This page is a list of the hat-tricks scored for the Denmark national football team. [1] Since Denmark's first international football match in 1908, there have been 56 occasions when a Danish player has scored three or more goals (a hat-trick) in a game. The first hat-trick was scored by Vilhelm Wolfhagen against France B in the team's first-ever game on 19 October 1908. Poul Nielsen holds the record for the most hat-tricks scored by a Danish player with eight, five of which came against Norway. The record for the most goals scored in an international game by a Danish player is ten, which has been achieved on just one occasion: by Sophus Nielsen against France in the 1908 Summer Olympics semi-finals of the 1908 Summer Olympics, [2] which was also a world record until it was broken by Archie Thompson broke it when he scored 13 goals in a 31–0 victory over American Samoa in 2001. [3]
Preben Elkjær are the only Danish players to have scored a hat-trick at the FIFA World Cup finals.
No. | Player | Opponent | Goals | Score | Venue | !Competition | !Date | Ref(s) |
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1
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Vilhelm Wolfhagen | France B | 4 – (15', 17', 67', 72') | 9–0
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White City Stadium, London | 1908 Summer Olympics First round | 19 October 1908 | |
2
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Sophus Nielsen | France | 10 – (3', 4', 6', 39', 46', 48', 52', 64', 66', 76') | 17–1
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1908 Summer Olympics semi-finals | 22 October 1908 | ||
3
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Vilhelm Wolfhagen (2) | 4 – (60', 72', 82', 89') | 17–1
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4
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Anthon Olsen | Norway | 3 – (4', 70', 88') | 7–0
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Tranebergs Idrottsplats, Stockholm | 1912 Summer Olympics quarter-finals | 30 June 1912 | |
5
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Kristian Gyldenstein | Sweden | 3 – (17', 56', 61') | 8–0
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Idrætsparken, Copenhagen | Friendly | 25 May 1913 | |
6
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Poul Nielsen | 6 – (5', 10', 29', 47', 50', 53') | 10–0
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5 October 1913 | ||||
7
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Poul Nielsen (2) | Germany | 4 – (5', 7', 42', 87') | 4–1
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Hamburg, Stadion Hoheluft | 26 October 1913 | ||
8
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Poul Nielsen (3) | Norway | 3 – (20', 63', 69') | 4–3
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Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 17 May 1914 | ||
9
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Poul Nielsen (4) | 3 – (23', 37', 71' | 8–1
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19 September 1915 | ||||
10
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Anthon Olsen (2) | 3 – (28', 65', 77') | 8–1
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11
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Poul Nielsen (5) | 4 – (25', 40', 47', 70') | 8–0
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15 October 1916 | ||||
12
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Michael Rohde | 3 – (2', 10', 57') | 8–0
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13
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Victor Klein | 3 – (9', 13', 25') | 12–0
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7 October 1917 | ||||
14
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Poul Nielsen (6) | 5 – (71', 75', 77', 78', 81') | 6–2
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15
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Poul Nielsen (7) | 3 – (24', 42', 59') | 4–1
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12 June 1919 | ||||
16
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Poul Nielsen (8) | 3 – (7', 51', 75') | 3–1
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2 October 1921 | ||||
17
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Viggo Jørgensen | Netherlands | 3 – (44', 58', 84') | 4–1
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13 June 1926 | |||
18
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Pauli Jørgensen | Finland | 3 – (17', 41', 85') | 8–0
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1929–32 Nordic Football Championship | 13 October 1929 | ||
19
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Pauli Jørgensen (2) | Sweden | 3 – (17', 65', 88') | 6–1
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22 June 1930 | |||
20
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Pauli Jørgensen (3) | Germany | 3 – (13', 58', 90' | 6–3
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Friendly | 7 September 1930 | ||
21
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Pauli Jørgensen (4) | Norway | 3 – (3', 54', 80') | 6–3
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Dansk Boldspil-Union 50th Anniversary Tournament | 18 June 1939 | ||
22
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Oskar Theisen | Finland | 3 – (39', 57', 89') | 8–1
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1937–47 Nordic Football Championship | 17 September 1939 | ||
23
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Kaj Hansen | Sweden | 3 – (23', 37', 41') | 3–3
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Friendly | 20 October 1940 | ||
24
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Karl Aage Hansen | Norway | 5 – (20', 52', 78', 89') | 7–1
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20 October 1946 | |||
25
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Carl Aage Præst | Poland | 3 – (39', 73', 88') | 8–0
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26 June 1948 | |||
26
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John Hansen | Italy | 3 – (31', 55', 75', 81') | 5–3
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Highbury, London | 1948 Olympic Games | 5 August 1948 | |
27
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Egon Jensen | 3 – (5', 41', 80') | 6–2
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Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands 10th Anniversary Tournament | 10 July 1957 | ||
28
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Harald Nielsen | Finland | 3 – (20', 22', 53') | 4–0
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Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 1956–59 Nordic Football Championship | 4 October 1959 | |
29
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Harald Nielsen (2) | Greece | 3 – (16', 47', 86') | 7–2
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Friendly | 3 July 1960 | ||
30
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Henning Enoksen | 3 – (34', 51', 90') | 7–2
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31
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Jørn Sørensen | Finland | 3 – (7', 52', 85') | 9–1
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1960–63 Nordic Football Championship | 15 October 1961 | ||
32
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Ole Madsen | Norway | 3 – (31', 44', 87') | 6–1
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11 June 1962 | |||
33
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Ole Madsen (2) | Malta | 3 – (9', 14', 49') | 6–1
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1964 Euro qualifying | 28 June 1962 | ||
34
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Ole Madsen (3) | Luxembourg | 3 – (10', 32', 46') | 3–3
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Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City | 4 December 1963 | ||
35
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Ulrik Le Fevre | Iceland | 3 – (57', 62', 67') | 14–2
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Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 23 August 1967 | |
36
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Finn Laudrup | 3 – (7', 28', 85') | 14–2
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37
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Kresten Bjerre | 3 – (13'( pen.), 71', 76'( pen.)) | 14–2
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38
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Erik Dyreborg | Norway | 5 – (40', 41', 57', 60', 63') | 5–0
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Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | 1964–67 Nordic Football Championship | 24 September 1967 | |
39
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Tommy Troelsen | Norway | 3 – (22', 24', 77'( pen.)) | 5–1
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Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship | 23 June 1968 | |
40
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Finn Wiberg | Luxembourg | 3 – (15'( pen.), 35', 70'( pen.)) | 5–1
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Friendly | 20 November 1968 | ||
41
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Bent Jensen | Bermuda | 3 – (12', 38', 85') | 5–1
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Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton | 12 January 1969 | ||
42
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Bent Jensen (2) | 3 – (37'( pen.), 68', 77') | 6–0
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Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg | 1 July 1969 | |||
43
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Bent Jensen (3) | Finland | 3 – (12', 14', 43') | 5–2
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Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship | 10 September 1969 | |
44
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Kristen Nygaard | Mexico | 3 – (37', 47', 65'( pen.)) | 3–0
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Friendly | 16 August 1972 | ||
45
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Henning Jensen | Indonesia | 3 – (17', 35', 76') | 9–0
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3 September 1974 | |||
46
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Niels-Christian Holmstrøm | 3 – (15', 41', 71') | 9–0
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47
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Preben Elkjær | Northern Ireland | 3 – (30', 33', 83') | 4–0
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UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying | 6 June 1979 | ||
48
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Michael Laudrup | Luxembourg | 3 – (17', 24', 70') | 6–0
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UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying | 12 October 1983 | ||
49
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Preben Elkjær (2) | Uruguay | 3 – (11', 68', 80') | 6–1
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Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl | 1986 FIFA World Cup Group stage | 8 June 1986 | |
50
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Ebbe Sand | Malta | 3 – (8', 64', 79') | 4–1
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Balgarska Armia Stadium, Sofia | 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifying | 24 March 2001 | |
51
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Claus Jensen | Egypt | 3 – (31', 68', 70') | 4–1
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Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | Friendly | 12 February 2003 | |
52
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Peter Madsen | Poland | 3 – (23', 30', 90+1') | 5–1
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Stadion Poznań, Poznań | 18 August 2004 | ||
53
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Nicklas Bendtner | United States | 3 – (33', 83', 90+1') | 3–2
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Aarhus Stadium, Aarhus | 25 March 2015 | ||
54
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Christian Eriksen | Bulgaria | 3 – (72', 74', 82') | 4–0
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Suita City Football Stadium, Suita | 2006 Kirin Cup Soccer Third place play-off | 7 June 2016 | |
55
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Thomas Delaney | Armenia | 3 – (16', 81', 90+3') | 4–1
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Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 4 September 2017 | |
56
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Christian Eriksen (2) | Republic of Ireland | 3 – (32', 63', 73') | 5–1
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Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 2018 FIFA World Cup play-offs | 14 November 2017 | |
57
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Rasmus Højlund | Finland | 3 - (21', 82', 90+3') | 3–1
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Parken Stadium, Copenhagen | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | 23 March 2023 |
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by Hungarian
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This page is a list of the hat-tricks scored for the Denmark national football team. [1] Since Denmark's first international football match in 1908, there have been 56 occasions when a Danish player has scored three or more goals (a hat-trick) in a game. The first hat-trick was scored by Vilhelm Wolfhagen against France B in the team's first-ever game on 19 October 1908. Poul Nielsen holds the record for the most hat-tricks scored by a Danish player with eight, five of which came against Norway. The record for the most goals scored in an international game by a Danish player is ten, which has been achieved on just one occasion: by Sophus Nielsen against France in the 1908 Summer Olympics semi-finals of the 1908 Summer Olympics, [2] which was also a world record until it was broken by Archie Thompson broke it when he scored 13 goals in a 31–0 victory over American Samoa in 2001. [3]
Preben Elkjær are the only Danish players to have scored a hat-trick at the FIFA World Cup finals.
No. | Player | Opponent | Goals | Score | Venue | !Competition | !Date | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
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Vilhelm Wolfhagen | France B | 4 – (15', 17', 67', 72') | 9–0
|
White City Stadium, London | 1908 Summer Olympics First round | 19 October 1908 | |
2
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Sophus Nielsen | France | 10 – (3', 4', 6', 39', 46', 48', 52', 64', 66', 76') | 17–1
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1908 Summer Olympics semi-finals | 22 October 1908 | ||
3
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Vilhelm Wolfhagen (2) | 4 – (60', 72', 82', 89') | 17–1
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4
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Anthon Olsen | Norway | 3 – (4', 70', 88') | 7–0
|
Tranebergs Idrottsplats, Stockholm | 1912 Summer Olympics quarter-finals | 30 June 1912 | |
5
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Kristian Gyldenstein | Sweden | 3 – (17', 56', 61') | 8–0
|
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen | Friendly | 25 May 1913 | |
6
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Poul Nielsen | 6 – (5', 10', 29', 47', 50', 53') | 10–0
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5 October 1913 | ||||
7
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Poul Nielsen (2) | Germany | 4 – (5', 7', 42', 87') | 4–1
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Hamburg, Stadion Hoheluft | 26 October 1913 | ||
8
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Poul Nielsen (3) | Norway | 3 – (20', 63', 69') | 4–3
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Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 17 May 1914 | ||
9
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Poul Nielsen (4) | 3 – (23', 37', 71' | 8–1
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19 September 1915 | ||||
10
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Anthon Olsen (2) | 3 – (28', 65', 77') | 8–1
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11
|
Poul Nielsen (5) | 4 – (25', 40', 47', 70') | 8–0
|
15 October 1916 | ||||
12
|
Michael Rohde | 3 – (2', 10', 57') | 8–0
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13
|
Victor Klein | 3 – (9', 13', 25') | 12–0
|
7 October 1917 | ||||
14
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Poul Nielsen (6) | 5 – (71', 75', 77', 78', 81') | 6–2
| |||||
15
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Poul Nielsen (7) | 3 – (24', 42', 59') | 4–1
|
12 June 1919 | ||||
16
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Poul Nielsen (8) | 3 – (7', 51', 75') | 3–1
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2 October 1921 | ||||
17
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Viggo Jørgensen | Netherlands | 3 – (44', 58', 84') | 4–1
|
13 June 1926 | |||
18
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Pauli Jørgensen | Finland | 3 – (17', 41', 85') | 8–0
|
1929–32 Nordic Football Championship | 13 October 1929 | ||
19
|
Pauli Jørgensen (2) | Sweden | 3 – (17', 65', 88') | 6–1
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22 June 1930 | |||
20
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Pauli Jørgensen (3) | Germany | 3 – (13', 58', 90' | 6–3
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Friendly | 7 September 1930 | ||
21
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Pauli Jørgensen (4) | Norway | 3 – (3', 54', 80') | 6–3
|
Dansk Boldspil-Union 50th Anniversary Tournament | 18 June 1939 | ||
22
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Oskar Theisen | Finland | 3 – (39', 57', 89') | 8–1
|
1937–47 Nordic Football Championship | 17 September 1939 | ||
23
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Kaj Hansen | Sweden | 3 – (23', 37', 41') | 3–3
|
Friendly | 20 October 1940 | ||
24
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Karl Aage Hansen | Norway | 5 – (20', 52', 78', 89') | 7–1
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20 October 1946 | |||
25
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Carl Aage Præst | Poland | 3 – (39', 73', 88') | 8–0
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26 June 1948 | |||
26
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John Hansen | Italy | 3 – (31', 55', 75', 81') | 5–3
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Highbury, London | 1948 Olympic Games | 5 August 1948 | |
27
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Egon Jensen | 3 – (5', 41', 80') | 6–2
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Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands 10th Anniversary Tournament | 10 July 1957 | ||
28
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Harald Nielsen | Finland | 3 – (20', 22', 53') | 4–0
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Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 1956–59 Nordic Football Championship | 4 October 1959 | |
29
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Harald Nielsen (2) | Greece | 3 – (16', 47', 86') | 7–2
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Friendly | 3 July 1960 | ||
30
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Henning Enoksen | 3 – (34', 51', 90') | 7–2
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31
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Jørn Sørensen | Finland | 3 – (7', 52', 85') | 9–1
|
1960–63 Nordic Football Championship | 15 October 1961 | ||
32
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Ole Madsen | Norway | 3 – (31', 44', 87') | 6–1
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11 June 1962 | |||
33
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Ole Madsen (2) | Malta | 3 – (9', 14', 49') | 6–1
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1964 Euro qualifying | 28 June 1962 | ||
34
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Ole Madsen (3) | Luxembourg | 3 – (10', 32', 46') | 3–3
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Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City | 4 December 1963 | ||
35
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Ulrik Le Fevre | Iceland | 3 – (57', 62', 67') | 14–2
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Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | Friendly | 23 August 1967 | |
36
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Finn Laudrup | 3 – (7', 28', 85') | 14–2
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37
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Kresten Bjerre | 3 – (13'( pen.), 71', 76'( pen.)) | 14–2
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38
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Erik Dyreborg | Norway | 5 – (40', 41', 57', 60', 63') | 5–0
|
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | 1964–67 Nordic Football Championship | 24 September 1967 | |
39
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Tommy Troelsen | Norway | 3 – (22', 24', 77'( pen.)) | 5–1
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Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship | 23 June 1968 | |
40
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Finn Wiberg | Luxembourg | 3 – (15'( pen.), 35', 70'( pen.)) | 5–1
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Friendly | 20 November 1968 | ||
41
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Bent Jensen | Bermuda | 3 – (12', 38', 85') | 5–1
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Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton | 12 January 1969 | ||
42
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Bent Jensen (2) | 3 – (37'( pen.), 68', 77') | 6–0
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Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg | 1 July 1969 | |||
43
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Bent Jensen (3) | Finland | 3 – (12', 14', 43') | 5–2
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Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen | 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship | 10 September 1969 | |
44
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Kristen Nygaard | Mexico | 3 – (37', 47', 65'( pen.)) | 3–0
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Friendly | 16 August 1972 | ||
45
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Henning Jensen | Indonesia | 3 – (17', 35', 76') | 9–0
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3 September 1974 | |||
46
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Niels-Christian Holmstrøm | 3 – (15', 41', 71') | 9–0
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47
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Preben Elkjær | Northern Ireland | 3 – (30', 33', 83') | 4–0
|
UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying | 6 June 1979 | ||
48
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Michael Laudrup | Luxembourg | 3 – (17', 24', 70') | 6–0
|
UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying | 12 October 1983 | ||
49
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Preben Elkjær (2) | Uruguay | 3 – (11', 68', 80') | 6–1
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Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl | 1986 FIFA World Cup Group stage | 8 June 1986 | |
50
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Ebbe Sand | Malta | 3 – (8', 64', 79') | 4–1
|
Balgarska Armia Stadium, Sofia | 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifying | 24 March 2001 | |
51
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Claus Jensen | Egypt | 3 – (31', 68', 70') | 4–1
|
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | Friendly | 12 February 2003 | |
52
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Peter Madsen | Poland | 3 – (23', 30', 90+1') | 5–1
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Stadion Poznań, Poznań | 18 August 2004 | ||
53
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Nicklas Bendtner | United States | 3 – (33', 83', 90+1') | 3–2
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Aarhus Stadium, Aarhus | 25 March 2015 | ||
54
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Christian Eriksen | Bulgaria | 3 – (72', 74', 82') | 4–0
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Suita City Football Stadium, Suita | 2006 Kirin Cup Soccer Third place play-off | 7 June 2016 | |
55
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Thomas Delaney | Armenia | 3 – (16', 81', 90+3') | 4–1
|
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 4 September 2017 | |
56
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Christian Eriksen (2) | Republic of Ireland | 3 – (32', 63', 73') | 5–1
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Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 2018 FIFA World Cup play-offs | 14 November 2017 | |
57
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Rasmus Højlund | Finland | 3 - (21', 82', 90+3') | 3–1
|
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | 23 March 2023 |
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by Hungarian
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