CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -However, Ronaldo had other plans as he curled in a sizzling late free kick to strike the first hat-trick of this year’s tournament to make it 3-3 for the European champions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which is the last hat-trick before FIFA World Cup 2022? Harry Kane, who clinched the golden boot in 2018, scored a hat-trick on June 14, 2018 in England’s 6-1 win against Panama.

Detailed explanation-3: -Across the over 800 matches at the 22 tournaments of the FIFA World Cup, 54 hat-tricks have been scored. The first hat-trick was scored by Bert Patenaude of the United States, playing against Paraguay in 1930; the most recent was by Kylian Mbappé of France, playing against Argentina on 18 December 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -Portuguese striker Goncalo Ramos scored the first hat-trick at the 2022 World Cup, leading Portugal to a 6-1 win over Switzerland in the Round of 16. Kylian Mbappe made history as he became the second ever player to score a hattrick in a World Cup final, since Geoff Hurst for England in 1966.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first-ever hat-trick in an international match was recorded on 2 March 1878, when John McDougall scored three times for Scotland in a 7–2 win against England. Since then there have been numerous players who scored three or more goals in a single match, either in club or international football.