The boys soccer team that\u2019s been trapped in a Thai cave has been invited to attend the World Cup final in Russia \u2014 if they\u2019re\u2026<\/b>
\nThe boys soccer team that\u2019s been trapped in a Thai cave has been invited to attend the World Cup final in Russia \u2014 if they\u2019re freed in time.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino extended the offer Thursday to the 12 boys, ages 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach, who were found earlier this week deep within a complex cave system in Tham Luang.
In a letter to Somyot Poompanmoung, the president of the Football Association of Thailand, Infantino said he was \u201cgreatly relieved to hear the good news that they have been found by the rescue team.\u201d
\u201cIf, as we all hope, they are reunited with their families in the coming days and their health allows them to travel, FIFA would be delighted to invite them to attend the 2018 World Cup final in Moscow as our guests,\u201d Infantino wrote. \u201cI sincerely hope that they will be able to join us at the final, which will undoubtedly be a wonderful moment of communion and celebration.\u201d
The final in the international football tournament is slated for July 15.
Workers have been working around the clock to rescue the boys and coach \u2014 who were found alive earlier this week \u2014 ahead of heavy rain expected this weekend. They went missing June 23.
Offering them the support of the \u201cinternational football community,\u201d Infantino said he hoped it would \u201cbring them a little peace and courage in these difficult moments of uncertainty and concern.\u201d
\u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with all of the families and communities and we hope that they will soon be embracing their loved ones and restoring their strength and confidence,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

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