after when he scored four goals against West Germany.

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