FIFA World Cup 2022: Two hot to handle!

Francersquos Kylian Mbappe and Englandrsquos Jude Bellingham are very different when it comes to their playing positions but are surprisingly similar in their playing stylesMbappe 23 is a forward while Bellingham 19 is a midfielder Yet throughout this World Cup they have both played the roles of provider and scorer equally effectively for their respective teamsOn Sunday night Mbappe set up senior striker partner Olivier Giroud into the history books as Francersquos alltime top scorer with 52 goals surpassing the legendary Thierry Henry Mbappersquos short and sweet pass into the striking circle saw the veteran forward turnandshoot 44th minute without even looking up to beat the inform Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny just before halftime Late in the second half Mbappe then beat Szczesny first to his right and then to his far left with accurate shots for a famous World Cup brace that ensured he leads the Golden Boot race with five goals so farAt his creative bestA couple of hours later at the Al Bayt Stadium teen Bellingham was at his creative best Bellingham who scored Englandrsquos tournamentopening goal in the 62 rout of Iran was the chief provider this time round He first set up Jordan Henderson for an easy tap in 38th minute and then initiated the move from just outside the England box to relay the ball to Phil Foden who squared it to skipper Harry Kane 46th min to open his account at this World Cup There are other similarities with Mbappe and Bellingham Both are brilliant sprinters stylish oneonone dribblers and powerful shooters Itrsquos a pity however that one of the two highly promising youngsters will see their World Cup journey cut short as England and France face off in the quarterfinals on SaturdayAlso readRobert Pires No stopping MbappeMeanwhile coaches and teammates are most effusive in their praise for the dashing duo ldquoKylian has been one of the best players in the world for some time now and he is feeling very confident you can see that in the way he is playing I knew that he was going to be ready for this World Cup This is his competition He knows how to make a difference Irsquove got a lot of attackers but Kylian is of course an outstanding onerdquo said French manager Didier DeschampsInterestingly Poland coach Czeslaw Michniewicz was also all praise for the man who lsquoharmedrsquo his teamlsquoNo recipe to stop himrsquoldquoThere is no recipe to stop Mbappe in the form hersquos in He is a fantastic player and he harmed us today but Irsquoll be cheering for him At the moment we have Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski but somebody is going to take over from them and I think Mbappe will be that player in the coming yearsrdquo said MichniewiczEngland coach Gareth Southgate meanwhile admitted that Bellingham has pleasantly surprised him ldquoI donrsquot think we could have predicted how quickly Jude would mature In the last six months or three months in fact he has gone to another levelrdquo said Southgate Bellinghamrsquos teammate Foden is convinced he can go on to be one of the best midfielders in the business ldquoI donrsquot want to big him up too much because hersquos still young but hersquos one of the most gifted players Irsquove ever seen He has no weakness in his gamerdquo said Foden Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand aptly summed up Bellinghamrsquos brilliance with his tweet ldquoJude Bellingham is 19 I want to see his birth certificaterdquo