Since France's first international association football match in 1904, there have been 28 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.
Just Fontaine holds the record for the most hat-tricks scored by a French player, with five between 1953 and 1959. Two of these came at the 1958 World Cup finals, when France finished in third place. In the 1984 European Championship, Michel Platini scored hat-tricks in consecutive first-round matches, against Belgium and Yugoslavia. Kylian Mbappé became the second-ever player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final when he did so in 2022 against Argentina. The last French player to score a hat-trick was Ousmane Dembélé, who scored three times against Norway at the 2026 World Cup.
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 Bukayo Saka scored the most recent hat-trick against France, coming at the 2026 World Cup third-place play-off.
Hat-tricks for France
DateGoalsPlayer OpponentVenueCompetitionResultRef. Campo Piazza d’Armi, Turin Friendly Stade de Paris, Saint-Ouen Friendly Stade de Paris, Saint-Ouen 1924 Summer Olympics Colombes, Paris Friendly Stade Buffalo, Montrouge Friendly Yunak Stadium, SofiaFriendly Stade Municipale, Luxembourg City1934 FIFA World Cup qualification Olympic Stadium, AmsterdamFriendly Estádio Nacional, LisbonFriendly Parc des Princes, Paris1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Colombes, Paris1958 FIFA World Cup qualification Idrottsparken, Norrköping1958 FIFA World Cup Ullevi, Gothenburg1958 FIFA World Cup Colombes, ParisFriendly Colombes, Paris1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying Parc des Princes, ParisUEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Giants Stadium, East RutherfordFriendly Stade de la Beaujoire, NantesUEFA Euro 1984 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-ÉtienneUEFA Euro 1984 Parc des Princes, Paris1986 FIFA World Cup qualification FIFA XIStade Vélodrome, MarseilleFriendly Roazhon Park, RennesFriendly Parc des Princes, Paris2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Lusail Stadium, Lusail2022 FIFA World Cup final Allianz Riviera, NiceUEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'AscqFriendly Gillette Stadium, Foxborough2026 FIFA World Cup
Hat-tricks conceded by France Date Goals Player Opponent Venue Competition ResultRef. Stade du Vivier d'Oie, BrusselsFriendly Parc des Princes, ParisFriendly Parc des Princes, ParisFriendly Park Royal, LondonFriendly Park Royal, LondonFriendly White City Stadium, London1908 Summer Olympics White City Stadium, London1908 Summer Olympics Stade du Vivier d'Oie, BrusselsFriendly Stade de FGSPF, GentillyFriendly Stade de FGSPF, GentillyFriendly Goldstone Ground, BrightonFriendly Goldstone Ground, BrightonFriendly Arena Civica, MilanFriendly Stade Charentonneau, Maisons-AlfortFriendly Uccle Stadium, BrusselsFriendly Stade Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg CityFriendly Üllői Úti Stadion, BudapestFriendly Velodromo Sempione, MilanFriendly Velodromo Sempione, MilanFriendly Olympic Stadium, Antwerp1920 Summer Olympics Stade Pershing, VincennesFriendly Gressbanen, OsloFriendly Üllői Úti Stadion, BudapestFriendly Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, LausanneFriendly Estadio Torrero, SaragossaFriendly Colombes, ParisFriendly Stadio Littoriale, BolognaFriendly Colombes, ParisFriendly Colombes, ParisFriendly Yunak Stadium, SofiaFriendly Parc des Princes, ParisFriendly Prater Stadium, ViennaFriendly De Kuip, RotterdamFriendly Colombes, ParisFriendly Heysel Stadium, BrusselsFriendly Colombes, ParisFriendly Råsunda Stadium, Solna1958 FIFA World Cup St. Jakob-Park, BasleFriendly Colombes, ParisFriendly Népstadion, BudapestFriendly Wembley Stadium, LondonFriendly Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens2026 FIFA World Cup
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