Thailand eyes on cheering home fans in World Cup qualifier against China

BANGKOK, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Thai national football team is looking to cheer the home crowd as it takes on China in the opener of the Asian Qualification Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 here on Thursday.

Thailand is grouped with South Korea, China and Singapore, and with South Korea expected to dominate, the fight over the other berth in the group to qualify for the next round will be most likely between