England's hopes of lifting the World Cup might have been dashed but Manchester City duo Kyle Walker and John Stones did not want to leave Qatar completely empty handed -- hence they will be taking home a stray cat befriended by the team at their training base.
England came up short against France on Saturday, who clinched a gutsy 2-1 quarter-final win.
The cat, who Stones named Dave, will have to spend four months in quarantine before he can be re-united with the City duo.
Dave the cat is being cared for by the Qatar Animal Welfare Society who have been paid around £2,000 by players to be microchipped and vaccinated.
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He will be tested in 3 months, before being flown to England, where Kyle Walker and John Stones will decide who has him permanently. pic.twitter.com/ZnBlUItRAb
"He was just there one day, so we've just adopted him, me and Stonesy,” Walker told the FA's official media channel.
"Dave is welcome to the table ... Some people really don't like the cat, but I love him."
"First day we got there ... Dave pops out,” Stones added.
"Every night he sat there waiting for his food."