Tatsuma Yoshida's men started off on a positive note when they drew 1-1 with Afghanistan in a friendly back in May, but they were unable to build on that when their World Cup qualification resumed in June.
Palestine, Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia all proved to be too strong as Singapore conceded a disappointing 12 goals in three games - and they had to settle for fourth place in Group D as a result with a mere seven points from eight games.
Hầu hết là những gương mặt quen thuộc, xen kẽ một số cầu thủ dưới 23 tuổi, do đội trưởng Quế Ngọc Hải dẫn đầu, cùng Nguyễn Quang Hải, Nguyễn Công Phượng, Đỗ Duy Mạnh.