McDonalds, one of the sponsors of the competition, said the million dollars would go to a charity in the same country as the player who scores the three goals.
Only one hat-trick has been scored in a World Cup final before, by England's Geoff Hurst in 1966, when England beat West Germany 4-2.
The money will be donated to a childrens' charity. McDonalds said $25,000 would be donated for each first round hat-trick, $50,000 for a second-round hat-trick, $100,000 each in the quarter-finals and $250,000 each in the semifinals.
Some 44 hat-tricks have been scored in the World Cup since 1930, with seven being scored in the 1954 event, an average of three per competition.
Reuters
Fast food chain McDonalds pledged on Friday one million dollars to a charity if any player scores a hat-trick in the final of the 1998 World Cup.
