The 43rd hattrick in World Cup history was scored by Argentina’s Gabriel Batistuta against Greece in the group stage of the 1994 edition. The Argentine striker remains the only footballer to have scored hattricks in two different World Cups. Four years later, in the group stage of the 1998 tournament, he netted another treble against Jamaica. Interestingly, both hattricks came on the same date -- June 21.

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