England women's national football team Batt's team also participated in two FIEFF World Cups held in Italy (1970) and Mexico (1971). Following an UEFA recommendation in 1972 for national associations to incorporate the women's game, the Football Association (FA) rescinded its fifty-year ban on women playing on Football League grounds. Shortly after, Eric Worthington was tasked by the WFA to assemble an official women's national team. England competed in its first international match against Scotland in Greenock on 18 November 1972, almost 100 years after the first men's international. The team overturned a two-goal deficit to defeat their northern opponents by 3 goals to 2,
Philippines national American football team established by then. An international club team called the Philippine Punishers was formed which defeated teams from China, Hong Kong, and Saipan. In 2014, the first official national tackle football team, which was called Philippine Aguilas, was organized. They made their first official international debut at the 2015 IFAF World Championship – Asian Qualifier Game against Japan on April 26, 2014. The Philippines was defeated by Japan on their first game with the score 0-86. The Philippines hosted their first ever international friendly at home against the Western Australian Raiders of the Australian Gridiron League. The national team lost the