India, June 4 -- The FIFA World Cup 2026 is around the corner, and fans cannot wait for the biggest sporting spectacle to begin. 48 teams will fight it out for the biggest prize in sport, and one also needs to see which youngster takes the big leap and shows the world how he has it in him to be the true-blue superstar. As far as superstars are concerned, France's Kylian Mbappe has become a force to reckon with and how can one forget his hat-trick in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final in Qatar. However, the 27-year-old had shown signs of brilliance four years earlier in 2018, with a breakout tournament that helped France win the title.

Before the 2018 edition of the tournament, the world already knew a bit about Mbappe. He had dazzled through ...