Jason Cummings, a striker for Australia, claims France duo Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud turned down his request to swap shirts.
The two nations faced off in Group D of the 2022 World Cup, with the Socceroos taking the lead before the 2018 champions went on to score four goals to win 4-1.
Both sides advanced to the Round of 16, with France making it all the way to the final, whilst Australia were knocked out by eventual champions Argentina.
But despite winning the group stage tie and not having their World Cup chances dented by the Socceroos, it seems two of Les Bleus’ stars weren’t keen on swapping shirts after the final whistle.
Scottish-born striker Cummings – who came on in the second half – appeared on Australian talk show The Project on Tuesday, and relayed the funny tale of what happened when he hunted out his opponent’s strips.
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“After the France game, I actually tried to get Mbappe – forget Giroud, I went for the top boy Mbappe. And he told me to meet him in the change rooms,” Cummings said.
“So I went to the changing room and the kit man was there and I gave him my top and 10 minutes later he came out with my jersey and says ‘Nah, absolutely not, [Mbappe] doesn’t want to swap’.
“So when I was walking back to my changing room and I’ve seen Giroud and I’m walking, as handsome as ever, and I asked him, ‘Giroud, please man, can I get your shirt man? I’m a big fan, can I get your shirt?’”
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“And he just walked past me, pretended he never spoke English! And he’s been in the Premier League for 10 years!” he laughed.
“He just walked right past me!”
Luckily, Cummings saw the funny side of the former Arsenal and Chelsea star acting as though he couldn’t speak English.
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