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The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international Football ; it is controlled by the Football Association Of Indonesia (PSSI). Despite the nation's size and population, Indonesia is not among the strongest teams in the AFC . However, they are considered as one of the strongest teams in Southeast Asia along with Thailand , Vietnam and Singapore . HISTORY Indonesia, under the name Dutch East Indies , was the first Asian team to participate in the World Cup when they qualified to the 1938 Tournament . A 6-0 first-round loss in Reims to eventual finalists Hungary remains the country's only appearance in World Cup. In 1958, the team tasted their First World Cup Action As Indonesia in the qualifying rounds. They got past China in the first round, but subsequently refused to play their next opponents Israel . The team suffered a long hiatus from FIFA World Cup since 1958 due to an unfavourable political situation - both internally and externally. It was only in 1974 that Indonesia returned to the fold. Indonesia's first appearance in the AFC Asian Cup was in the United Arab Emirates in 1996 , Indonesia only gained one point from a draw against Kuwait in the first round. Their second appearance in Asian Cup was in Lebanon in 2000 ; again, Indonesia gained only one point from three games. Indonesia performed better in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup , beating Qatar 2-1 to record their first ever victory in the Asian Cup; unfortunately this was not enough to qualify for the second round. In 2007, they were the co-host of the tornament. They defeated Bahrain 2-1 in their opening match, but lost their last two ties and finished third in the group and failed to reach the quarter-finals. Nevertheless, their 2007 AFC Asian Cup performance is considered as their best performance in the tournament. Indonesia has yet to win the regional Tiger Cup , despite reaching the final in three tournaments (2000, 2002, and 2004). Their only continental titles came in the 1987 and 1991 Southeast Asian Games . A group win in the 2004 Asian Cup tournament, their first ever in that competition, may signal a rise in the side's stature on the Asian football scene. Under the guidance of former Aston Villa and England striker Peter Withe , the South-East Asian outfit looked set to continue their success in terms of football development and in the FIFA World Rankings . However on January 18 , 2007 , Withe was sacked due to their first round exit of the ASEAN Football Championship . Recently Ivan Venkov Kolev was appointed as the new head coach with a two years contract. TOURNAMENT RECORDS World Cup Record
Asian Cup Record
SEA Games Record
ASEAN Football Championship Record
RECENT FIXTURES AND RESULTS January 17 , 2007 , Singapore , Singapore - 2 - 2 Friendly June 1 , 2007 , Jakarta , Indonesia - 3 - 0 Friendly June 21 , 2007 , Jakarta , Indonesia - 2 - 1 Friendly June 24 , 2007 , Jakarta , Indonesia - 0 - 1 Friendly July 10 , 2007 , Jakarta , Indonesia - 2 - 1 AFC Asian Cup July 14 , 2007 , Jakarta , Indonesia - 1 - 2 AFC Asian Cup July 18 , 2007 , Jakarta , Indonesia - 0 - 1 AFC Asian Cup PLAYERS 2007 AFC Asian Cup squad
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