List of FIFA Confederations Cup hat-tricks

This is a list of all hat-tricks scored during FIFA Confederations Cups; that is, the occasions when a footballer scored three or more goals in a single football FIFA Confederations Cup finals match. Scoring a hat-trick in a FIFA Confederations Cup was a relatively rare event: only 9 hat-tricks were scored in 108 matches in the 8 editions of the FIFA Confederations 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.

Fernando Torres of Spain was the only player to score two Confederations Cup hat-tricks

Notable hat-tricks

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  • Spain's Fernando Torres became the first player to score hat tricks at two different FIFA Confederations Cups. He completed his first hat trick against New Zealand in 2009, while repeating that same feat in 2013 against Tahiti.
  • Ronaldo and Romário both of Brazil are only players to score hat-tricks in the final match in 1997 against Australia in 6–0 victory.
  • There have been two occasions when two hat-tricks have been scored in the same match : when Brazil defeated Australia 6–0 in the final match of 1997, Ronaldo and Romário both of Brazil, scored three goals each; and when Spain defeated Tahiti 10–0 in 2013, Torres scored 4 goals and Villa scored 3 goals for Spain.
  • Brazil and Spain scored the most hat-tricks with 3 each.
  • Tahiti hold the record of conceding the most hat-tricks with 4, also conceding at least one in every match they've played in at the tournament.

List of FIFA Confederations Cup hat-tricks

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# Player No. of
goals
Time of goals Representing Final
score
Opponent Tournament Round Date Report
1. Vladimír Šmicer 3 42', 68', 71'   Czech Republic 6–1   United Arab Emirates 1997 Saudi Arabia Group stage 17 December 1997 Report
2. Ronaldo 3 15', 27', 59' (pen.)   Brazil 6–0   Australia Final 21 December 1997 Report
3. Romário 3 38', 53', 75'   Brazil 6–0   Australia 21 December 1997 Report
4. Cuauhtémoc Blanco 4 12', 19', 68', 77'   Mexico 5–1   Saudi Arabia 1999 Mexico Group stage 25 July 1999 Report
5. Marzouk Al-Otaibi 4 8', 34', 78', 85'   Saudi Arabia 5–1   Egypt 29 July 1999 Report
6. Ronaldinho 3 11', 65', 90+2'   Brazil 8–2   Saudi Arabia Semi-finals 1 August 1999 Report
7. Luciano Figueroa 3 12', 53', 89'   Argentina 4–2   Australia 2005 Germany Group stage 18 June 2005 Report
8. Fernando Torres 3 6', 14', 17'   Spain 5–0   New Zealand 2009 South Africa 14 June 2009 Report
9. Nnamdi Oduamadi 3 10', 26', 76'   Nigeria 6–1   Tahiti 2013 Brazil 17 June 2013 Report
10. Fernando Torres (II) 4 5', 33', 57', 78'   Spain 10–0   Tahiti 20 June 2013 Report
11. David Villa 3 39', 49', 64'   Spain 10–0   Tahiti 20 June 2013 Report
12. Abel Hernández 4 2', 24', 45+1', 67'   Uruguay 8–0   Tahiti 23 June 2005 Report

See also

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Notes

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References

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