The Lions will kick off their World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign with three home games in their first four fixtures, and national coach Tatsuma Yoshida is adamant that his side must make their early home advantage count. Singapore, who sit 162nd in the Fifa standings, will...
The rest of the teams may still qualify for the Asian Cup if they progress from a play-off round.
Ahead of his first competitive fixtures since his appointment in May, Yoshida said:"I have been raring to start this qualifying campaign ever since the draw was made one month ago. "It is important for us to do well in our home matches in order to stand a chance of progressing to the next stage of qualifying, for not just the World Cup, but also the Asian Cup.
"We must make our home advantage count and this can only be achieved if we have strong support from the stands. "While our group is a challenging one, a vociferous home atmosphere would make the key difference and will undoubtedly spur our team on."The Japanese coach has not picked his squad for the matches against Yemen and Palestine, but he did call up 25 local-based players for training sessions yesterday and this morning.The 45-year-old's first game saw the Lions beat the Solomon Islands 4-3, thanks to an 84th-minute winner from captain Hariss Harun on June 8 at the National Stadium.
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