Kingdom's futsal stars ready for Asian Cup challengeListen to this articleThailand's national futsal squad have departed for Indonesia for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026, where they will contest in Group B alongside Vietnam, Kuwait and Lebanon. The squad, trimmed to 14 players under new head coach Rakpol Sainetngarm, left Bangkok on Saturday following a three‑week training camp. Rakpol, appointed earlier this month, said the group had responded well to the limited preparation time and was ready to compete. Selection was complicated by injuries to Apiwat Chamjaroen, Teerapat Muansri and Thanachote Saosawang, reducing the training group to 18 before the final cut. "It was difficult to reduce from 21 to 14," Rakpol admitted.

Source: Bangkok Post January 24, 2026 22:32 UTC