Thailand national football team (Thailand) AFC Cup

Thailand

The Thailand national football team (Thai: ฟุตบอลทีมชาติไทย, RTGS: futbon thim chat thai, pronounced [fút.bɔ̄n tʰīːm t͡ɕʰâːt tʰāj]) represents Thailand in senior international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand.

In the regional competition, Thailand is the most successful football team in Southeast Asia with six AFF Championship trophies and nine senior-level gold medals from the Southeast Asian Games, the most of any Southeast Asian country. In higher levels, Thailand achieved the third place in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup where it was the host, and has totally seven appearances in the AFC Asian Cup so far. Furthermore, the team reached the fourth-place in the 1990 and 1998 Asian Games and participated in the Summer Olympics twice. However, Thailand has failed to obtain higher achievements in the continental and global records.The team obtained first ever win in the AFC Asian Cup in 2007 and had to wait 47 years to finally sneak out of the group stage in 2019. Thailand also advanced to the final round of World Cup qualification twice, in 2002 and 2018, but all failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.

Nickname(s) : ช้างศึก (Changsuek) (War elephants)
Association : FA Thailand
Confederation : AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation : AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach : Alexandré Pölking
Captain Chanathip : Songkrasin
Most caps : Kiatisuk Senamuang (134)
Top scorer : Kiatisuk Senamuang (71)
Home stadium : Rajamangala Stadium
FIFA code : THA

The performance of the Thai national team in the World Cup not yet successful The Thai national team began to compete for the first time in the 1974 World Cup qualifying round in 1974 for the first time and participated throughout the present. Although the Thai team is still unable to pass the qualifying round The best results of the Thai team in the qualifying rounds were in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In the 2002 World Cup qualifying rounds, the Thai national team ranked first in the draw. and through participating in the second qualifying round for the first time However, he was unable to qualify for the second qualifying round for the World Cup final. And in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the Thai national team immediately qualified for the second round and got first place in the third round, but still could not qualify for the third round to compete in the final round of the World Cup.

1974 World Cup
in the qualifying round for the 1974 World Cup, which was played at west germany FIFA has allowed teams from AFC and OFC to compete in the World Cup for one country. There are a total of 18 countries participating in the competition. Before the start of the competition, India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines withdrew, leaving 15 countries remaining. The competition was divided into two groups based on geography and political conditions at that time. The Thai national team is placed in the A-2 group, which consists of Israel, South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand, taking the 1st and 2nd place in each group to play in the next qualifying round. In this competition, Thailand lost 3 consecutive matches, ranked in the last place, making it not through the first qualifying round.

1978 World Cup
In the qualifying round for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina , FIFA has set AFC and OFC teams Can participate in the World Cup in 1 country. In the World Cup at that time There are 22 countries participating in this competition, divided into 5 groups, with the Thai national team in Group 1, consisting of Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, held in Singapore by taking first place in each group to play. next qualifier In this competition, Thailand won 1 time and lost 3 times, finishing in the last place. did not pass the first qualifying round And it was the Thai national team’s first win in the World Cup qualifier against Indonesia with 3-2 goals.

1982 World Cup
In the qualifying round for the 1982 World Cup in Spain , FIFA has set AFC and OFC teams Can participate in the World Cup in 2 countries as the participating teams around the world have increased from 16 to 24 countries in the qualifying round for the Asia and Oceania zone, with all 21 countries participating in the competition before the start of the competition. Iran has withdrawn The remaining 20 countries in this competition are divided into 5 groups, taking the first place in each group to play in the next qualifying round. The Thai national team is in group 3, which consists of Kuwait (hosts) South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. In this match, Thailand drew 1 time and lost 2 times, finishing in the last place of the group making it not qualifying.

1986 World Cup
In the qualifying round for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico , FIFA determined Teams from the AFC were able to compete in the World Cup in two countries, with the World Cup having a separate qualifying round from Oceania. In the Asian zone, there are 27 countries participating in the competition. In this competition, they are divided into 2 large groups and subdivided. The Thai national team is in Group 3B. Which consists of Indonesia, India, Thailand and Bangladesh, taking the first place in each group to play in the next qualifying round In which this time, Thailand won 1, drawn 2 and lost 3 times, ending the competition in 3rd place, making it not through the first qualifying round. It was the second win for the Thai national team in the World Cup qualifying round, beating Bangladesh. With the number of goals 3-0 (home)

1990 World Cup
In the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament in Italy , FIFA has set Teams from AFC can compete in the World Cup in 2 countries. There are a total of 26 countries participating in the competition. The competition is divided into 6 groups, with the Thai national team on the E group, consisting of China, Iran, Bangladesh and Thailand. 1 Each group advances to the next qualifying round. In which this time, Thailand won 1 and lost 5 times, is in the last place. did not pass the first qualifying round

1994 FIFA World Cup
In the qualifying round for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States , FIFA determined Teams from AFC can compete in the World Cup in 2 countries, with a total of 29 countries participating in the competition. The competition is divided into 6 groups, with the Thai national team on the F group, comprising Japan, the United Arab Emirates. Thailand, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka by taking first place in each group to play in the next qualifying round In which this time, Thailand won 4 and lost 4 times, getting 8 points, ranked 3rd, did not pass the first qualifying round.

1998 World Cup
In the qualifying round for the 1998 World Cup in France , FIFA determined AFC teams compete in 3.5 countries in the World Cup (fourth team will play a play-off match against OFC teams), an increase as the number of participating teams around the world has increased from 24 to 32 countries. All 36 countries participated in the competition. In this competition, divided into 10 groups, with the Thai national team on the 6th line, consisting of South Korea, Thailand and Hong Kong, which this time, Thailand won 1, lost 1 and lost 2 times, making it not through the first qualifying round.

2002 FIFA World Cup
In the qualifying rounds for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan , FIFA has set AFC teams competed in 4.5 countries at the World Cup (fifth team played a play-off match against UEFA ), but as the hosts South Korea and Japan qualified, 2.5 teams were left to play. The team has a total of 40 countries participating in the competition. In this competition, divided into 10 groups, with the Thai national team on the 5th line, consisting of Thailand, Lebanon, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, which in this time, Thailand won 5 draws 1 time, making it through to the qualifying round. second round

In the second qualifying round, it is divided into 2 groups of 5 countries each. Thailand is in the A line, which consists of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Bahrain, Iraq and Thailand, which this time, Thailand draws 4 and loses 4 times, causing Thailand to not pass the qualifying round.

2006 World Cup
In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament in Germany , FIFA has set AFC teams compete in the World Cup in 4.5 countries (fifth team play-offs against CONCACAF teams ), with 39 countries participating in the tournament divided into three rounds of six. Countries with the lowest FIFA rankings competed in the first round. The Thai team had to wait to compete in the second round. Which is divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each, taking the first place in each group to play in the next qualifying round The Thai national team is in group 5, which consists of North Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand and Yemen, which this time Thailand won 2, lost 1, lost 3 times, is in 3rd place, did not pass the second qualifying round (note 2 victories Consists of beating the United Arab Emirates 3-0 (home) and beating Yemen 3-0 (away)).

2010 World Cup
In the qualifying round for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa , FIFA has set AFC teams compete in the World Cup in 4.5 countries (fifth teams will play playoffs against OFC teams) , with a total of 43 countries participating in the tournament, with teams ranked 6-43 playing. In the first round, Thailand , who was ranked 19th, met Macau , ranked 34th. The result was that Thailand won Macau with a total score of 13-2.

But because when comparing the rankings of the teams that have qualified together Thailand is the team ranked 15th, causing them to compete in the second qualifying round against Yemen . As a result, Thailand won Yemen with a total score of 2-1.

In the qualifying round, the 3rd round is divided into 5 groups of 4 countries by taking the 1st and 2nd place of each group into the next qualifying round. Thailand has been in the 2nd line with Japan , Bahrain and Oman , which this time, Thailand, draws 1, loses 5 times, is in the last place of the group. Did not qualify for the 3rd round

2014 FIFA World Cup
In the qualifying round for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil , FIFA has set AFC teams compete in the World Cup in 4.5 countries (fifth will play a play-off match against CONMEBOL ), with a total of 43 countries participating in the tournament, with teams ranked 28-43 in the preliminary round. The 6-27th ranked hand has bye and waited to meet the winner from the first round. Thailand , the 18th ranked hand, was bye in the first round and met the 37th ranked Palestine in the second round. The result was that Thailand defeated Palestine with a total of 3 goals. -2

In the qualifying round, the 3rd round is divided into 5 groups of 4 countries. Thailand is in the group D together with Australia , Saudi Arabia and Oman , taking the 1st and 2nd place of each team to play in the next qualifying round, which Thailand won 1 draw 1 loses 4 times in the last place of the group Did not pass the qualifying round 3 (Note 1 match that the Thai team won in this round is the home match against Oman with a result of 3-0 )

2018 FIFA World Cup
In the qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia , FIFA allowed AFC teams to compete in the World Cup from 4.5 countries (fifth team play-offs against CONCACAF teams ). All 43 countries, ranked 35-46 will have to compete in the first round first, while ranked 1-34 will wait to meet the winner from the first round in the second round, Thailand, who is ranked…

In the second qualifying round, they were divided into 8 groups of 5 countries, except Group F, where Thailand was in and Group G, where Indonesia and Kuwait were banned by FIFA, leaving these 2 groups to 4 countries and remaining in the second round of only 38 countries by group F Thailand is with Iraq , Vietnam and Taiwan . The results of the Thai national team in this round have competed in 6 games, won 4, drawn 2, be the first of the group to qualify for the Asian zone – the 3rd round next.

In the qualifying round, the 3rd round is divided into 2 groups of 6 teams each, taking the 1st and 2nd place of each team to play the World Cup final, while the 3rd place will play the playoffs with the 3rd ranked team of the other group in the 4th qualifying round by Thailand is in Group B, along with Japan, Saudi Arabia, Australia, United Arab Emirates and Iraq. In this round, Thailand has drawn 2, lost 8 times, is in the last place of the group. Did not qualify for the 3rd round

Previous squads

Summer Olympics squads: 1956, 1968
AFC Asian Cup squads: 1972, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2019
Asian Games squads: 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
AFF Championship squads: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020