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Thailand, which met South Korea in Group C of the second Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North Korea-China World Cup, is drawing attention as a remarkable growth.
Thailand had a 1-1 draw against South Korea in the World Cup qualifying round in South Korea on the 21st.
South Korea, which has the best stars of all time, including Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), ended up in a draw as it gave Thailand an equalizer at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, which was packed with full spectators.
Looking back on the details of the match, it was not just luck that Thailand had a draw in an away match against Korea. Despite falling far behind Korea in various attack indicators such as possession rate and number of shots, Thailand played well and efficiently. It was impressive to see them draw a tie with one fast counterattack and focus on defense and keep the points.
The current president of the Thai Football Association is a woman. In February, President Nualpan Ramsam became the first female president of the Thai Football Association. With the former executive branch tainted with scandals such as embezzlement of public money, Ramsam won 93 percent of the votes (68 out of 73 valid votes), the highest ever, to become the president.
In Thailand, Ramsam, who is more famous by the nickname "Madam Fang," is the CEO of Muang Thai Insurance and also the owner of Thai club Port FC.
Shortly after taking office as chairman last month, he offered 5 million baht worth 200 million won (approx. He also renewed his two-year contract with Ishii Masatada, a Japanese coach who is leading the Thai national team.
Following this, Chairman Madame Fang invested 40.5 million baht (or 1.5 billion won) to develop the second and third division of the Thai professional football league. This means that the power generation costs are directly paid to each team.
Chairman Ramsam, a rich woman and celebrity, has more than 780,000 Instagram followers. He posted an encouraging video here, such as visiting the training ground of the Thai national soccer team players ahead of the match against Korea and giving them a cake. He also posted a video of cheering when the 1-1 draw was confirmed while watching the match against Korea on TV on the 21st.
"Thank you for bringing us one precious point that gives happiness to the Thais," Ram Sam posted a message of support right after the draw against Korea. He also uploaded a video encouraging the Thai people to cheer, saying, "Let's gather our strength and cheer. Let's burn the whole country."
If Thailand beats South Korea in the match against South Korea in Thailand on the 26th, Ramsam promised 4 million baht (approximately 147 million won) of victory allowance to the entire team. Dividing this up to 6.4 million won per player, the average salary of Thai workers is around 550,000 won, which is more than 10 times. When Ramsam put his win allowance on the line, the Thai government also promised an additional win allowance. It is 3 million baht (approximately 110 million won) per point, and if Korea beats South Korea, the additional win allowance amounts to 300 million won in total.
South Korea and Thailand will play the fourth Group C match of the second round of the World Cup qualifying round at 9:30 p.m. Korean time on the 26th at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
BY: 토토사이트 순위