Thailand U-17 coach warns after heavy defeat to Uzbekistan in Asian Cup

Coach Jadet Melaarp issued a warning to Southeast Asian teams after his side suffered a heavy defeat against Uzbekistan in the 2025 U-17 Asian Cup, as reported by Bolasport.com.

Thailand U-17 — who came as ASEAN Cup U-16 runners-up nine months ago in Surakarta — had to acknowledge that Asian football level is significantly higher than Southeast Asian standards.

In yesterday’s match, the War Elephants squad was overwhelmed with a final score of 4-1 to Uzbekistan. The team whose senior national side is on a positive path to the 2026 World Cup showed complete dominance through goals from:

• Sadriddin Khasanov
• Nurbek Sarsenbaev
• Asilbek Aliev
• Abubakir Shukurullaev