Thai media reacts after a heavy defeat to the Vietnamese women's national team.

Thai media showed no astonishment at the 1-3 defeat of their team against the Vietnamese women's squad.

The Thailand women's team was highly determined ahead of the third-place match at the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship, especially after a series of poor results. The opportunity to face Vietnam again, a team they narrowly lost to in the group stage, was particularly significant.

Despite their efforts, Thailand's women's team couldn't avoid another loss to Vietnam, this time with a heavier score of 1-3. However, for the Thai media, this defeat was not entirely unexpected. The press in the Land of Smiles didn’t appear overly disappointed by their team's heavy loss.

SiamSport published an article with a rather straightforward headline: "Thailand’s national women’s football team lost 1-3 to Vietnam, finishing fourth at the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship." Meanwhile, Thairath wrote: "Thailand missed the chance to claim third place after losing 1-3 to the Vietnamese women's team."

Goal Thailand highlighted the team's ongoing losing streak: "Thailand's women's team managed only one goal, while Vietnam scored three, resulting in a fourth-place finish at the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship." Goal Thailand also listed the team's results: victories over Indonesia and Cambodia by 7-0, followed by consecutive defeats—0-1 to Vietnam, 1-2 to Myanmar, and 1-3 again to Vietnam.

The 3-1 scoreline shows there is still a considerable gap in quality between the two teams.

It is understandable that Thai media is not overly harsh about the team's loss at the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship. Thailand is undergoing a significant squad rejuvenation, and the average age of this year's team was even below 23.

Thailand certainly has much work ahead as they prepare for the 33rd SEA Games on home soil later this year. Although they have many promising young players, if their performance remains inexperienced, achieving good results will be difficult.