Learn About "Hat-Trick" Records in the World Cup History

Gonzalo Ramos, the Portugal National Team player, has become the latest to join the list of "hat-trick" scorers in the history of the World Cup tournaments.

Despite the intense action and plenty of goals in the group stage, no player managed to score a hat-trick in the first 48 matches of the tournament.

Ramos became the 48th player in the history of the World Cup to score 3 goals or more in one match, during the Portuguese victory 6-1 against Switzerland in the round of 16.

How many Portuguese players scored a "hat-trick" in the World Cup?

Ramos is the fourth Portuguese in history to score a "hat-trick" in the history of the World Cup, and the first to score a hat-trick in one match during the current edition.

The last Portuguese to score a hat-trick was legend Cristiano Ronaldo against Spain during the 2018 World Cup, in an exciting match that ended in a 3-3 draw.

Prior to that, Pedro Pauleta, the former historical top scorer for Portugal, scored a hat-trick against Poland during the 2002 World Cup, in a match that ended with four goals to nil.

Portuguese icon Eusebio was the first to open the hat-trick record for Portugal, and he is one of the few who scored 4 goals during a match in the history of the World Cup, during his country's victory over North Korea 5-3 in the quarterfinals of 1966.

Who is the first player to score a hat-trick in the history of the World Cup?

Against Paraguay during the group stage of the first edition in 1930, American Bert Patenaude scored the first "hat-trick" in the history of the World Cup.

Who is the player with the "hat-trick" in more than one match in the World Cup?

Argentine Gabriel Batistuta has a distinguished number, as he succeeded in scoring a "hat-trick" in two different editions, against Greece in 1994 and Jamaica in 1998.

Gerd Müller succeeded in scoring a "hat-trick" in two consecutive matches during the 1970 World Cup for West Germany, the first was a 5-2 victory at the expense of Bulgaria, and the second was a 7-2 victory at the expense of Turkey.

Which team has the most hat-tricks in the World Cup?

Germany has a positive and a negative number in the World Cup "hat-trick" record.

Germany's players are the ones who scored 3 or more goals in the history of the World Cup, by 7 players.

Along with South Korea, Germany is the most team that has conceded a hat-trick in its World Cup matches, on 4 times.

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