"This is so cool!" North Texas kids walk alongside Messi, Argentina during World Cup entrance

One lucky North Texas kid got to walk out of the tunnel with Lionel Messi ahead of Argentina's World Cup match in North Texas, and he didn't even know he would be near Messi until right before they entered the field.North Texas kids stand alongside Messi"This is so cool!"Nine-year-old Santi Cruz Melo was among the children from North Texas selected to accompany Argentina onto the field for their match against Austria on Monday.The player escorts were up at 4 a.m. for dress rehearsals this morning, but did not know who they would walk alongside until they lined up next to players in the tunnel.I heard the teachers say ‘Get in two lines’," Cruz Melo told FOX 4's Peyton Yager. "I ended up in the front and..."Standing next to him? Lionel Messi."Then he came out. Walked beside me and I stuck out my hand, and he held it, and we walked out!" Cruz Melo said.Cruz Melo says Messi didn't say much, but flashed him a smile in the tunnel."Yeah, he's like the best player in the whole entire universe,