Thailand national team coach: ‘Vietnam deserved the win’

19/08/2025 20:35:00 TrophyTracker

Futoshi Ikeda, head coach of the Thailand women’s national team, acknowledged that Vietnam’s 3-1 win against his team in the third-place match of the 2025 Southeast Asian Championship was absolutely deserved.

During the post-match press conference, coach Futoshi Ikeda said: “I would like to extend my congratulations to the Vietnamese team. They fully deserved their victory.”

As for Thailand, we have many young players. They will gain valuable experience and lessons from defeats like this.

Coach Futoshi Ikeda spoke highly of Vietnam’s victory. Photo: FAT

I do not wish to highlight any individual from Vietnam’s team, because they are a strong unit. All the Thai players have worked hard and continue to make progress each day.

There is still time before the SEA Games. We will keep adjusting our playing style and making roster changes in pursuit of the gold medal.

We will select the players in their best form to compete at the SEA Games. The team must constantly improve and prepare meticulously. The aim is to play with our strongest lineup. Not only the SEA Games, but football globally is evolving very quickly. The key is that we must keep preparing and do our utmost.

Football around the world is growing rapidly, not just in Southeast Asia. Personally, I only want to concentrate on my work with the Thailand team, supporting our players to progress even further.”

In this afternoon’s match on August 19, striker Huỳnh Như ended a nearly two-year goal drought, helping the Vietnam women’s national team secure a 3-1 victory over Thailand in the third-place game of the 2025 AFF Women’s Cup.

Apart from Huỳnh Như’s goal in the 65th minute, Vietnam also scored through Hải Yến (45’) and Bích Thùy (68’).

Thailand’s only goal in this match was scored by Wirunya in the 87th minute.

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