SINGAPORE: Qualification for the FIFA World Cup in 2034 would be a “realistic” goal for Singapore, Football Association of Singapore (FAS) Vice-President Edwin Tong said in an interview with the Straits Times published on Sunday (Aug 18). “We’ve always wanted to be somewhere on the world stage, so we need to start,” said Mr Tong, who is also the Senior Minister of State for Health and Law. “2034 is 15 years away … so you’re looking at boys today who are maybe eight, nine to 14, 15 and if you can cultivate the programme that has that endgame in mind, it will do us a lot of good,” he said, according to the Straits Times. This is not the first time Singapore has set a target to play at football’s showcase tournament. In 1998, Singapore said it was aiming to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said the initiative, dubbed Goal 2010, was “bold and ambitious”. Despite failing to achieve that goal, Mr Tong expressed confidence over the latest push. “If we’re worried about trying to set up a goal and failing, we’ll never get there. So we have to be realistic about our prospects; we’re…