New Delhi, June 23: It was a dream-come-true for six-year-old Abhiraj as the Delhi boy was selected for the inaugural FIFA World Cup Player Escort Programme.

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Abhiraj will be an escort in the first match of the round of 16 at Belo Horizonte slated June 28, a release from McDolands India said.

Abhiraj was selected from among nearly 30,000 children who participated in McDonald's world famous programme's first edition in India. He would be the first Indian child amongst nearly 1,400 children from across the world, who have won their participation at the FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil through McDonald's popular global programme.

Abhiraj would be accompanied by his parents to Brazil.

IANS