Salween River much of its length, the Salween's course is nearly parallel to that of the much larger Mekong in the east. Although the commonly accepted name is Salween, the river is known by a handful of other names regionally: "Nu" in China, "Thanlwin" in southern Burma, and "Salawin" on the border of Thailand and Burma. Several major sub-continental drainage basins border on the Salween. The Mekong basin forms nearly the entire eastern boundary of the watershed, while the Irrawaddy River flows southwards on the west side of the basin. The smallest boundary is formed by the Yangtze to the extreme north.
Myanmar–Thailand football rivalry countries, and enjoying a long Buddhist connection of two nations. However, since 16th century, series of wars occurred between two nations, which Burma managed to conquer Siam (old name of Thailand) twice while the Siamese under Naresuan conquered Burma once. However, the most catastrophic and tragic part of Thai history came after the 1765–67 war, which the Burmese brutally burnt and destroyed Ayutthaya to ruins and stole Siamese greatest goods to Burma. As for the result, a deep enmity and strong anti-Burmese sentiment developed in Thailand for decades. During 1950s to 1970s, Burma was one of Asia's best football countries,