The first Asian country to qualify and play in the FIFA World Cup tournament is Indonesia. They nevertheless got there through the back door, after first Japan and then USA declined the chance to face them in a play-off for a place at France 1938 FIFA World Cup.
The Gallic adventure of the Dutch East Indies, as they were known before independence from the Netherlands, lasted just 90 minutes, though. Johannes van Mastenbroek’s charges were thumped 6-0 by Hungary. Not one of them was ever capped again. Indonesia are the only team to have played just one FIFA World Cup match.
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