Coach of Thailand’s Under 20 national team Salvador Valero Garcia confident that his team can qualify for the final Asian Cup U-20 2023 even if the position of best runner up is on the brink.
A 0-1 defeat to Oman in the last Group G match on Sunday (18/9) brought Thailand to second place in the 2023 Under-20 Asian Cup qualifier. fifth place in the ranking of the best runners-up.
Thailand’s position is in danger, with 6 points and +3 goal difference. If the runners-up in Group H have better points, or the same points with better goal difference, Thailand will certainly fail to qualify for the 2023 U-23 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan.
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“When I lost 0-1 to Oman, I was still confident that until the last minute Thailand could still qualify for the 2023 U-20 Asian Cup finals. We are now in second place and we still have to wait for the results. in Group H. “Garcia said.
“We are proud of the six points we have achieved. We wanted to win against Oman and qualify automatically, but unfortunately we did not succeed. But we still have hope,” continued Garcia quoted by Garcia We are Sport.
The Spanish coach then expressed his pride to the Thailand Under 20 players. Garcia apologized to Thai fans for not automatically qualifying for the 2023 Asian U-20 Cup.
“I am proud of the players and I showed everything on the pitch. Especially when we fought until the last minute against Oman. As with the Philippines, we also fought until the last minute and we won,” said Garcia.
“In the current situation, we are still confident until the end, in addition to winning [menjadi runner-up terbaik] against other groups. Thank you for all the support from the fans, especially those who came to the stadium. We apologize for the mistakes in the game, “Garcia said.
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