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The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has clinched a deal with Fifa to pay US$33 million, or about 1.2 billion baht, for the rights to live broadcast all 64 matches of the 2022 World Cup, SAT governor Kongsak Yodmanee said on Thursday.

World Cup fans in Thailand are likely to miss out on being able to watch the first match on Sunday after the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) failed to agree on a price with football's international governing body (Fifa).

The board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has been criticised over its contribution towards the cost of airing football's World Cup in Thailand, with some saying it gave too little and others too much.

El Paso High School students' SAT answer sheets flew from the UPS truck transporting them last week. All but 55 were recovered, and students may have to retake their tests.

Media academics have voiced strong objections to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) spending 1.6 billion baht on the rights to broadcast live World Cup 2022 matches free of charge.

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.

Students were told they could retake the ACTs, a similar standardised test to the SAT, and the school would offer it at no additional cost on 10 December

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) said it is waiting for a budget report from the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) about purchasing the rights to broadcast the 2022 Fifa World Cup, leaving the domestic broadcasting of the event in doubt.

The Tourism and Sports Ministry has set a target of 40 billion baht in revenue from sports tourism next year, promoting Muay Thai as part of the country's soft power.