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NBTC to decide on World Cup funding

Argentina's fans take photos with the FIFA World Cup countdown clock in Doha on Monday ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup football tournament. (AFP photo)

Football fans in Thailand will have to keep their fingers crossed until tomorrow when the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) will decide on a proposal to earmark 1.6 billion baht to fund the payment for the rights to broadcast live World Cup 2022 matches free of charge.

Negotiations for a better deal for Thailand, meanwhile, are still underway with the deadline being Nov 20 when the World Cup officially starts and runs until Dec 18, said Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) governor Kongsak Yodmanee on Monday.

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