Shizuoka: The "Chaba Kaew" women's football team is intensifying training before their match against Japan at the 2026 Asian Games. The Thai women's national football team reviewed their tactics before facing host nation Japan this evening in the 2026 Asian Games women's football tournament.
According to Thai News Agency, the Thai women's national football team held their final training session in preparation for their opening group stage match against Japan in Group E at the 20th Asian Games. Yesterday's training session (September 13th), under the direction of Thai national team head coach Netipong Sritongin, focused on reviewing offensive and defensive tactics for the match against Japan, including set pieces and corner kicks. The session lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, Achiraya Yingsakul, a midfielder from Bangkok FC, said that the team is very ready and the playing system is improving. All the senior players have prepared very well physically. She is very happy to be selected for the Asian Games for the first time, making her feel that she is good enough to be included. When she played for the youth national team, she met Japan in the AFC U17 final round. Japan is a good team, fast and plays well together. If she gets a chance to play, she will try her best and help her teammates as much as possible. She will also try to get points.
The Thai women's national football team is in Group E with Japan (the host nation), Chinese Taipei, and Vietnam. They will play their first match against Japan at Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA today (October 14th) at 5:30 PM Thailand time.