Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Oleg Salenko of Russia has scored the maximum number of goals in a match at the World Cup finals. How many goals did he score?

  1. 4

  2. 6

  3. 5

  4. 3

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Oleg Salenko scored 5 goals for Russia against Cameroon in the 1994 World Cup group stage, setting the record for most goals by a player in a single World Cup match. Russia won 6-1, with Salenko scoring 5 of those goals. This broke the previous record of 4 goals held by several players.