@savageupdatesFIFA World Cup Hat-Tricks Since 1982 is the subject here, compiled from FIFA Official Records. Paolo Rossi started it in 1982. Preben Elkjær Larsen, Gary Lineker, Igor Belanov, and Emilio Butragueño all scored in 1986. Míchel and Tomáš Skuhravý did the same in 1990. Gabriel Batistuta and Oleg Salenko both hit three in 1994, with Batistuta doing it again in 1998. Miroslav Klose and Pauleta scored in 2002. Gonzalo Higuaín followed in 2010. Thomas Müller and Xherdan Shaqiri were the ones in 2014. Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane scored in 2018. Gonçalo Ramos and Kylian Mbappé made their mark in 2022. Leonel Messi is listed as having scored a hat-trick in 2026. #PaoloRossi

@savageupdatesFIFA World Cup Hat-Tricks Since 1982 is the subject here, compiled from FIFA Official Records. Paolo Rossi started it in 1982. Preben Elkjær Larsen, Gary Lineker, Igor Belanov, and Emilio Butragueño all scored in 1986. Míchel and Tomáš Skuhravý did the same in 1990. Gabriel Batistuta and Oleg Salenko both hit three in 1994, with Batistuta doing it again in 1998. Miroslav Klose and Pauleta scored in 2002. Gonzalo Higuaín followed in 2010. Thomas Müller and Xherdan Shaqiri were the ones in 2014. Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane scored in 2018. Gonçalo Ramos and Kylian Mbappé made their mark in 2022. Leonel Messi is listed as having scored a hat-trick in 2026. #PaoloRossi