Thailand team officially stopped at World Cup 2026

On the evening of June 11, the Thai team visited Singapore, in the final match of Group C, the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.

In this group, the Korean team has already secured a ticket to the next round. The remaining ticket is the competition between China and Thailand. China is currently in a better position in terms of points, with 3 points more than Thailand and a better goal difference (+1 vs -2).

Therefore, coach Masatada Ishii's team needs to win big against Singapore and hope China loses to Korea.

In the first minutes of the first half, the Thai team quickly attacked and had many good scoring opportunities. The highlights were the shots of Chanathip, Suphanat, Supachok and Suphanan. Unfortunately, none of them could take advantage of the opportunity to convert into goals.

It wasn't until the 37th minute, taking advantage of a gap in the Singapore team's defense, that star midfielder Songkrasin Chanathip made an accurate pass into the penalty area for teammate Suphanat Mueanta to run in and score, opening the score 1-0 for the Thai team.

In the second half, Thailand continued to maintain the pressure. However, a surprise broke out in the 57th minute when Ikhsan Fandi took a long-range shot into the Thai net.

With nothing left to lose, Thailand pressed forward strongly. Surprisingly, this team only became sharper when coach Masatada Ishii took out Supachok or Chanathip.

In the 79th minute, Poramet Arjvirai made a beautiful curling shot from the left corner, hitting the net of Singapore, raising the score to 2-1. In the 86th minute, hope glimmered for Thailand when Jaroensak Wonggorn raised the score to 3-1.

In the last 10 minutes of the match (including extra time), Thailand frantically pressed forward to find another goal but they were helpless.

In the end, the Thai team won 3-1 against Singapore. It is worth mentioning that although they won and had 8 points with the same goal difference (0) as China, in terms of head-to-head record, the "Land of the Golden Pagoda" team lost to China (lost 1-2 in the first leg, drew 1-1 in the second leg).

Therefore, the ticket to continue belongs to China while Thailand officially stops at the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia./.