In the 4th round of Group C of the round of 36, the Thai team lost 0-3 to the South Korean team at home, and the prospects of qualifying are not optimistic. After the game, the chairman of the Thai Football Association, Wu Lunpan, was interviewed by the media and expressed his determination to win the national football team.
Wu Lunpan
In the home game against South Korea, Bun Ma Tan and Birathong were injured successively, and the Thai team conceded 3 goals in a row and failed to achieve the goal of "scoring points at home". After the game, the president of the Football Association, Wu Lunpan, affirmed the performance of the coach and players: "Coach Ishii is very frustrated, but I want to tell everyone that Coach Ishii has apologized. Everyone in the team is doing their best, but we have to admit that the South Korean team is very strong, they are ranked 22nd in the world, and they will continue to fight. ”
Masata Ishii and Wu Lunpan
It is worth mentioning that 45,458 fans came to watch the game, and Wu Lunpan thanked everyone for their support: "What impressed me the most was that there were 45,458 fans who came to watch the game. As president of the Thai Football Association, I'm very happy to see that, but we didn't get points at home and we have to apologise to everyone, but luckily we have two games to play. ”
Wu Lunpan and the players
Speaking about the remaining two games, Wu Lunpan said very firmly: "Obviously, we have been pushed into a desperate situation, away to China, we have to get three points, and then go back to the home stadium, we will take Singapore again. Only six points from two games will allow us to qualify for the round of 18. ”
Wu Lunpan and Mickelson
According to the schedule, the Thai team will face the Chinese men's football team on June 6, and then return to the home stadium to face the Singapore team on June 11.