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Thai cave rescue: FIFA president Infantino invites boys to World Cup final

The FIFA president is hopeful that the children and their coach can be rescued and can be taken to the showpiece event

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has written to the Thai FA to invite the 12 boys and their coach trapped in a cave to the World Cup final.

The children have been stuck in the cave for close to a fortnight after heavy rain made it impossible for them to leave when they were exploring the system.

After several days of searching, rescuers found all 13 people alive but face a challenge to extract them from the situation.