How do you stop Messi, Mbappe, Haaland and Kane?

Next game: Iraq, Monday 22:00 BST Williams has first-hand experience of Mbappe from his own playing days with Wales. In November 2017, when Mbappe was a fresh-faced 18-year-old, Williams had to keep tabs on the striker for 84 minutes of an international friendly in Paris. Mbappe did not score, but he did provide the assist for Olivier Giroud to complete a 2-0 victory. By coincidence, the 27-year-old's brace against Senegal took him past Giroud to become France's all-time top scorer on 58 goals. "He was very difficult to play against," Williams said. "Mbappe is more direct than Messi. Not to say that he's better, but he's equally as hard to defend against. "When Mbappe dribbles, it's normally with more pace. The way he will manoeuvre the ball to where he wants, in a twist and turn, is with more intensity. "When you're playing against a striker that is normally 100 miles an hour, you stay in that rhythm as well. You're defending at that pace, whereas Messi will slow you down and then speed you up. "I'd probably rather play against Mbappe, because you stay locked in with him." France have such an array of world-class attacking talent, there is not just Mbappe to think about. "You'll do your homework, and see what type of runs players like to make," Williams added. "Michael Olise likes to come inside on his left foot a little bit more, which then might set off a run from Ousmane Dembele or Mbappe, so they will have trends that will be studied. …