List of Croatia national football team hat-tricks
Since the inception of international association football matches in 1872, nine Croatian footballers have scored three or more goals (a hat-trick) in a game. The first player to score a hat-trick for Croatia was August Lešnik in a friendly match against Slovakia in 1942. Davor Šuker was the first player in modern Croatia national team history to achieve this feat, scoring three times in a 7–1 victory over Estonia in 1995. He is also the one of two players alongside Mario Mandžukić who scored a hat-trick more than once, grabbing his second hat-trick in Croatia's 7–0 win against Australia. Mladen Petrić has scored the greatest number of goals in one game, netting four times against Andorra.[1]
The most recent hat-trick was scored by Mario Mandžukić in Croatia's 6–0 victory over Kosovo in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.[2]
Croatia have conceded four hat-tricks since 1941, the most recent being scored by Theo Walcott in a 4–1 defeat by England in the qualifications for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The other three hat-tricks were scored by Ján Arpáš, Primož Gliha and Zlatan Muslimović.
Hat-tricks for Croatia
[edit]4 - player has scored 4 goals
Hat-tricks conceded by Croatia
[edit]| Date | Player | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result[a] | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 1944 | Ján Arpáš |  Slovakia | Stadion Concordije, Zagreb | Friendly | 7–3 | |
| 2 April 1997 | Primož Gliha |  Slovenia | Stadion Poljud, Split | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | 3–3 | Sportnet.hr |
| 22 August 2007 | Zlatan Muslimović |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo | Friendly | 5–3 | Sportnet.hr |
| 10 September 2008 | Theo Walcott |  England | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | 1–4 | Sportnet.hr |
Notes
[edit]a The result is presented with Croatia's score first.
References
[edit]- ^ Krušelj, Dražen (5 September 2010). "Nitko od mene ništa nije očekivao, pa sam mogao opušteno igrati". Jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ Korać, Branimir (6 October 2016). "Optimizam s pokrićem, Hrvatska i bez važnih aduta prejaka za Kosovo". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 October 2016.