Kylian Mbappé

England take on France in a quarter-final Dec. 10 and all eyes will be on one player.

The sort of match where a moment of magic from a star player can be the difference. It has won the competition only once, in 1966. This match, then, looks like being a close encounter with little to choose between the teams. England thrashed Iran, disappointed in a 0-0 draw with the U.S., then easily beat Wales. Both teams were among the pre-tournament favorites and everything has, more or less, gone to plan until now. It has only conceded two goals in the tournament, one of them a penalty. Its own attack has looked dangerous with players like Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden supporting the deadly If Walker manages to keep Mbappé quiet, there is also Olivier Giroud and Ousmane Dembélé in attack. Mbappé has said he found facing Walker a challenge when the Frenchman’s club, Paris Saint-Germain, has played Walker’s Manchester City in the Champions League. Mbappé has always been lightening quick and an assured finisher and he has added a swagger – at times verging on arrogance – that only the best players can pull off. France, of course, is not a one-man team. “He is a fantastic player in great form.

Walker's England team plays France on Saturday at Al Bayt Stadium (2 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app) in what is projected to be a World Cup quarterfinal ...

"I just needed to focus on the tournament and my football," Mbappé said. I'm here to win the World Cup." "Of course, there's a responsibility on his direct opponents, and we're ready for that, ready for the detail of that. 'We'll be happy in the long run,' says Brendan HuntFrance legend Thierry Henry reportedly 'keen' on coaching USMNT After being named Man of the Match in the victory over Poland, he came to the news conference and apologized to reporters for his absences. [Ousmane] Dembele](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/ousmane-dembele-player) who, for me, is just as good on the other wing, is a very tricky player. "I think it's the same as every position on the field," Southgate said. For me, all the questions shouldn't be about him." Then you've got [ [Antoine] Griezmann](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/antoine-griezmann-player) and stuff like this. His tally is nine goals in under two full World Cups, which is just one less than [Lionel Messi](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/lionel-messi-player) has (he scored his 10th on Friday) and one more than [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/cristiano-ronaldo-player), both of whom are more than 10 years older and playing in their fifth World Cup. [England](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/england-men-team) team plays [France](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/france-men-team) on Saturday at Al Bayt Stadium ( [2 p.m. "The game is not England vs.

Aurelien Tchouameni, Adrien Rabiot, and Antoine Griezmann all have distinct traits, but perhaps unexpectedly, they have complemented each other very well ...

Tchouameni’s partner in defensive midfield has been Adrien Rabiot, who has played a bit-part role in central midfield, as well as wide on the left, similar to that played by Blaise Matuidi for Deschamps in 2018. And on top of his enforcing ability, he has been brilliant in stitching play between the back line and forward line, with 95 percent passing success rate. Jude Bellingham – who has shone in Qatar – taking on Tchouameni when England advance. Either way, the possible matchups make this game one of the best matchups of the World Cup. At the base is Aurelien Tchouameni, the 22-year-old who has just signed for Real Madrid in a deal that can rise to €100 million. The prolific Paris Saint-Germain forward is in mercurial form as the tournament’s highest goalscorer with five goals.

Kylian Mbappe's expected duel with Kyle Walker has captured the imagination ahead of England and France's World Cup quarterfinal.

Maybe he doesn’t like coming really short for the ball, maybe he doesn’t like going for a diagonal ball. Whatever the outcome, he will relish a duel that most would reasonably dread. Kyle and the England side are more than capable of doing that.” “Griezmann’s game intelligence is so important because, when Mbappe is out there with a two versus one against him, he’ll float into a space to receive the ball. Walker was only dribbled past once over the course of the three games, although there is a significant caveat to suggestions he has dominated Mbappe. They’re not going to be overawed by the occasion.” “Then, all of a sudden they start running in behind a bit more and a two-goal lead comes out of nowhere. He knows that it’s not just done for the first five, 10 or 15 minutes. It looks like he gets excited by the challenge of going up against someone in a one vs one battle. In terms of more nuanced things, he doesn’t really dive in,” former City and England Under-21 defender Nedum Onuoha told The Sporting News. “As he’s gotten older, he reads the game differently. Additionally, the Manchester City defender has shown he is ready to exchange on such terms despite undergoing groin surgery in October.

Alongside a picture of Mbappe is the seminal headline: 'Losing can wait'. While it claims that 'all England' fears the young Frenchman, who is the top ...

L'yonne Republicaine, perhaps drawing on Friday's shock exit of Brazil on penalties to Croatia, dub the game as having the 'scent of the final'. It is clear from the front pages where the French press believe their chances lie on Saturday. Alongside a picture of Mbappe is the seminal headline: 'Losing can wait'. France's top sports paper L'Equipe cast Kylian Mbappe as JAMES BOND on their cover ahead of the World Cup quarter-final... Liberation opted for the Mbappe theme, with the superstar splashed in black and white with the headline 'Kylian Calling' accompanying his photo. with the forward labelled 'the man England fears' in a confident forecast

The French star player has already proved that he's one of the best in the history of the game.

Sometimes, fans and commentators can get so caught up in questions of where a player will end up at the end of their career, that we fail to fully appreciate what is in front of us. But even Haaland, whose national team did not qualify for the World Cup, is not as dynamic a player as Mbappé, who is able to create opportunities for himself seemingly out of nothing. It’s remarkable to think that we are witnessing a player who is already the best in the world, who likely is not at the height of his talents. The irony of Mbappé providing Giroud with the assist to break the record is that—if he remains healthy—Mbappé will almost certainly break that record. However, as dynamic as Messi can still be, at this stage of his career, what he instills in opposing players is more akin to reverence than sheer fear. He passed it through a group of Polish defenders to an open Mbappé, who collected the ball at the top of the box. As Mbappé got the ball, the two Polish defenders in front of him seemed to approach him in slow motion, then stood almost still in front of him, like a pair of deer standing in the middle of the highway watching an oncoming Ferrari. But if we are talking simply about some of the best players to have ever touched the pitch, this World Cup, Mbappé has further proved that his name should be on that list. If you watch Mbappé play, you know that so much of his quality as a player lies beyond the realm of that which can be measured empirically. He has one less goal than Lionel Messi, but Messi is playing in his fifth World Cup; again, Mbappé is playing in his second. Four years later, Mbappé is the top talent on an immensely talented French team looking to defend its World Cup title. France won the World Cup, and Mbappé, still a teenager, had already achieved what has eluded some of the greatest players of all time.

(CNN) — Antes de los cuartos de final de la Copa del Mundo contra Francia, Inglaterra tiene un problema que resolver. Es decir, cómo evitar que el máximo…

Estoy seguro de que va a ser el mejor centrocampista del mundo”. Su carrera y pase perfectamente cronometrados prepararon el primer gol de Jordan Henderson contra Senegal, mientras que su hábil regate permitió a Harry Kane conseguir el segundo. “En un deporte de campo, la aceleración es, con mucho, el elemento clave”, dijo el científico deportivo Simon Brundish a CNN Sport. ¿Con qué frecuencia tienes la oportunidad de correr a toda velocidad 30 metros en primer lugar en un campo de fútbol? Una opción para el seleccionador de Inglaterra, Gareth Southgate, sería desplegar cinco defensas contra Francia, con Walker actuando como lateral derecho. Su compañero de equipo, el delantero Ousmane Dembélé, registró 35 km/h (21,7 mph) en el mismo partido.

La carrera por el título al goleador del Mundial de Catar 2022 se pondrá color de hormiga en los partidos de semifinales del certamen.

· Olivier Giroud, Francia (4 goles) Siguiente duelo: Francia vs. · Kylian Mbappé, Francia (5 goles) Siguiente duelo: Francia vs. Uno de ellos es Lionel Messi, quien quedó a un gol del delantero de Francia con la anotación conseguida ante Países Bajos.