Anurut reveals he has a half-Thai, a young player from Forest, joining the team to hunt for a ticket to the U-17 World Cup.
After the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) drew lots for the 2025 AFC U-17 Championship finals in Saudi Arabia on January 23, the “War Elephants U-17”. The Thai national team under 17 years old, had a tough job when they were drawn into Group A with host Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, ranked 3rd from the previous round. And the Chinese national team.

Mr. Anurut Nakasai, the central committee of the Football Association of Thailand and the caretaker of the Thai national team U-17. Said that Thailand was drawn into a tough group. But the first match against Uzbekistan is very important. Because it is the best match against the team from the second pot. However, if they win, they have a high chance of advancing to the next round. This is a test of whether they will make it to the final round or not.
Mr. Anuruth added that in addition to Thai players, there have been several half-breed players introduced. Previously, it was confirmed that Silva Mexes, a young Thai-Welsh striker for Manchester United, has been added. Recently, another player has been added, Kai Laws. A Thai-English defender and right-back from the Nottingham Forest academy is 180 centimeters tall. Both of them will join the first camp in February. But we will have to wait and see whether they will make it to the team in the final round.
“Sir Dec” Jadet Meelarp, head coach of the Thailand U-17 national team, said that the first two games are important. It will be measured if we get points in the first two matches. The last match against China may not be too difficult for us. If we can beat Uzbekistan or Saudi Arabia, we should be able to enter the final round. At this point, he believes that all the สมัคร ufabet กับเรา รับโบนัสทันที teams are not much different. But we will not be careless. Now that we know our opponents, all that is left is to plan and prepare
The Thai national team’s first match will be against Uzbekistan on April 3, followed by Saudi Arabia on April 6, and the final match against China on April 9.
The 2025 AFC U-17 Championship Finals will be held in Saudi Arabia from April 3-20, with eight teams qualifying for the 2025 U-17 World Cup Finals in Qatar from November 5-27.