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Pogba dedicates France win to Thai cave survivors

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/07/11/player.jpg"/><figcaption>France&#x27;s Paul Pogba celebrates at the end of the match<em>. Sergio Perez, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia -- Paul Pogba dedicated France&#x27;s World Cup semi-final win against Belgium to the 12 boys who survived a harrowing ordeal trapped underground in Thailand.</p><p>The final five members of a young football team were rescued from a flooded Thai cave on Tuesday after spending 18 harrowing days trapped deep inside, completing an astonishing against-the-odds rescue mission that captivated the world. </p><p>Elite foreign divers and Thai Navy SEALs extracted the final batch of four boys, plus the 25-year-old coach, via a treacherous escape route that required them to squeeze through narrow, water-filled tunnels in darkness. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/2018fifaworldcup/news/2018/07/11/with-world-cup-title-france-launch-dynasty-44284">READ: With World Cup title, France could launch a dynasty</a></li></ul><p>Following the 1-0 win in Saint Petersburg, Manchester United midfielder Pogba tweeted: &quot;This victory goes to the heroes of the day, well done boys, you are so strong.&quot; </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This victory goes to the heroes of the day, well done boys, you are so strong 🙏🏾 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/thaicaverescue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#thaicaverescue</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/chiangrai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#chiangrai</a> <a href="https://t.co/05wysCSuVy">pic.twitter.com/05wysCSuVy</a></p>— Paul Pogba (@paulpogba) <a href="https://twitter.com/paulpogba/status/1016787181044629505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>FIFA boss Gianni Infantino had invited the boys&#x27; Wild Boars football team to Sunday&#x27;s World Cup final last week. </p><p>But FIFA said it had been informed &quot;that due to medical reasons, the boys will not be in a position to travel to Moscow&quot;. </p><p>&quot;FIFA&#x27;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,&quot; a spokesman said. </p><p>The Thai footballers, aged from 11 to 16, had been stuck deep underground after setting off to explore the cave with their coach after training on June 23. </p><p>FIFA also expressed condolences to the family of a Thai Navy SEAL who died after running out of oxygen during the rescue operation on Friday. &quot;Our thoughts are with his family,&quot; FIFA said. </p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><p>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</p>

<p>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.</p>

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.