2026 World Cup: The last ten hat tricks in the tournament

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Imed Ben Amara

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17.06.26 16:00 World Cup

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Only a select few strikers have achieved the remarkable feat of scoring a hat trick in the final phase of the World Cup.

With the 2026 edition set to kick off this Thursday, June 11, with Mexico taking on South Africa, let's look back at the last ten hat tricks recorded in World Cup history.

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Only two players managed to notch a hat trick at Qatar 2022: Gonçalo Ramos against Switzerland, and Kylian Mbappé in the final against Argentina. That didn’t stop Lionel Messi and his teammates from lifting the trophy.

Here are the last ten World Cup hat tricks:

1- Kylian Mbappé (France) – Final against Argentina in 2022

2- Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) – Round of 16 against Switzerland in 2022

3- Harry Kane (England) – Group stage against Panama in 2018

4- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – Group stage against Spain in 2018

5- Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) – Group stage against Honduras in 2014

6- Thomas Müller (Germany) – Group stage against Portugal in 2014

7- Gonzalo Higuain (Argentina) – Group stage against South Korea in 2010

8- Pauleta (Portugal) – Group stage against Poland in 2002

9- Miroslav Klose (Germany) – Group stage against Saudi Arabia in 2002

10- Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) – Group stage against Jamaica in 1998.

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