French forward Kylian Mbappè is the top scorer in the history of the FIFA World Cup finals with 4 goals (1 against Croatia in 2018 and the hat-trick today vs Argentina).
Only two players have scored a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup final, Sir Geoff Hurst (1966) and Kylian Mbappe (2022).
Vavá and Mbappe are the players who have scored in two consecutive FIFA World Cup finals.
In the 92-year history of the World Cup, 62 players have scored 88 goals in the final, and 12 players have scored more than two goals in the final.
Only goals scored in regular time or extra time will be valid, while any goal scored in the penalty shootout will not be recognized.
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Most goals in FIFA World Cup final
| Player | Team | Goals scored | Editions |
| Kylian Mbappé | France | 4 | 2018, 2022 |
| Geoff Hurst | England | 3 | 1966 |
| Vavá | Brazil | 3 | 1958, 1962 |
| Pelé | Brazil | 3 | 1958, 1970 |
| Zinedine Zidane | France | 3 | 1998, 2006 |
| Gino Colaussi | Italy | 2 | 1938 |
| Silvio Piola | Italy | 2 | 1938 |
| Helmut Rahn | West Germany | 2 | 1954 |
| Mario Kempes | Argentina | 2 | 1978 |
| Paul Breitner | West Germany | 2 | 1974, 1982 |
| Ronaldo | Brazil | 2 | 1998, 2002 |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | 2 | 2014, 2022 |
