NB: some matches played in Osaka[Jun 7, Meiji Jingu Stadium, Tokyo]Japan 7-0 Manchukuo [Jun 8, Meiji Jingu Stadium, Tokyo]China 2-2 Philippines[Jun 9, Meiji Jingu Stadium, Tokyo]Japan 6-0 China[Jun ?]Manchukuo 1-1 Philippines[Jun 16, Koshien South ground, Nishinomiya (near Osaka)]Japan 1-0 Philippines [Jun ?]Manchukuo 1-0 China 1.Japan 3 3 0 0 14- 0 6 2.Manchukuo 3 1 1 1 2- 8 3 3.Philippines 3 0 2 1 3- 4 2 4.China 3 0 1 2 2- 9 1NB: Manchukuo (Manchuria) was a Japanese vassal state in the north of China; most of coastal China was occupied by Japan; none of the top Chinese players entered the tournament.
Sources: [Kni 91],Japan International Matches byHyung-Jin Yoon, Soerabajasch Handelsblad (26 Aug 1940)
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