Mbappe has never lost a World Cup or Euros match when he's started. He's scored nine goals and recorded three assists in those 13 games. It's a daunting record that England must overcome.
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He has the World Cup winners' medal which has eluded those modern-day greats, too. And he's motivated to win more."I came here to win this World Cup," he said after scoring twice against Poland in the last-16. It would make for some birthday celebration. It was a sentiment echoed by the Poland manager Czeslaw Michniewicz:"There is no recipe [to stop him]. No one knows the recipe, no coach knows the recipe to stop Mbappe in the form he is in."Doubling-up on Mbappe
If Southgate goes with a back three - and that has been the manager's go-to system for big matches - then Walker will have a helping hand on that wing in the shape of Kieran Trippier. The one concern will be whether Walker's recent groin surgery has an impact when he's called upon to make those super-fast sprints.
Both England players have matured into better defenders since then - the problem is Mbappe has transformed into an absolute elite forward in those five years. PSG's first goal came from an Mbappe cutback from the right wing and their second was via a one-two he played with Messi from a centre forward position, when Ruben Dias gave him too much space.
The intriguing conclusion from Walker's match-ups with Mbappe, though, is that the Frenchman has often been forced to change position on the pitch to get away from the defender.Mbappe vs Walker and Trippier? The Frenchman may prefer his chances through the channel guarded by Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire.
"The lads in the middle, Henderson, Bellingham, Rice, Stones and Maguire, if they can stop that service into that central area, it means Mbappe's receiving far less dangerous passes."England's Jude Bellingham celebrates the opening goal scored by Jordan Henderson against Senegal
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