List of Spain national football team hat-tricks
This page is a list of the hat-tricks scored for the Spain national football team.[1] Since Spain's first international association football match in 1920, there have been 41 occasions when a Spanish player has scored three or more goals (a hat-trick) in a game. The first hat-trick was scored by José Luis Zabala against Portugal in 1923. The record for the most goals scored in an international by a Spanish player is six, which has been achieved on one occasion: by Chacho against Bulgaria in 1933.
Fernando Torres and David Villa hold the record for the most hat-tricks scored by a Spanish player, with both having three, with the third of both to have been scored in 2013 Confederations Cup and in same game, against Tahiti, that ended up 10-0. Emilio Butragueño and Míchel are the only Spanish players to have scored a hat-trick at the world cup finals, with Butragueño scoring 4 goals (a poker). David Villa is the only Spanish player to have scored a hat-trick at the European championship finals, against Russia. Fernando Torres is the only Spanish player to have scored two hat-tricks at the confederations cup finals, one in the 2009 edition and the other in the 2013 edition.
Hat-tricks for Spain
[edit]Hat-tricks conceded by Spain
[edit]Ranks | Date | Goals | Player | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result [a] | Ref(s) |
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29 August 1920 | 3
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Robert Coppée | Belgium | Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp | 1920 Summer Olympics | 1–3
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2
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19 January 1936 | 3
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Josef Bican | Austria | Metropolitano, Madrid | Friendly | 4–5
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3
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3 June 1956 | 3
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Francisco Palmeiro | Portugal | Jamor, Oeiras | 1–3
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4
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8 May 1957 | 3
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Jackie Mudie | Scotland | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification | 2–4
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5
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18 February 1987 | 4
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Gary Lineker | England | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid | Friendly | 2–4
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6
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6 September 2006 | 3
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David Healy | Northern Ireland | Windsor Park, Belfast | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | 2–3
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7
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15 June 2018 | 3
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Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi | 2018 FIFA World Cup | 3–3
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See also
[edit]- David Villa
- Fernando Torres
- Spain national football team
- Spain women's national football team hat-tricks
References
[edit]- ^ "Spain hat-trick scorers". EU-Football.