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Suchawadee, Tiffany World Cup bound

Thailand's Suchawadee Nildhamrong (left) fights for the ball with France's Aissatou Tounkara during a friendly match.

Thailand announced their 23-player squad for the Fifa Women's World Cup on Tuesday, featuring US-based Suchawadee Nildhamrong and Tiffany Sornpao.

Goalkeeper Yada Sengyong and teenage striker Kanyanat Chetthabutr were axed from the provisional team.

The World Cup will be held in France from June 7-July 7. Thailand are in Group F along with defending champions USA, Sweden and Chile.

The Chaba Kaew will begin their campaign against the Americans on June 12.

A total of 15 players from the 2015 World Cup are in the team for France 2019, including Kanjana Sangngoen, Orathai Srimanee Taneekarn Dangda, Pisamai Sornsai, Rattikarn Thongsombut and Sunisa Srangthaisong.

It will be the first World Cup for forward Suchawadee, whose English name is Miranda Nild, and goalkeeper Tiffany or Darunee.

Suchawadee, who has just graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, was one of Thailand's key players at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup in Jordan where the Chaba Kaew reached the semi-finals to earn a ticket to France.

Tiffany, who plays for Kennesaw State University in Georgia, has just been called up for international duty with the Thai national team.

Thailand, who lost 3-0 to France in a warm-up game on Saturday, are now training in Belgium and will play the country's national team on June 1 and then face Belgian club Kontich on June 4 in their last two warm-up games.

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