On 27 September 1967, the national association football teams of Japan and the Philippines faced each other in a qualification match for the 1968 Summer Olympics. The teams were in Group 1, where South Korea, Lebanon, South Vietnam and Taiwan (Republic of China) were also included. The top team in the group qualified for the Olympics. This match resulted in Japan's largest victory and the Philippines' worst defeat in an international football match. The Philippines' previous record for its worst defeat was 1–15 against Malaya (present-day Malaysia) at the 1962 Asian Games. Japan also suffered its worst defeat to the Philippines with the score 2–15 on 10 May 1917, but that is not recognized as an official international match by the Japan Football Association.
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Line-up GK 1 Kenzo Yokoyama DF 2 Hiroshi KatayamaDF 7 Kiyoshi TomizawaDF Hisao KamiDF 4 Yoshitada YamaguchiMF 8 Takaji MoriMF 12 Teruki MiyamotoMF 9 Aritatsu Ogi FW 13 Masashi WatanabeFW 15 Kunishige KamamotoFW 17 Ryuichi SugiyamaSubstitutes:GK Koji Funamoto FW 14 Yasuyuki Kuwahara Manager: Ken Naganuma
Line-up GK Eduardo Fuertes Ruberto Shaoton Eduardo Ragudameo Eufemio Agustin Gary Bafro Ben McElroy James Co Federico Veloso Eduardo Pacheco Jordan Guansuon Carlo ChanSubstitutes: Mariano Chu Manager: Emilio Pacheco
Final standings Japan won all its other matches with other teams in the group except with South Korea which ended with a draw. The Philippines failed to win any matches in the whole duration of the qualifying tournament. The Philippines also conceded two other defeats with the opposing sides scoring two-digit goal difference. The matches were against South Vietnam; 10–0, and Lebanon; 11–1. South Vietnam's match with the Philippines was its largest victory in an international football match. Lebanon's result was also its largest victory in an international football match. Japan managed to qualify for the Football event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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