Under the leadership of the Japanese strategist, the Thai women's team continuously disappointed. Notably, the team lost to the Vietnam women's team in both the group stage and the third-place match, thereby losing their original position in the region. Before that, Thailand also lost 1-2 to India and lost the opportunity to participate in the finals of the 2026 Asian Women's Football Championship.
In this situation, FAT appointed Ms. Nuengruethai Sathongwien as interim coach. The 53-year-old female strategist is not unfamiliar to fans when she led the Thai women's team three times (2014 - 2015, 2017 - 2019, 2024 - 2025) and made a big impression. Her most notable achievement was helping the women's team win a ticket to the World Cup twice.
The responsibility this time of coach Nuengruethai Sathongwien is to lift the team's spirit, and at the same time aim to win the gold medal in women's football at the 33rd SEA Games, a tournament in which Thailand will host in December.
