Zidane equals record of goals scored in World Cup finals
10/7/2006 14:55
Zinedine Zidane's successful seventh minute penalty for France against
Italy on Sunday meant he became the fourth player to score three goals in the
history of the World Cup final.
Geoff Hurst scored three goals in England's
4-2 win over West Germany in 1966 and is the only man to score a hat-trick in
the final.
Pele scored three times in two finals with two goals in Brazil's
5-2 win over Sweden in 1958 and one in the 4-1 victory over Italy in 1970, while
Vava also scored twice for Brazil in their 1958 win and another against
Czechoslovakia in a 3-1 victory in 1962.
West Germany's Paul Breitner is the
only other player to have scored in two finals with a goal in their 2-1 victory
over Netherlands in 1974 and another in the 3-1 defeat by Italy in
1982.
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