Thailand dreams of attending the World Cup with a 15-year-old central defender

Silva Mexes is causing a stir in Thailand.

In the review of the match between Saudi Arabia and Thailand, the AFC homepage commented that Silva Mexes is the most notable star of the Golden Temple team in the 2025 AFC U17 Championship. This can be considered the hope of the Southeast Asian representative in the goal of attending the World Cup.

Silva Mexes is a name that is creating a "fever" on many Thai football forums. He participated in the 2025 U17 Asian Cup when he was just 15 years old for nearly a month. The player's mother is Thai and his father is British-Welsh. The striker, born in 2010, joined Man Utd in May 2024. Mexes has an impressive physique, standing 1m82 tall and weighing 73kg, and is considered to have great potential.

The 2025 AFC U-17 Championship is also the qualifying round for the U-17 World Cup (to be held in Qatar in the same year). The eight teams that reach the quarter-finals will qualify for the world tournament. Therefore, many countries are thinking about the World Cup dream and are ready to create a surprise.

Thailand U17 are in Group A with hosts Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and China. Able to play well as a left winger and a target man, Mexes Silva brings great hope that Thailand can participate in the World Cup for the first time at the youth level. However, Thailand U17 also face many challenges and need to get at least 1 point against 2 strong opponents Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan.

“We have to prepare as best as possible to achieve our goal of qualifying for the World Cup. Now that the U17 World Cup will be held every year, we have to build a solid foundation and stay focused,” said Thailand U17 head coach Jadet Meelarp.

Meanwhile, U17 Vietnam is in Group B of the 2025 AFC U17 Championship finals. Coach Cristiano Roland and his team will face U17 Australia, U17 Japan and U17 UAE. All three opponents of U17 Vietnam are representatives of the continent's top football teams.

Source: https://znews.vn/thai-lan-mo-du-world-cup-voi-trung-ve-15-tuoi-post1542666.html