Jason Cummings has revealed Kylian Mbappe snubbed his offer to swap shirts. The Australia striker made his World Cup debut when he came on during the Socceroos’ clash with France on Tuesday night.
Australia took the lead in Qatar before suffering a sobering 4-1 defeat. But Cummings thought he could at least get something from the game – in the form of a memento from the Paris Saint-Germain superstar.
However, the 27-year-old forward was left gutted when Mbappe revealed he didn’t fancy Cummings’ top and the former Hibs, Rangers and Dundee forward had to make do with Barcelona defender Jules Kounde’s shirt.
He said: “After the game I was disappointed with the result so I kind of missed my boat a wee bit and then I asked Mbappe, I went to the main man. “I asked him and he said, ‘I’ll see you in the changing room’, so I was buzzing.
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