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Detailed explanation-1: -A hat-trick is a high point in a football game and when it happens in a FIFA World Cup, the goal-scorer enters the record books for keeps. The Qatar World Cup saw two first hat-tricks, the first by Goncalo Ramos against Switzerland in the Round of 16 at the Lusail stadium in Qatar.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -On this day in 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo registered his first hat trick for Manchester United which came in 6-0 win over Newcastle United in the Premier League.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick in the World Cup final becoming the first man to do so since Geoff Hurst in the 1966 final. The Paris Saint-Germain striker now has FOUR World Cup final goals at the age of just 23, the most in history.