Jason Cummings has spoken about some bizarre jersey-swapping antics after the final whistle of France vs Australia.
Les Bleus faced Australia in their first group stage match and first World Cup tie as reigning champions. Craig Goodwin left the French defenders red-faced after an early goal, but Didier Deschamps’s side showed his quality by winning 4-1.
Goals from Adrien Rabiot, Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe secured all three points in Group D in a campaign that saw France ultimately finish runners-up after a thrilling final with Argentina.
The Socceroos defied all odds and reached the round of 16 in Qatar. They oversaw wins against Tunisia and Denmark and made a real statement in the competition.
Details of Cummings shirt change snub
Cummings took to social media to discuss what happened full time at Al Janoub Stadium. He said (via The Looking Glass): “After the France game, I actually tried to get Mbappe’s. [shirt] – Forget Giroud, I went for the top boy Mbappe, and he told me to meet him in the locker room. So I went to the locker room and the prop was there, and I gave him my jersey and 10 minutes later he came out in my jersey and said, “No, absolutely not, [Mbappe] doesn’t want to change.
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“So when I was walking back to my locker room and I saw Giroud and he was walking around, handsome as ever, I asked him, ‘Giroud please man, can I get your shirt man? I’m a big fan, can I get your shirt?
“And he just walked right past me, pretended he never spoke English! He’s been in the Premier League for 10 years, he just walked right past me!”
The Australian later confirmed that he managed to clinch the shirt of Barcelona’s summer signing Jules Kounde.
