2014 巴西 World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi scored the fastest hat-trick of world cup history in a group match against Iran on June 18， 2014 at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador de Bahia State， Brazil. Cristiano Ronaldo's three goals came just after six minutes as Portugal beat Iran 5 – 3 to top Group G and advance into the next round.
Lionel Messi was also credited with an assist for Argentina 's first goal but did not score directly himself that day (Argentina lost 6 – 7) so he got no points this time around， though it does still count towards his official tally： 96 international goals from 111 matches（and counting） for Argentina or 7.8 per game average.
The other player who has scored more than four times in one match is Eusébio， scoring five out of their total seven goals in a match against Poland on August 10， 1974， during the quarterfinals of Mexico 's World Cup。
