PUBLISHED : 18 Nov 2023 at 04:00
Under-fire Thailand coach Mano Polking remains upbeat about the War Elephants’ chances in their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign even though they suffered a home loss to China on Thursday night.
The Thais were defeated 2-1 by China at Rajamangala National Stadium in their first Group C game in Asia’s second phase of qualifying for the 2026 finals.
Sarach Yooyen opened the scoring for the Thais with a long drive after 23 minutes.
Wu Lei made it 1-1 with a tap-in six minutes later and substitute Wang Shangyuan finished off the hosts with a close-range header in the 74th minute.
Thailand visit Singapore on Tuesday while China host South Korea, who hammered Singapore 5-0 on Thursday.
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