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Lions begin 2022 World Cup qualifying against Yemen on September 5

The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) today announced details for the first three home games that the Singapore National Team will play in their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2023 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 campaign, beginning next month.

The National Stadium will host the Group D opening game against Yemen on 5 September as well as the third home match against Uzbekistan on 15 October. The Lions’ second match against Palestine on 10 September will be played at the Jalan Besar Stadium.

These will be the team’s first competitive matches under new coach Tatsuma Yoshida, who wants the Singapore fans to come out in full force and rally behind the Lions.