<p class="title">France players and the world's press hailed Kylian Mbappe as an emerging superstar after the 19-year-old eclipsed Lionel Messi in a match that felt like the passing of a torch to a new generation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mbappe's speed and power ruthlessly exposed Argentina's defence in Kazan in a thrilling 4-3 victory on Saturday that re-established France among the World Cup favourites.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As one number 10 trudged off -- the player wearing an Argentina shirt with Messi's name on -- another in the blue of France took the plaudits.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Move over, Messi, a new global superstar is born at the World Cup," was the headline in the Sunday Times in Britain.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In this game, the Messi was him," French sports daily L'Equipe said above a photograph of Mbappe celebrating. "He showed his talent to the world and overshadowed Lionel Messi."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The double strike made the boy from the Paris suburbs the first teenager since a 17-year-old Pele to score twice in a World Cup game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Brazilian legend tweeted: "Congratulations, @KMbappe. 2 goals in a World Cup so young puts you in great company!"</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He's got a lot more talent than me," France midfielder Paul Pogba said of Mbappe.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"And he's not going to stop there. He's got so much talent."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Argentina were simply swept aside by a new generation, and not just Mbappe -- another of France's scorers, Benjamin Pavard, is only 22 himself.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"When you have players having a day like Mbappe had today, it's very difficult to stop them," said Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With an average age of 25, a France side lacking major tournament experience were feeling the flak after three underwhelming group-stage matches reaped one penalty, an own goal and only one scored from open play.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But coach Didier Deschamps' "baby Bleus" silenced the detractors with the scintillating win over the 2014 finalists that put France back on course for a tilt at emulating France's 1998 Cup-winning exploits, when Deschamps was captain.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mbappe was not even born when France won their only World Cup, on home soil.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I can't really take it in," said Pavard, a defender so unaccustomed to scoring he did not know how to celebrate his superb strike.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I was running around everywhere, I didn't know what to do."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mbappe will be unleashed next on Uruguay, whose steely defence should provide a far sterner test than the shambolic Argentine rearguard.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It may be too early to talk of lifting the trophy in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on July 15, but Deschamps was bubbling with excitement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I experienced a lot of great joy and happiness as a France player, and the reason I took this job was to feel the same again," said Deschamps.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The lads are young, they have character. As the man in charge, especially when things go wrong, I'm very proud of this team and very happy for them."</p>
<p class="title">France players and the world's press hailed Kylian Mbappe as an emerging superstar after the 19-year-old eclipsed Lionel Messi in a match that felt like the passing of a torch to a new generation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mbappe's speed and power ruthlessly exposed Argentina's defence in Kazan in a thrilling 4-3 victory on Saturday that re-established France among the World Cup favourites.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As one number 10 trudged off -- the player wearing an Argentina shirt with Messi's name on -- another in the blue of France took the plaudits.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Move over, Messi, a new global superstar is born at the World Cup," was the headline in the Sunday Times in Britain.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In this game, the Messi was him," French sports daily L'Equipe said above a photograph of Mbappe celebrating. "He showed his talent to the world and overshadowed Lionel Messi."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The double strike made the boy from the Paris suburbs the first teenager since a 17-year-old Pele to score twice in a World Cup game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Brazilian legend tweeted: "Congratulations, @KMbappe. 2 goals in a World Cup so young puts you in great company!"</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He's got a lot more talent than me," France midfielder Paul Pogba said of Mbappe.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"And he's not going to stop there. He's got so much talent."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Argentina were simply swept aside by a new generation, and not just Mbappe -- another of France's scorers, Benjamin Pavard, is only 22 himself.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"When you have players having a day like Mbappe had today, it's very difficult to stop them," said Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With an average age of 25, a France side lacking major tournament experience were feeling the flak after three underwhelming group-stage matches reaped one penalty, an own goal and only one scored from open play.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But coach Didier Deschamps' "baby Bleus" silenced the detractors with the scintillating win over the 2014 finalists that put France back on course for a tilt at emulating France's 1998 Cup-winning exploits, when Deschamps was captain.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mbappe was not even born when France won their only World Cup, on home soil.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I can't really take it in," said Pavard, a defender so unaccustomed to scoring he did not know how to celebrate his superb strike.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I was running around everywhere, I didn't know what to do."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mbappe will be unleashed next on Uruguay, whose steely defence should provide a far sterner test than the shambolic Argentine rearguard.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It may be too early to talk of lifting the trophy in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on July 15, but Deschamps was bubbling with excitement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I experienced a lot of great joy and happiness as a France player, and the reason I took this job was to feel the same again," said Deschamps.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The lads are young, they have character. As the man in charge, especially when things go wrong, I'm very proud of this team and very happy for them."</p>