"I'm happy": the footballer who got the shirts of Messi and Mbappe - voila! FIFA World Cup

The fans of the South Korean national team celebrate in Seoul the promotion to the round of 2022 World Cup (YouTube)

Matty Cash, the right defender of the Polish national team, was indeed eliminated yesterday (Sunday) from the 2022 World Cup, but for many he is one of the great winners of the World Cup in Qatar.

Cash, who was born in England 25 years ago to a mother of Polish origin, received a Polish passport only in 2021 and in November of that year made his debut in the team's uniform, and already in his first World Cup the lottery invited him to meet Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, perhaps the two best footballers in the world today.

A day after Mbappe scored a brace and led the French team to the quarter-finals at the expense of Poland, it turned out that Cash did leave the game with "burnt legs" according to him, but also with Kylian Mbappe's shirt - just a few days after he got to take Lionel Messi's as well in Argentina's group stage victory .

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"I spent the afternoon watching his games and I knew it was going to be tough, but as soon as he gets the ball, stops and starts moving, he's the fastest thing I've seen," Cash said of Mbappe, "I asked him for the shirt afterwards and he gave it to me, so I'm happy".

And how did he get Messi's shirt?

With the help of his friend from Aston Villa, Emiliano Martínez, who stands behind the Argentina national team: "I love him for getting me the shirt," said the defender, "He just said to me 'Cashi, I got you Messi's shirt'. I couldn't believe it."

In an interview he gave to the English media after the elimination, ahead of the quarter-finals between England and France on Saturday evening, the defender said: "I watched the videos and prepared for him, but in reality he burned my legs - that's the difference. It was really difficult. I entered a few races with him and did a good job, but He's always there. Tips for England? They don't need me, they have Kyle Walker and he's probably as quick as Mbappe. If there's anyone who can stop Mbappe, it's England's best right-back. I've said before that Raheem was the hardest for me Sterling and he is really fast, but Mbappe is really electrifying."

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