Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Who is the only player in World Cup History to score a hat-trick in the Final?

  1. Diego Maradona

  2. Pele

  3. Lothar Matthaus

  4. Geoff Hurst
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Explanation

Geoff Hurst of England scored a hat-trick (3 goals) in the 1966 World Cup Final against West Germany at Wembley Stadium. This remains the only hat-trick in a World Cup Final in history. Diego Maradona never scored in a final, Pele scored two in 1958 but not a hat-trick, and Lothar Matthaeus never scored in a final.

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