Thailand play their first match in the Third Round of World Cup qualifying in Saudi Arabia tonight, kick off 00.30 Thai time. The teams are joined in Group B by Japan, Australia, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates.
The twelve Asian qualifiers from the Second Round have been split into two groups of six and they will play each other home and away in the next twelve months. The top two from each group will qualify for the finals in Russia.
The two third placed teams will meet home and away and the winners will go into a play-off with a team from the American continent.
King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Thailand face a daunting task in their quest to reach the final stages of a world cup for the first time and they badly need to come away with something tonight. The War Elephants then meet Japan in Bangkok on September 6, kick off 07.15 pm.
Full Third Round Qualifiers fixtures for Thailand :-
September 2 Saudi Arabia (A) 00.30 am
September 6 Japan (H) 07.15pm
October 6 United Arab Emirates (A) 00.00am
October 11 Iraq (A) 08.00pm
November 15 Australia (H)
March 23 2017 Saudi Arabia (H)
March 28 Japan (A)
June 13 United Emirates (H)
August 31 Iraq (H)
September 5 Australia (A)
We wish them the very best of luck.