Akira Nishino, who guided Japan to the last 16 in the 2018 World Cup, is close to landing the managerial job for the Thailand national team, newspaper Siam Sport reported on 28 June.

According to the report, a formal contract will soon be offered to Nishino, who is already in Thailand. The 64-year-old is scheduled to watch a Thai league match on 29 June.

The Football Association of Thailand is currently searching for candidate to lead the War Elephants in the World Cup qualifiers starting in September, after the dismissal of Serbian Milovan Rajevac during the Asian Cup in January and the resignation of caretaker manager Sirisak Yodyardthai this month.

The World Cup draw for the 2nd round qualifiers will happen on 17 July, and it is possible that first seed Japan will end up in the same group as third seed Thailand.

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