The celebration was conducted in Thailand for the first time, by The Football Association of Thailand, along with Ittipolchana Kaewsawad and Preechayan Piyachatiwongs, the young ambassadors selected to represent the country at the F4F Programme in Russia.

The young ambassadors from Thailand will join the kids from across 211 countries and regions, in Moscow for the F4F Programme conducted between 8^thJune to 15^th June this year. Ittipolchana, selected in the role of a young footballer, will join other young footballers from around the world, in Moscow. The children will be a part of the 32 International Teams of Friendship that play against each other in the Gazprom Football for Friendship International Championship. He will be joined by Preechayan, who will act as a young journalist and cover all the local and global activities of the F4F program as part of the International Children’s Press Center.

The International Day of Football and Friendship is celebrated by the participating countries, as a part of the F4F Programme. On this day, the young ambassadors promote the key programme values (friendship, equality, fairness, health, peace, devotion, victory, traditions and honour), among their peers.

 Ittipolchana Kaewsawad

Around the world, children, adults, personalities and football enthusiasts gathered to celebrate the International Day of Football and Friendship by conducting friendly matches, football tournaments, open trainings with star footballers, city holidays, sports events, media events and TV shows. The day, celebrated by cities around the world, has been supported by famous footballers, coaches, television hosts, actors and members of government agencies, all over the world.

The International Day of Football and Friendship was celebrated by the The Football Association of Thailand by conducting a practice session for the young ambassadors. The young ambassadors were accompanied by Ms. Rumpha Varaveerakul, Head of Thailand Women Football Department, along with the officials of Football Association of Thailand, who were there to give their best wishes to the ambassadors for the programme in Russia.

Speaking on the celebration of the International Day of Football and Friendship, Ms. Rumpha Varaveerakul, Head of Thailand Women Football Department said, “We are delighted to provide our support in the celebration of the International Day of Football and Friendship in Thailand, as it is our constant endeavor to instill core human values among children. Initiatives such as these, highlights the power of football in breaking barriers, uniting youngsters and creating a positive impact in the local community. We are glad to support our young ambassadors in their efforts to promote these key values, which the Football Association of Thailand strongly believes in.”