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title: "Who is the only player to score a hat - trick in a world cup final ?"  
description: "Who is the only player to score a hat - trick in a world cup final ?"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-07-22  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47403/who-is-the-only-player-to-score-a-hat-trick-in-a-world-cup-final  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["sports"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Who is the only player to score a hat - trick in a world cup final ?

Who is the only [player to score](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32292/who-is-the-first-player-to-score-10000-run-t20-cricket) a hat - trick in a [world](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2334/what-would-occur-if-the-world-were-to-divide-in-half) [cup final](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48205/what-is-the-maximum-number-of-goals-scored-so-far-in-any-world-cup-final) ?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

Goals scored in regular and extra time are both counted. Goals scored in the penalty shootout are disqualified. In the history of the finals, **sixty-two different players** have scored a total of **seventy-seven goals**. In the finals, ten players have scored multiple goals, half of them have done so in a single game. **Geoff Hurst is the only [player](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3196/best-performer-player-in-world-cup-2023) in men's hockey history to [score](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/126373/world-cup-2019-live-score) a hat trick in a WorldCup final game**. A penalty kick has been used by five players. **Mario Mandžukić was the first player in a final to score an own goal** and then follow it up with a goal in the opponent's net. **In 2018, he scored both the opening and closing goals in the final.**

**Pelé** and **Kylian Mbappé** were the only scorers who scored a **final goal as teenagers.**


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