Thailand qualify for next year's Women's World Cup
They earn qualification by advancing to AFC Women's Asian Cup semis
Three more teams from the continent will join Thailand at France 2019
After earning an historic maiden qualification at the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™, Thailand have built on that success by qualifying for a second consecutive world finals.
Thailand's 3-1 victory over the Philippines in their third match in Group A at the AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 meant they sealed a berth in the continental semi-finals and confirmed their place as one of five teams from Asia at next year's Women's World Cup in France.
Kanjana Sung-Ngoen converted her penalty kick in the 28th minute to give Thailand the lead at half-time. Sung-Ngoen then scored again shortly after the break in the 53rd minute for her third goal of the tournament. Twelve minutes later, Silawan Intamee made it 3-0 to give the Thais the insurance they needed. Jesse Shugg snatched a late consolation for the Philippines three minutes into stoppage time.
Thailand's path to qualification was far from straightforward. They dropped their opening match at Jordan 2018 by a heavy scoreline of 4-0 to China PR before responding positively in their next game with a 6-1 win over hosts Jordan. That result seemed to have given coach Nuengrutai Srathongvian's side the momentum they needed to ultimately navigate their way to the continental semi-finals.
Three more Asian nations will look to book their tickets to France 2019, so keep following FIFA.com and FIFA's digital platforms for the latest news.