Croatia Makes World Cup Final, While Singapore Looks On In Envy, 8 Years After 2010 Deadline If you’re born before the 2000s, you’ll probably recall former PM Goh Chok Tong’s iconic National Day Rally in 1998. Inspired by France’s victory, he famously promised that Singapore would make the World Cup by 2010. But here we are, 8 years overdue and nowhere near the promised land. Over in the Balkans, Croatians took to the street after Mandzukic’s extra-time goal secured Croatia a place in the 2018 World Cup Finals. Well here’s something interesting about Croatia that you may not know — they have a population of just 4.17 million. Yes, that’s even smaller than Singapore’s. That alone was enough to spark a heated discussion on the Singapore’s subreddit thread. Many of whom were dying to see The Lions among those competing for the most coveted prize in World Football. Here are 10 reasons why we think our dream of making the World Cup is still in the making. 1. Singapore’s population can be misleading Singapore’s population stands at 5.61 million currently. But 2.21 million, or almost 40% of our total population are non-residents, who are not eligible to play for the Singapore football team. We’re […]
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