Indonesia in 1938 FIFA World Cup



What is the first Asian country which participated on FIFA World Cup ?
Japan? South Korea? China? Iran? Or Saudi Arabia?
Believe it or not, Indonesia is the first Asian country to has done it.


 
This occurred at the 1938 World Cup in France,
Qualify of Indonesia (Dutch East Indies) to the World Cup is because Japan withdrew from the tournament. Dutch East Indies national team was immediately qualified for the World Cup finals in France in 1938, without having to pass through the qualifying round. According to other sources, Japan was not so set off because of transportation.
The squad are comes from NIVU (Nederlandsche Indische Voetbal Unie), instead of the PSSI (The Football Association of Indonesia). Because FIFA recognizes NIVU more than PSSI.
This is list of players that brought to France with captain Achmad Nawir, as quoted by the BBC.

Goalkeeper
: Tan "Bing" Mo Heng (HCTNH Malang), Jack Samuels (Hercules Batavia)

Defender : Dorst, J. Harting Houdt Braaf Stand (HBS Soerabaja), Frans G. Hu Kon (Sparta Bandung), Teilherber (Djocoja Djogjakarta).

Mid
fielder : G.H.V.L. Faulhaber (Djocoja Djogjakarta), Frans Alfred Meeng (SVBB Batavia), Achmad Nawir (HBS Soerabaja), Anwar Sultan (VIOS Batavia), G. van den Burgh (SVV Semarang).

Forward : Tan Hong Djien (Tiong Hoa Soerabaja), Tan See Han (HBS Soerabaja), Isaac "Tjaak" Pattiwael (VV Jong Ambon Tjimahi), Suvarte Soedarmadji (HBS Soerabaja), MJ Hans Taihuttu Voetbal Vereniging (VV Jong Ambon Tjimahi), R. Telwe (HBS Soerabaja), Herman Zomers (Hercules Batavia).

Christoffel Johannes van Mastenbroek (Dutch) designated to handle the national team. The coach was born July 5, 1902 and raised in Dordrecht, South of Netherlands.

The team departed by MS Johan van Oldenbarnevelt” ship. They leave the Tanjung Priok Harbor on April 27 1938, and arrived at Genoa, Italy, a month later. Then go to the Netherlands by train.
Stay for about a month at Duinoord, in the Wassenaar City, Dutch East Indies team held a friendly match against Den Haag club (final score 2-2) and Haarlem (5-3).

In early June, the group departed to France, four days before the
y game against the strong team  Hungary.



The result, as recorded in history, Dutch East Indies have lost 6-0 by Hungary. Once match and lost, because it was knockout stage. That is, the team had to go home early.

Even so, it still FIFA noting Indonesia was the first country to qualify for the world cup. Might be a pride in itself for the Indonesian people.
Hope to one day Indonesian national team be able to participate again in the event.
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28 Maret 2016 pukul 14.22 delete

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