Time for Lamine Yamal to ignite? Or another Mbappe World Cup masterclass?

Time for Lamine Yamal to ignite? Or another Mbappe World Cup masterclass?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Both Lamine Yamal and Mbappe are looking to win a major tournament for the second time in their careersByAlex BrothertonBBC Sport journalistPublished5 minutes agoCommentsThe footballing world is set to witness the showdown it has been waiting for.France and Spain will renew one of the most tantalising international rivalries in Dallas on Tuesday, with a place in the World Cup final at stake.2018 champions France are aiming to reach a third successive final, while 2010 winners Spain are bidding to become just the fourth team to hold both world and European crowns at the same time.Both squads are bursting with talent, but all eyes will be on Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal.Mbappe's global breakthrough came at the 2018 World Cup, when his quickfire double helped France beat Lionel Messi's Argentina in the last 16 on their way to winning a second champions' star.Outshining one of the greatest players of all time was the first indicator that a changing of the guard was on the horizon - but now there is a new global star.Eight years later, teenager Lamine Yamal is looking to replicate what Mbappe did to Messi and ignite on the biggest stage after a quiet debut World Cup so far.'Mbappe will become the greatest player we've ever had'Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, In 2022 Mbappe became only the second player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, after England's Geoff Hurst in 1966It is hard to look past Mbappe as the best player in the world right now.After scoring 42 goals in 44 games for Real Madrid last season - making him the top scorer in both La Liga and the Champions League - he has helped establish France's attack as the most fearsome at this World Cup.The second-most expensive player in history leads the Golden Boot race along with Messi with eight goals in six games, and has made more goal contributi...