What does hat trick mean?

The origin of "hat trick" comes from the cricket match popular in Britain in the 1970s. Cricket is similar to American baseball, which requires the pitcher to throw the ball as quickly as possible and the opponent to hit the ball as far as possible. From the beginning of cricket, all fans who enter the cricket ground to watch the game strictly abide by a rule: they must take off their hats as soon as they step into the gate of cricket ground, which means respect for all players, referees and spectators on cricket ground. Therefore, hats represent respect. Generally speaking, if a pitcher throws three good balls in a row and knocks down three players, it is quite amazing. If this happens, the referee will give the pitcher a hat as a symbol of the highest honor. In short, the original meaning of "hat trick" is that cricketers get a hat to show their encouragement by scoring three goals in a row. This word only appeared in printed matter in the 1970s.

Later, "hat trick" was introduced into football matches, especially when a player scored three goals in the opponent's goal in a game. 1958 In the semi-final between Brazil and France in the World Cup, Pele scored three goals in a row and eliminated France. Bailey's autobiography turned this glory into a chapter entitled "hat trick" The word "hat trick" became popular in China late, starting with China's autobiography of Bailey.

In addition, the application of "hat trick" is not limited to the field of sports, and people also use it to describe any three consecutive successes. For example, Margaret Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister, was elected three times in a row, which was an unprecedented achievement and was called "Margaret Thatcher hat trick" by Time magazine of the United States at that time. [Edit this paragraph] The "hat trick" in the history of the football World Cup

Here are some hat tricks in the history of the football World Cup:

1, Brazil Bailey (1958 World Cup semi-final victory over France);

2. Portuguese Sebbio beat North Korea 4-3 in the final of 1958 World Cup, scoring 4 goals);

3. geoff hurst (,1966 World Cup Final);

4. Germany's Gedmü ller (1970 World Cup won Bulgaria 5-2 and Peru 3- 1 twice);

5. paul rossi, Italy (1982 World Cup group beat Brazil);

6. Hungarian Laszlo Kiss (1982 World Cup Group Match 10- 1 Win El Salvador);

7. Argentine gabriel omar batistuta (1994 World Cup 4-0 victory over Greece, 1998 World Cup 5-0 victory over Jamaica, twice);

Miroslav klose (defeated Saudi Arabia 8-0 in the 2002 World Cup).

9. Paulita. On June 6, 2002, he beat Poland 4-0 in Quanzhou. [Edit this paragraph] The "hat trick" in the history of football European Cup