Will we see a football World Cup or Asian Games in Singapore?

In 2029, Singapore will host the South-east Asian (SEA) Games for the fifth time but other major sporting events like the Asian or Commonwealth Games have yet to reach its shores.

The topic has been in the spotlight recently after Indonesia said in October that it was in discussions with Australia, Malaysia and Singapore on a joint bid for football’s 2034 World Cup, though that did not take off and Saudi Arabia emerged as the sole bidder.

The possibility of Singapore being future hosts of the Commonwealth Games was raised a month later,…