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Who is the youngest player in World Cup history to score a hat-trick?

  1. Pele

  2. Gabriel Omar Batistuta

  3. Bert Petenaude

  4. Mário Zagallo
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Explanation

Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) scored a hat-trick against Sweden in the 1958 World Cup semi-final at age 17 years and 239 days, making him the youngest player to score a hat-trick in World Cup history. He went on to become the only player to win three World Cups.

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