YOUNG Abergavenny football fan Samuel Richards has won the chance of a lifetime to walk out with the Welsh and Belgian National Football teams when they face each other at the Cardiff City Stadium on September 7, in their first World Cup 2014 qualifying match.

The nine year old, won the chance to walk out alongside his football heroes after entering a national competition on the McDonald's Kickstart website.  The once-in-a-lifetime experience will give Samuel the chance to walk out with some of the Premier League's biggest stars such as Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey, as well as Belgian superstars Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany and Moussa Dembele.

Samuel said, "I am really excited to be able to walk out with the Welsh team. They have some really great players and it will be amazing to see them up close."

 Ian Rush, MBE and McDonald's Director of Welsh Football, added, "The Welsh National team will want to get off to a strong start in their World Cup qualifying campaign and are set for a tough match against Belgium. The atmosphere will be electric and I'm sure the Player Escorts walking onto the pitch will have a fantastic time. The McDonald's football programme is about creating opportunities for people to get involved in grassroots football and to give youngsters footballing opportunities they will never forget. Hopefully this will be one of them!"