List of France national football team hat-tricks

Just Fontaine, scorer of five hat-tricks for France.

Since France's first international association football match in 1904, there have been 21 occasions when a French player has scored three or more goals (a hat-trick) in a game. The first hat-trick was scored by Eugène Maës against Italy in 1912. The record for the most goals scored in an international by a French player is five, which has been achieved on two occasions: by Maës against Luxembourg in 1913, and by Thadée Cisowski against Belgium in 1956.[1]

Just Fontaine holds the record for the most hat-tricks scored by a French player, with five between 1953 and 1959.[2] Two of these came at the 1958 World Cup finals, when France finished in third place. Fontaine remains the only French player to have scored a hat-trick at the World Cup finals. In the 1984 European Championships, Michel Platini scored hat-tricks in consecutive first-round matches, against Belgium and Yugoslavia.[3] The last French player to score a hat-trick was Dominique Rocheteau, who scored three times against Luxembourg in a World Cup qualifier in 1985.

France have conceded 41 hat-tricks in their history, 31 of which came before the Second World War. In the post-war period, the only player to have scored two hat-tricks against France is Pelé; the first of these occurred in the 1958 World Cup semi-finals. Pelé is also the only non-European player to have scored a hat-trick against France. The Danish forward Sophus Nielsen holds the record for the most goals scored against France in a match, with ten in a 17–1 win at the 1908 Olympic Games in London. England's Geoff Hurst scored the last hat-trick scored against France, in a friendly in 1969.

Hat-tricks for France

Jean Nicolas (left) scored two hat-trick for France in 1934.
Hervé Revelli scored a hat-trick against Norway in a World Cup qualifier in 1969.
Michel Platini scored two hat-tricks in the 1984 European Championships.
Date Goals Player Opponent Venue Competition Result[a] Ref
17 March 1912
3
Maës, EugèneEugène Maës Italy Italy Campo Piazza d’Armi, Turin Friendly
4–3
[4]
20 April 1913
5
Maës, EugèneEugène Maës Luxembourg Luxembourg Stade de Paris, Saint-Ouen Friendly
8–0
[5]
27 May 1924
3
Crut, ÉdouardÉdouard Crut Latvia Latvia Stade de Paris, Saint-Ouen 1924 Summer Olympics
7–0
[6]
13 June 1926
3
Nicolas, PaulPaul Nicolas Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Colombes, Paris Friendly
4–1
[7]
21 February 1928
3
Nicolas, PaulPaul Nicolas Ireland Ireland Stade Buffalo, Montrouge Friendly
4–0
[8]
9 June 1932
4
Sécember, JeanJean Sécember Bulgaria Bulgaria Yunak Stadium, Sofia Friendly
5–3
[9]
15 April 1934
4
Nicolas, JeanJean Nicolas Luxembourg Luxembourg Stade Municipale, Luxembourg City 1934 World Cup qualifier
6–1
[10]
10 May 1934
3
Nicolas, JeanJean Nicolas Netherlands Netherlands Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam Friendly
5–4
[11]
23 November 1947
3
Vaast, ErnestErnest Vaast Portugal Portugal Estádio Nacional, Lisbon Friendly
4–2
[12]
17 December 1953
3
Fontaine, JustJust Fontaine Luxembourg Luxembourg Parc des Princes, Paris 1954 World Cup qualifier
8–1
[13]
11 November 1956
5
Cisowski, ThadéeThadée Cisowski Belgium Belgium Colombes, Paris 1958 World Cup qualifier
6–3
[1]
8 June 1958
3
Fontaine, JustJust Fontaine Paraguay Paraguay Idrottsparken, Norrköping 1958 World Cup
7–3
[14]
28 June 1958
4
Fontaine, JustJust Fontaine West Germany West Germany Ullevi, Gothenburg 1958 World Cup
6–3
[15]
11 November 1959
3
Fontaine, JustJust Fontaine Portugal Portugal Colombes, Paris Friendly
5–3
[16]
13 December 1959
3
Fontaine, JustJust Fontaine Austria Austria Colombes, Paris 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifier
5–2
[17]
23 December 1967
3
Loubet, CharlyCharly Loubet Luxembourg Luxembourg Parc des Princes, Paris 1968 European Championships qualifier
3–1
[18]
10 September 1969
3
Revelli, HervéHervé Revelli Norway Norway Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo 1970 World Cup qualifier
3–1
[19]
7 May 1979
3
Lacombe, BernardBernard Lacombe United States United States Giants Stadium, East Rutherford Friendly
6–0
[20]
16 June 1984
3
Platini, MichelMichel Platini Belgium Belgium Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes 1984 European Championships
5–0
[21]
19 June 1984
3
Platini, MichelMichel Platini Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne 1984 European Championships
3–2
[22]
30 October 1985
3
Rocheteau, DominiqueDominique Rocheteau Luxembourg Luxembourg Parc des Princes, Paris 1986 World Cup qualifier
6–0
[23]

Hat-tricks conceded by France

Date Goals Player Opponent Venue Competition Result [a] Ref(s)
7 May 1905
3
Destrebecq, PierrePierre Destrebecq Belgium Belgium Stade du Vivier d'Oie, Brussels Friendly
0–7
[24]
1 November 1906
7
Harris, StanleyStanley Harris England England Amateurs Parc des Princes, Paris Friendly
0–15
[25]
1 November 1906
4
Woodward, VivianVivian Woodward England England Amateurs Parc des Princes, Paris Friendly
0–15
[25]
23 March 1908
6
Jordan, WilliamWilliam Jordan England England Amateurs Park Royal, London Friendly
0–12
[26]
23 March 1908
3
Woodward, VivianVivian Woodward England England Amateurs Park Royal, London Friendly
0–12
[26]
22 October 1908
10
Nielsen, SophusSophus Nielsen Denmark Denmark White City Stadium, London 1908 Summer Olympics
1–17
[27]
22 October 1908
4
Wolfhagen, VilhelmVilhelm Wolfhagen Denmark Denmark White City Stadium, London 1908 Summer Olympics
1–17
[27]
9 May 1909
3
De Veen, RobertRobert De Veen Belgium Belgium Stade du Vivier d'Oie, Brussels Friendly
2–5
[28]
22 May 1909
3
Porter, ThomasThomas Porter England England Amateurs Stade de FGSPF, Gentilly Friendly
0–11
[29]
3 April 1910
3
Six, AlphonseAlphonse Six Belgium Belgium Stade de FGSPF, Gentilly Friendly
0–4
[30]
16 April 1910
4
Wilson, ThomasThomas Wilson England England Amateurs Goldstone Ground, Brighton Friendly
1–10
[31]
16 April 1910
4
Steer, WilliamWilliam Steer England England Amateurs Goldstone Ground, Brighton Friendly
1–10
[31]
15 May 1910
3
Lana, PietroPietro Lana Italy Italy Arena Civica, Milan Friendly
2–6
[32]
1 January 1911
3
Schlosser, ImreImre Schlosser Hungary Hungary Stade Charentonneau, Maisons-Alfort Friendly
0–3
[33]
30 April 1911
5
De Veen, RobertRobert De Veen Belgium Belgium Uccle Stadium, Brussels Friendly
1–7
[34]
8 February 1914
4
Massard, JeanJean Massard Luxembourg Luxembourg Stade Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg City Friendly
4–5
[35]
31 May 1914
3
Bodnár, SándorSándor Bodnár Hungary Hungary Üllői Úti Stadion, Budapest Friendly
1–5
[36]
18 January 1920
3
Aebi, ErmannoErmanno Aebi Italy Italy Velodromo Sempione, Milan Friendly
4–9
[37]
18 January 1920
3
Brezzi, GuglielmoGuglielmo Brezzi Italy Italy Velodromo Sempione, Milan Friendly
4–9
[37]
31 August 1920
3
Mazal, OtakarOtakar Mazal Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Olympic Stadium, Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics
1–4
[38]
13 November 1921
3
van Gendt, JanJan van Gendt Netherlands Netherlands Stade Pershing, Vincennes Friendly
0–5
[39]
11 June 1922
4
Gundersen, EinarEinar Gundersen Norway Norway Gressbanen, Oslo Friendly
0–7
[40]
12 June 1927
6
Takács, JózsefJózsef Takács Hungary Hungary Üllői Úti Stadion, Budapest Friendly
1–13
[41]
11 March 1928
3
Jäggi, WillyWilly Jäggi Switzerland Switzerland Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne Friendly
3–4
[42]
14 April 1929
4
Rubio, GasparGaspar Rubio Spain Spain Estadio Torrero, Saragossa Friendly
1–8
[43]
13 April 1930
3
Vanderbauwhede, MichelMichel Vanderbauwhede Belgium Belgium Colombes, Paris Friendly
1–6
[44]
25 January 1931
3
Meazza, GiuseppeGiuseppe Meazza Italy Italy Stadio Littoriale, Bologna Friendly
0–5
[45]
29 November 1931
3
Lagendaal, WimWim Lagendaal Netherlands Netherlands Colombes, Paris Friendly
3–4
[46]
8 May 1932
3
Dewar, NeilNeil Dewar Scotland Scotland Colombes, Paris Friendly
1–3
[47]
9 June 1932
3
Panchev, AsenAsen Panchev Bulgaria Bulgaria Yunak Stadium, Sofia Friendly
5–3
[9]
12 January 1936
3
Bakhuys, BepBep Bakhuys Netherlands Netherlands Parc des Princes, Paris Friendly
1–6
[48]
6 December 1945
3
Decker, KarlKarl Decker Austria Austria Prater Stadium, Vienna Friendly
1–4
[49]
23 April 1949
3
Timmermans, TheoTheo Timmermans Netherlands Netherlands De Kuip, Rotterdam Friendly
1–4
[50]
19 June 1949
3
Basora, EstanislauEstanislau Basora Spain Spain Colombes, Paris Friendly
1–5
[51]
4 June 1950
3
Mermans, JosephJoseph Mermans Belgium Belgium Heysel Stadium, Brussels Friendly
1–4
[52]
11 November 1953
3
Antenen, CharlesCharles Antenen Switzerland Switzerland Colombes, Paris Friendly
2–4
[53]
24 June 1958
3
Pelé, Pelé Brazil Brazil Råsunda Stadium, Solna 1958 World Cup
2–5
[54]
12 October 1960
5
Hügi, JosefJosef Hügi Switzerland Switzerland St. Jakob-Park, Basle Friendly
2–6
[55]
28 April 1963
3
Pelé, Pelé Brazil Brazil Colombes, Paris Friendly
2–3
[56]
28 September 1966
4
Farkas, JánosJános Farkas Hungary Hungary Népstadion, Budapest Friendly
2–4
[57]
12 March 1969
3
Hurst, GeoffGeoff Hurst England England Wembley Stadium, London Friendly
0–5
[58]

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