Former England captain Bryan Robson began his international coaching career with a 1-1 draw for his Thailand team in a friendly against Syria.

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Playing in torrential rain, Thailand dominated throughout but went behind to Raja Rafe's 34th-minute penalty.

Teerathep Winothai made amends for missing an earlier spot kick when he converted a header to equalise on 59 minutes.

"It was a good match today. We were unlucky but we came back very well especially in the second half where we controlled most of the game," Robson said.