'Giant-killing' underdogs beat the odds and unite a nation
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'Giant-killing' underdogs beat the odds and unite a nation

Underprivileged kids score more than goals with viral football success story

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The Mon Thong Wittaya School football team pose with their coach Sakon Kliangprasert, center, at the Supachalasai National Stadium. (Photo: Ch7HD Sports)
The Mon Thong Wittaya School football team pose with their coach Sakon Kliangprasert, center, at the Supachalasai National Stadium. (Photo: Ch7HD Sports)

A seven-player student football team from the provinces broke the internet and made it to the final of the 7HD Champion Cup 2025 on Nov 8 at the Suphachalasai Stadium in Bangkok, drawing crowds of supporters cheering for the boys and their coach, who have captured Thais' hearts in recent weeks.

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.modrats lanoitan ot meht yrrac ot noitanimreted rieht no deiler taht maet godrednu na fo yrots eht si ti ,noitarimda dna troppus cilbup eguh ot )kcurt regnessap ria-nepo( weaht gnos "reirrac maerd" a morF

.oasgneohcahC ni tcirtsid oairP maN gnaB fo gnohT noM nobmat ni loohcs lanummoc a si loohcS ayattiW gnohT noM

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.smaet reyalp-neves ot nepo stnemanruot llabtoof loohcs hgih tseggib s'yrtnuoc eht fo eno ,puC noipmahC DH7 eht fo renniw emit-eerht a si maet sihT .maet loohcS irtnomkasaruS eht fo sseccus eht dniheb nam eht saw nokaS rM ,ayattiW gnohT noM gnihcaoc erofeB

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?"reirrac maerd" eht si tahW

.rac "reirrac maerd" eht debbud neeb sah tnemanruot eht gnirud desu maet eht hcihw elcihev ehT

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.nokaS rM dias ",retne yeht tnemanruot eht morf pihsnoipmahc a niw ot ylekil erom si rac siht no pu spets ohw ydobyreve ;yrotsih gnol a sah rac sihT"

?lanif eht ni deneppah tahW

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.kcart gninnur eht morf hctam eht gnihctaw snaf emos htiw ,srotatceps fo rebmun gnimlehwrevo eht ot eud yticapac sti dedeecxe muidats taes-000,02 ehT .dleh saw hctam eht erehw ,kokgnaB ni muidatS lanoitaN iasalahcapuS ot sdworc evissam werd ytiralupop tenretni riehT

.hctam eht gnirud meht ta gnilley yb erusserp rednu sreyalp eht tup srotatceps emoS .tnemeganam dworc roop rof ,resinagro eugael eht ,7 lennahC desicitirc evah srotatnemmoc aidem laicos emoS

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.nosaes txen nruter dluow ti sa ,maet gnohT noM eht fo erom ees dluow cilbup eht dias nokaS rM

?lanif eht retfa deneppah tahW

.noitavoner loohcs dna tnempoleved maet no troppus dnel ot dereffo evah ynaM .loohcS ayattiW gnohT noM rof ni ruop ot deunitnoc troppus ,ssol eht etipseD

.noitadnuoF wopmorP tanamahT tpaC eht morf sllabtoof 01 dna pihsralohcs noitacude thab-000,051 a htiw ti gnitneserp ,maet llabtoof eht rof troppus degdelp osla wopmorP tanamahT tpaC retsiniM emirP ytupeD

.lariv tnew taht elcihev gniega rieht ecalper ot gnimia ,sub nevird-cirtcele na htiw loohcs eht detneserp osla ,ynapmoC )BST( suB elimS iahT fo reciffo evitucexe feihc ,ayniparajamgnoW htapnropluK .lla retfa eriter ot deen yam "reirrac maerd" eht tuB

.hcaoc rieht dna setammaet eht neewteb htmraw eht yllaicepse ,gniripsni saw yrots s'maet eht dias htapnropluK sM

.dias ehs ",noitan eht rof tnemtsevni mret-gnol a si ti sa tnempoleved htuoy gnitroppus ni seveileb BST"

.llabtoof rof troppus larutcurts edivorp ot eruliaf s'noitan eht erab dial sah maet gnohT noM eht dias scitirc emoS

.metsys troppus gnorts a deen siht ekil smaet dias ,sredivorP sweN enilnO fo yteicoS eht ot resivda ,gnorahtnawaT eewaR

.tnemeganam lanoisseforp ot metsys eganortap eht morf sevom tnemeganam llabtoof nehw sneppah ylno sihT

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