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The Philippine national football team, nicknamed the Azkals (which is derived from askal or asong kalye, the Tagalog colloquial term for street dog), is the national team of the Philippines and is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF).[http://pinoysoccer.com/content/blogcategory/15/33/]
Despite being the oldest team in Asia (their first-ever match took place on home soil against China on February 1, 1913), the Philippines has never had any significant success on the international stage. They are currently one of the weakest teams in the world and did not enter the qualification for both the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup tournaments in order to focus more on developing youth football and gaining valuable international playing experience by competing in regional tournaments such as the Southeast Asian Games.
Football, however, is very popular and is in fact played by many people in the provinces of Iloilo, particularly in the municipality of Barotac Nuevo, the province of Negros Occidental and in the Mindanao islands.
Despite being the oldest team in Asia (their first-ever match took place on home soil against China on February 1, 1913), the Philippines has never had any significant success on the international stage. They are currently one of the weakest teams in the world and did not enter the qualification for both the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup tournaments in order to focus more on developing youth football and gaining valuable international playing experience by competing in regional tournaments such as the Southeast Asian Games.
Football, however, is very popular and is in fact played by many people in the provinces of Iloilo, particularly in the municipality of Barotac Nuevo, the province of Negros Occidental and in the Mindanao islands.
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