Indonesia suffers shocking 1-7 defeat, Thailand competes for FIFA championship title

The Thai women's team continues to display impressive form by easily defeating New Caledonia 4-0, thereby securing a spot in the FIFA Series 2026 final. Meanwhile, the Indonesian women's team lost 1-7 to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Entering the match at 20:30 on April 12th, Thailand (world rank 52) quickly imposed their game on the lower-rated opponent New Caledonia (rank 101). In the 4th minute, Pattanun Upachai made an impressive breakthrough before assisting Natalie Hongsuwan to finish accurately, opening the score 1-0.

By the 30th minute, the lead was doubled for the host team. Kwanjira Ngokwong executed a precise through pass for Hongsuwan to break through on the left flank, before delivering a favorable cross for Thawanrat Promthongmee to easily tap the ball into the empty net. The first half concluded with a 2-0 advantage for "Chaba Kaew".

In the second half, Thailand maintained high pressure. In the 73rd minute, from a throw-in situation, Janista Jinanthuya skillfully handled the ball and unleashed a left-footed shot to raise the score to 3-0. In the 90+1st minute of added time, Alisa Rakpinit sealed the 4-0 victory with a close-range goal, concluding the convincing performance of the Golden Temple nation's team.

In the other match, The Indonesian women's team surprisingly suffered a heavy defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo with a score of 1-7. Although Claudia Scheunemann early opened the score from a penalty, the Southeast Asian representative quickly lost control of the game. Merveille Kanjinga and Flavine Mawette successively scored to help Congo reverse the tide, before Yav Kasaj scored in the 45+6th minute, ending the first half with a 3-1 score.

The second half witnessed the complete dominance of the African team. Olga Massombo, Kanjinga, and Mawette continued to fire, sealing the heavy 7-1 victory for Congo.

With this result, Thailand will face the Democratic Republic of Congo in the FIFA Series 2026 final, taking place at 20:30 on April 15th at Ratchaburi Stadium. Meanwhile, the third-place match between Indonesia and New Caledonia will occur at 16:00 on the same day.