Thailand coach Miyo Okamoto is confident the Chaba Kaew will qualify for their third straight Fifa Women’s World Cup.
However, Okamato stressed at a pre-match news conference in Mumbai, India, on Thursday that it was important for the Thai women’s team to get off to winning start against the Philippines in their AFC Women’s Asian Cup opener on Saturday.
“We have been training together for quite a long time and the players can easily replace one another, so we plan to send the best players in each game,” said Okamoto.
“We know that the first game is very important for our team. Therefore, we must try everything that we can and hope to have a good result from the first game.
“Some of the players in this team have been to the World Cup finals already so they have…
