5 verified Soccer records. Every one checked against a real source before it went up.
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176 secondsMane
Sadio Mane scored the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history in just 176 seconds. He did it for Southampton against Aston Villa in 2015. The old record was 277 seconds, set by Robbie Fowler in 1994.
Three top flight goals in under three minutes.
Source: FIFA. The FIFA Mane versus Salah stats page lists 176 as the fastest Premier League hat-trick, against Aston Villa in 2015.
176 secondsMane
Source: FIFA. The FIFA Mane versus Salah stats page lists 176 as the fastest Premier League hat-trick, against Aston Villa in 2015.
1962
Source: NBC Sports. The NBC Sports list of repeat champions says only Italy and Brazil have ever gone back to back, and it has not happened in more than 60 years.
5 goalsSalenko
Source: UEFA.com. The UEFA.com Salenko page says he holds the record for most goals in a World Cup match, with five against Cameroon in 1994.
13 goals
Source: Wikipedia, Just Fontaine. Verified against Wikipedia, Just Fontaine and FIFA, Fontaine's record 13-goal haul on 2026-11-08.
131 goals
Source: Wikipedia, goals scored by Rogerio Ceni. Verified against Wikipedia, goals scored by Rogerio Ceni and Football Dive, football records that may never be broken on 2026-11-08.