Exclusive: England agree to Thailand friendly to help World Cup bid

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

April 23 – England will face former captain Bryan Robson (pictured) when they play a friendly in Thailand in a move that appears designed to win the vote of Worawi Makudi, the President of the the country’s football association and a member of the FIFA Executive Committee, for its bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

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