On 10 May 1917, the
association football
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teams of the Philippines and Japan faced each other at the
1917 Far Eastern Games. The tournament was contested by Japan, the Philippines and China. The Japanese team was represented by a selection from the
Tokyo Higher Normal School.
Paulino Alcántara
Paulino Alcántara Riestrá (7 October 1896 – 13 February 1964) was a Filipino and Spanish professional footballer and manager who played as a forward. He spent most of his playing career at FC Barcelona, and also represented Catalonia, the ...
, a renowned football player, was part of the Philippine squad who led the Philippines to its biggest recorded victory in an international football match which also became Japan's biggest defeat. However, Japan got their revenge 50 years later in 1967, beating the Philippines
15–0 which became the biggest defeat for the Philippines national team.
However, this match is not recognized as an official international match by the
Japan Football Association
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.
Details
Aftermath
At least one milestone was reached, aside from the record scoreline made in this match. Haruyoshi Fujii became Japan's first goalscorer in an international competitive football match by scoring Japan's two goals.
The Philippines later faced the
Republic of China
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in a ''de facto'' final, but this was abandoned after 55 minutes; after the Chinese converted a penalty making the scoreline 3–0, the Filipino goalkeeper punched the Chinese goalscorer in the face, which started a brawl involving both sides.
See also
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Japan 15–0 Philippines
References
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Record association football wins
1917 in Asian football
Japan national football team matches
Philippines national football team matches
May 1917 in sports
1910s in Tokyo