Thai newspaper depicts home team facing “nightmare” in 2026 World Cup qualifiers

According to the results of the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Thailand fell into Group C with South Korea, China and the winner of the Singapore/Guam match.

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Thailand team fell into a difficult group in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.

Evaluating the opponents, the press in the Golden Temple country said that Korea is now at a different level compared to the remaining teams in Group C.

Meanwhile, China, although declining in recent years, is still a power in Asia.

Therefore, the Thai team is at risk of not being able to overcome these two teams to get a ticket to the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.

“The direct competitor of the Thai team will be the Chinese team. Because in reality, the Korean team is clearly on a completely different level,” wrote Siam Sport.

Not stopping there, the leading newspaper of the Golden Temple country is also concerned that the home team is at risk of losing their ticket to the 2027 Asian Cup.

“The second qualifying round will select 18 teams to enter the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. These 18 teams will also simultaneously qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup.

The 18 eliminated teams will join six other teams from the play-off round to qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup. There are only six tickets available for 24 teams.

The format of the qualifying round is 24 teams divided into 6 groups of 4 teams each. The top team wins a ticket to the Asian Cup.

Although the overall level of the teams in this qualifying round is not as strong as the second qualifying round of the World Cup, the fact that only one spot is given to the top team makes things difficult. This will be a challenge for Thailand,” Siam Sport continued.

As expected, coach Polking and his team will begin the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup with a match against China.

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