SAINT PETERSBURG- French midfielder Paul Pogba dedicated France’s World Cup semi-final win against Belgium to the 12 boys who survived a harrowing ordeal trapped underground in Thailand.
The final trapped boys and their coach were rescued from a flooded Thai cave on Tuesday after spending 18 horrific days trapped deep inside, completing an astonishing against-the-odds rescue mission that captivated the world.
Elite divers from around the world and Thai Navy SEALs extracted the final batch of four boys, plus the 25-year-old coach, through a dangerous escape route that required them to squeeze through narrow, water-filled tunnels in darkness.
Pogba posted on his Twitter:
This victory goes to the heroes of the day, well done boys, you are so strong 🙏🏾 #thaicaverescue #chiangrai pic.twitter.com/05wysCSuVy
— Paul Pogba (@paulpogba) July 10, 2018
FIFA invited the boys to attend the World Cup in Moscow but the organisation said, “that due to medical reasons, the boys will not be in a position to travel to Moscow”.
A spokesman said, “FIFA’s priority remains the health of everyone involved in the operation and we will look into finding a new opportunity to invite the boys to a FIFA event to share with them a moment of communion and celebration.”
France made it into the World Cup final after defeating Belgium 1-0 on Tuesday night, they will either face Croatia or England as they face off on Wednesday night.
YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Final here we come! 💪#FRABEL #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/6z5l7rXKno
— French Team (@FrenchTeam) July 10, 2018
Photo Credit- eNCA
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