Cometh the hour, cometh the man.Kylian Mbappe put on the performance of a lifetime in Sunday's World Cup final, bagging three goals to singlehandedly push France to penalties before falling short against Lionel Me si and Argentina.Mbappe bookended a sensational volley in the 82nd minute with two penalties, etching his name into World Cup history in the proce s.One goal can be luck, two goals can be skill, but three? Well, that's legendary.MORE:Here's how he did it...and the exclusive company he joined with his showcase. Mbappe opened France's scoring with a coolly slotted penalty in the 81st minute. Mbappe lined up from the spot and proceeded to slip the ball past Emiliano Martinez's outstretched grasp. Despite getting a fingertip on the ball, Martinez couldn't fend off the power of Mbappe's strike.MBAPPE TAKES ONE BACK FOR FRANCE Game. On. FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) Chad Henne Jersey If Mbappe's first score was lucky, his second was special. Mbappe connected cleanly with a chipped volley, rocketing it into the bottom right corner to level things at two. It was a sumptuous strike, the type Mbappe has become known for over the course of his sparkling career.This view of Mbapp's second goal FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) Mbappe capped off his historic display in style, finding the net once more in the 117th minute from the penalty spot. Facing the biggest kick of his career, Mbappe slammed the ball into the bottom left corner before racing to the corner flag in delirium. Mbappe's trio of goals cemented his name as one of the greatest talents to ever grace the field. He also added his name to a rather exclusive list, becoming just the second ever player to ever score a World Cup final hat trick.The man he joined needs no introduction, particularly in England. Geoff Hurst Joe Donovan Jersey famously slotted three times in the 1966 final, bringing football back "home" for the first and only time ever.Scottish commentary of the 1966 World Cup Final Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) Mbappe wasn't the only player to etch his name in the annals of football history. His club teammate, Lionel Me si, also bagged a brace, becoming the eighth player to score twice in a World Cup final. All eight went on to lift the trophy.World Cup Finals - Two Goals ScoredPlayerYearCountryOpponentFinal ScoreTime of GoalsLionel Me si2022ArgentinaFranceArgentina 3-France 323', 108'Ronaldo2002BrazilGermanyBrazil 2-0 Germany67', 79'Zinedine Zidane1998FranceBrazilFrance 3-0 Brazil27, 45+1'Mario Kempes1978ArgentinaNetherlandsArgentina 3-1 Netherlands38, 105Pele1958BrazilSwedenBrazil 5-2 Sweden55', 90'Vava1958BrazilSwedenBrazil 5-2 Sweden9', 32'Helmut Rahn1954West GermanyHungaryWest Germany 3Hungary 218', 84Gino Colau si1938ItalyHungaryItaly 4Hungary 26', 35'Silvio Piola1938ItalyHungaryItaly 4Hungary 216, 82' There Graham Glasgow Jersey have been 53 total hat tricks in World Cup history, with 49 players accounting for those feats. Just Fontaine (1958), Gerd Muller (1970) andGabriel Batistuta (1994 and 1998) have multiple World Cup hat tricks.The Jeff Criswell Jersey edition that has seen more hat tricks than any other to this point was the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, when eight were struck. That included two in the same match, Austria 7-5 Switzerland, from opposing players Theodor Wagner and Josef Hugi.Through World Cup history, only one edition of the tournament has failed to see a hat trick netted, the 2006 World Cup which was held in Germany.The first-ever hat trick at a World Cup was scored by an American, Bert Patenaude, at the Uruguay 1930 tournament.List of all hat tricks scored at the World CupYearPlayerTeamOpponentStageFinal Result2022Kylian MbappeFranceArgentinaFinalD 3-3 (lost 4-2 on penalties)2022PortugalSwitzerlandRound of 16W 6-12018Harry KaneEnglandPanamaGroupW 6-12018Cristiano RonaldoPortugalSpainGroupD 3-32014Xherdan ShaqiriSwitzerlandHondurasGroupW 3-02014Thomas MullerGermanyPortugalGroupW 4-02010Gonzalo HiguainArgentinaSouth KoreaGroupW 4-12002PauletaPortugalPolandGroupW 4-02002Miroslav KloseGermanySaudi ArabiaGroupW 8-01998Gabriel BatistutaArgentinaJamaicaGroupW 5-01994Oleg SalenkoRu siaCameroonGroupW 6-11994Gabriel BatistutaArgentinaGreeceGroupW 4-01990Tomas SkuhravyCzechoslovakiaCosta RicaRound of 16W 4 Zavier Simpson Jersey -11990MichelSpainSouth KoreaGroupW 3-11986Emiliano ButrageunoSpainDenmarkRound of 16W 5-11986Igor BelanovSoviet UnionBelgiumRound of 16L 3-4 (aet)1986Gary LinekerEnglandPolandGroupW 3-01986Preben ElkjaerDenmarkUruguayGroupW 6-11982Paolo Ro siItalyBrazilSecond GroupW 3-21982Zbigniew BoniekPolandBelgiumSecond GroupW 3-01982Karl-Heinz RummeniggeWest GermanyChileGroupW 4-11982Laszlo Ki sHungaryEl SalvadorGroupW 10-11978Teofilo CubillasPeruIranGroupW 4-11978Rob RensenbrinkNetherlandsIranGroupW 3-01974Andrzej SzarmachPolandHaitiGroupW 7-01974Dusan BajevicYugoslaviaZaireGroupW 9-01970Gerd MullerWest GermanyPeruGroupW 3-11970Gerd MullerWest GermanyBulgariaGroupW 5-21966Geoff HurstEnglandWest GermanyFinalW 4-2 (aet)1966EusebioPortugalNorth KoreaQuarterfinalsW 5-31962Florian AlbertHungaryBulgariaGroupW 6-11958Just FontaineFranceWest GermanyThird placematchW 6-31958PeleBrazilFranceSemifinalsW 5-21958Just FontaineFranceParaguayGroupW 7-31954Josef HugiSwitzerlandAustriaQuarterfinalsL 5-71954Theodor WagnerAustriaSwitzerlandQuarterfinalsW 7-51954Max MorlockWest GermanyTurkeyGroupW 7-21954Burhan SarginTurkeySouth KoreaGroupW 7-01954Sandor KocsisHungaryWest GermanyGroupW 8-31954Carlos BorgesUruguayScotlandGroupW 7-01954Erich ProbstAustriaCzechoslovakiaGroupW 5-01954Sandor KocsisHungarySouth KoreaGroupW 9-01950AdemirBrazilSwedenFinal group stageW 7-11950Oscar MiguezUruguayBoliviaFirst group stageW 8-01938Harry AndersonSwedenCubaQuarterfinalsW 8-01938Gustav WetterstromSwedenCubaQuarterfinalsW 8-01938LeonidasBrazilPolandRound of 16W 6-5 (aet)1938Ernst WilimowskiPolandBrazilRound of16L 6-5 (aet)1934Oldrich NejedlyCzechoslovakiaGermanySemifinalsW 3-11934Edmund ConenGermanyBelgiumRound of 16W 5-21934Angelo SchiavioItalyUSARound of 16W 7-11930Pedro CeaUruguayYugoslaviaSemifinalsW 6-11930Guillermo StabileArgentinaMexicoGroupW 6-31930Bert PatenaudeUSAParaguayGroupW 3-0