Singapore drew 1-1 with Indonesia at Jalan Besar Stadium on August 7, 2026, ensuring their advancement to the ASEAN football championship semi-finals from Group A [1, 2, 3, 4]. Indonesia took the lead through Ragnar Oratmangoen in the 47th minute, but Singapore's Ilhan Fandi equalised in the 66th minute to keep the home side unbeaten in the tournament [1, 3, 4].

The match was attended by 5,113 spectators, including about 500 Indonesian away fans [2, 4]. Indonesia made two changes from their previous lineup, including starting goalkeeper Cahya Supriadi, who had only four international caps before the match [2, 5, 6, 7]. Singapore fielded three new starters from their last game: Nur Adam Abdullah, Hami Syahin, and Ilhan Fandi [2, 5, 6, 7].

A potential red card for Singapore’s Song Ui-Young in the 58th minute was overturned on VAR review, allowing him to remain on the pitch [4]. Earlier, Singapore goalkeeper Shah Shahiran made a critical save blocking Mitchell Baker's early chance for Indonesia [1, 2].

Singapore finished second in Group A behind Vietnam, who secured the group’s top spot after defeating Cambodia 3-1 the same day [2, 3, 4]. Singapore recorded 8 points from 4 matches in the group stage, remaining unbeaten with wins over Cambodia (2-1), Timor-Leste (2-0), and a goalless draw with Vietnam [1, 3, 4].

Singapore’s head coach Gavin Lee praised his squad's determination, saying, "I'm just very proud of the boys and staff. It hasn't been an easy journey. Even before the tournament started, nobody gave us a chance really in this group. And so for us to just dig deep and grind (out) the performances and results is just a nice feeling as a coach" [3]. Midfielder Jacob Mahler added, "The main goal was to go to the next round, give Singaporeans a semi-final to see and to watch. There's still stuff to work on and now it is full focus on the semi-finals. We're looking forward to it" [3].

Indonesia coach John Herdman said, "I thought we dominated the game, I thought we were on top. Fair play to Singapore, they had great resilience, they were well organised, but we had enough chances to ..." [3].

Singapore currently ranks 148th in the FIFA world rankings, behind Indonesia at 118th and Vietnam at 99th [1, 3].

Singapore is likely to face Thailand, the top team in Group B, in the two-legged semi-finals. The first leg is scheduled for August 15, 2026, with the second leg on August 18 [2, 5, 6, 7]. Thailand can secure top spot in Group B by avoiding defeat against Myanmar on August 8, which could finalize Singapore’s semi-final opponent [2, 5, 6, 7].