China vs Thailand Preview & Prediction | 2026 International Friendly

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The Chinese national side remain one of the great underachievers in international football as they now face off against Thailand in a friendly on Tuesday.

Kick-off date/time: 9 June 2026 at 12:35 pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / USA – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / USA – Cannot be streamed

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China vs Thailand prediction

China, ranked 94th in the world by FIFA, head into this one on the back of a 2-1 victory against Singapore in their most recent outing. That backed up a reasonable FIFA Series in Australia in March, whereby they defeated Curacao before a loss to Cameroon.

They now face a Thailand side that, coached by former New Zealand boss Anthony Hudson, most recently shared an entertaining 2-2 draw with Kuwait to extend their unbeaten run of form to six matches since losing by a goal to nil against Iraq in September.

They are two evenly matched sides but both will be confident and content given their recent results and so both teams scoring may well be a decent bet for this one at the Jinhua Stadium.

China vs Thailand tip: Both teams to score