Fukuoka, July 19 -- Former Indian footballer Israil Gurung hailed French skipper Kylian Mbape for going past Lionel Messi as top goal-scorer in FIFA World Cup history, expressing that for him to sustain his stunning level of success, it would be important to keep making sacrifices that turned once-teen prodigies like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to global ambassadors of the sport for next two decades.

Mbappe's historic FIFA World Cup run since his tournament debut continued against England in the bronze medal match. While his side fought valiantly from being 0-4 down in halftime to losing 6-4, the French superstar's brace took him past Messi's newly established record (21 goals), currently sitting at 22 goals.

The two goals took M...