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Famous FIFA World Cup Goals: Kylian Mbappé’s Magical Equalizer
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Kylian Mbappé's 2022 hat trick France's Kylian Mbappé became the second player to score a hat trick in a FIFA World Cup final.

Famous FIFA World Cup Goals: Kylian Mbappé’s Magical Equalizer

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Gitanjali Roy
Gitanjali Roy is deputy managing editor, Encyclopaedia Britannica. She has over two decades of editorial experience across digital and broadcast media.
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In 2022 French star Kylian MbappĂ© became only the second footballer, after England’s Geoff Hurst, to score a hat trick in a FIFA World Cup final. Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, was ahead 2–0 with just under 11 minutes of play left when MbappĂ© equalized the score with two goals in quick succession. The first was a converted penalty, and the second was a precisely placed shot that is counted among the greatest goals scored...

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