<P> This is a list of all hat - tricks scored during FIFA World Cups ; that is , the occasions when a footballer has scored three or more goals in a single football World Cup match ( not including FIFA World Cup qualification matches ) . Scoring a hat - trick in a World Cup is a relatively rare event : only 52 hat - tricks have been scored in over 800 matches in the 21 editions of the World Cup tournament . As FIFA is the governing body of football , official hat - tricks are only noted when FIFA recognises that at least three goals were scored by one player in one match . </P>
<P> This is a list of all hat - tricks scored during FIFA World Cups ; that is , the occasions when a footballer has scored three or more goals in a single football World Cup match ( not including FIFA World Cup qualification matches ) . Scoring a hat - trick in a World Cup is a relatively rare event : only 52 hat - tricks have been scored in over 800 matches in the 21 editions of the World Cup tournament . As FIFA is the governing body of football , official hat - tricks are only noted when FIFA recognises that at least three goals were scored by one player in one match . </P>
what is a hat trick in world cup
what is a hat trick in world cup
when a footballer has scored three or more goals in a single football World Cup match
when a footballer has scored three or more goals in a single football World Cup match