Reports in the Thai press had said a fixture was confirmed.

But Worawi Makudi, the president of the Thai FA and a FIFA executive committee member, said he had invited England to play Thailand as part of the birthday celebrations of the country's king and the Football Association have yet to respond to the invitation.

Worawi told Press Association Sport: "I have invited the England national team to come to Thailand next year - it would be a great honour and a great match for the fans.

"It is up to the FA now to see whether they can accept this invitation."

England already have a Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland on June 4 next year so travelling to Thailand afterwards for a friendly would be problematical.

As one of the 24 men on FIFA's executive committee Worawi is a key figure for England in terms of their bid for the 2018 World Cup, and bid leaders have met him on a number of occasions.

He is a keen follower of English football and will be in London to watch the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Portsmouth next month.

Bryan Robson, the former England midfielder, is coach of the Thai national side.