Singapore endured a disastrous tournament in the recent qualification matches for the 2020 AFC Under-19 Championship, which saw the Cubs lose all their games.
However, Singapore will have a representative in the finals as former Lions coach V. Sundram Moorthy, will be there after he led Laos to a spot at the biennial tournament - without incurring a single loss.
Laos was seeded 33rd in the qualifiers, and only 15 slots were available. Drawn in Group H, they held Australia 2-2 and beat Chinese Taipei 2-1, before beating Macau 6-0.
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They took hold of second place in the group, equal on points with Australia but with an inferior goal difference of four.