If the aim was to avoid an embarrassing end to their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign at the first hurdle, then it’s mission accomplished for the Lions after they edged out world No. 201 Guam 3-1 on aggregate. In the second leg of their first-round tie at Dededo’s...
Singapore forward Shawal Anuar made amends for his misses in the first leg to score the winner in the second leg against Guam.If the aim was to avoid an embarrassing end to their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign at the first hurdle, then it’s mission accomplished for the Lions after they edged out world No. 201 Guam 3-1 on aggregate.
But there remains a lot of work to be done if 157th-ranked Singapore are to give a respectable account of themselves. They start their Group C campaign with a trip to world No. 26 South Korea on Nov 16. China and South-east Asian giants Thailand are the other teams in the group. Despite just a five-day turnaround and a 16-hour journey to Guam, Singapore coach Takayuki Nishigaya made just one switch in his 3-5-2 system with Ilhan Fandi starting in place of Shawal, while the hosts made three changes.
Song Ui-young could only shoot straight at the goalkeeper in the eighth minute, while Hariss Harun saw a tame header cleared off the line in the 56th minute. With 15 minutes to go, substitute Iqbal Hussain also saw his effort tipped over the bar.
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