webfact Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 FOOTBALLThai women clinch World Cup ticketBANGKOK: -- Thailand's women's football team scored a historic success by securing their first World Cup appearance with a nerve-shredding 2-1 win over Vietnam in the AFC Women's Cup yesterday.The Thais clinched the fifth qualification spot for the Fifa Women's World Cup in Canada next year after a second-half brace from Kanchana Sangnguen helped them down bitter rivals Vietnam in the fifthplace playoff match.-- The Nation 2014-05-22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Thailand books final spot in Women’s World Cup HO CHI MINH CITY, 22 May 2014 (NNT) - Thailand's women's football team have made history by securing a spot in the next Women's World Cup after beating Vietnam 2-1 in Ho Chi Minh City.The Thai side has clinched the 5th qualifying spot for FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Canada next year, after defeating the host, Vietnam, with 2-1 on the scoreboard after the final whistle.Thailand’s two second-half goals were enough to see them advance despite a fruitless surge from the home team who scored a consolation goal to get the fans jumping off their feet.After the match, the coach of the Thai team said it was like a dream come true for them and that they had achieved their World Cup dream.Football Association of Thailand President Worawi Makudi earlier promised that the association would give the team 10 million baht if they made it to the World Cup finals.-- NNT 2014-05-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canardo Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeThePoster Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Thai men should follow in the footsteps of their women. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanno Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
15Peter20 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Excellent achievement! It's all very well giving the team a 10 mill incentive, but I wonder how that compares to the total amount spent on facilities and coaching. Probably quite a lot. Short-termism alive and well at the Thai FA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Thai men should follow in the footsteps of their women. Ouch ! Change the habits of a lifetime ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Great news.....a ray of sunshine for Thailand.......thank goodness for the girls of Thailand......they excell where others (Thai men mostly) fail...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Congratulations , well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retell Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Well done girls , now kick some balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noitom Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Congratulations to this team and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 As usual, for this World Cup my money is on the Thai women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retell Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 They do know what is the average temp. Outside there is ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fab4 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Well done to the Ladies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkinbkk Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Good on ya! The fellas ain't gonna like that one bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 well done the ladies,i hope they are not too cold over in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thamteak Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Thai men should follow in the footsteps of their women. And stop walking off the pitch refusing to play, when they don't agree with the ref? Thai football team walks off pitch and refuses to play after a decision doesn't go their way. Asking a bit much, mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangmod Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Great news, congratulations girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) In the far right of the picture, is that Alan Partridge? //edit/well done ladies Edited May 22, 2014 by Thaddeus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estrada Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 In the far right of the picture, is that Alan Partridge? //edit/well done ladies My niece is on the second row from the left hand side of the photo behind number 20. She has been paying for the Thai National team for many years and she has been all over the world with them. They always shave done better than the men's team but before they won the Sea Games in Myanmar last year they were still not getting the publicity they deserve. My niece even played for Sweden in a friendly earlier this year before they went to Japan for a month for a pre-season warm up. Most of the women in the Team are Toms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonKorat Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Congrats and good luck in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Congratulations, best of luck in the tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftvader Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Awesome news for the nation at this time. Women's football is as exciting and dramatic as men's but there is still massive sexism in the game that stops some of the world's best players appearing in mainstream football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanna_Ljungberg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maribel_Dom%C3%ADnguez). I wish Thailand all the best next year but fear that an encounter with the USA or Sweden will be all it takes for them to exit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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