By Thai Newsroom Reporters
PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (May 5) confirmed that the Thais will definitely view World Cup 2026 football games to be broadcast live from host countries in North America between next month and July.
Anutin told reporters at Government House that the Bhumjaithai-led government will see to it that the World Cup tournament be broadcast live from the United States, Mexico and Canada to Thailand but declined to confirm whether viewers in this country will see all 104 matches to play as scheduled by the FIFA from June 12 until July 20.
The prime minister said his concrete idea to please international soccer fans among the Thais could be literally turned into reality since previous governments managed to have previous World Cup tournaments, held every four years, broadcast live to this country though some of the games in first and second rounds may have been skipped.
Qualified to play World Cup 2026 are a total of 48 national teams namely Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, Iraq, Iran, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, Curacao, Haiti, Panama, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Croatia, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Bosnia, Czechia, Austria, Scotland, Türkiye and the hosts United States, Mexico and Canada.
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Top – The 2026 Fifa World Cup will be held in three countries for the first time, with Canada, Mexico and the United States sharing hosting duties. Photo – AFP via Getty Images and published by BBC
Front Page – The 84,953-capacity MetLife Stadium in New York is set to host the 2026 World Cup final. Photo – Reuters and published by BBC
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