dutch east indies was the first asian country to qualify for the world cup.
dutch east indies was the first asian country to qualify for the world cup.
what was the first asian country to qualify for the world cup?
dutch east indies
on the international stage, indonesia experienced limited success despite being the first asian team to qualify for the fifa world cup in 1938 as dutch east indies. in 1956, the football team played in the olympics and played a hard-fought draw against ussr. on the continent level, indonesia won the bronze medal once in football in the 1958 asian games. indonesia's first appearance in asian cup was back in 1996. the indonesian national team has always qualified for the asian cup in 2000, 2004 and 2007 afc asian cup, however unable to move through next stage.









































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japan was the only asian country to compete at the 1964 paralympics, and also the only asian country present at the inaugural winter games, making it the first asian nation to have participated in either summer or winter games. it is also the second most successful asian country overall (behind china), having won 395 paralympic medals, of which 118 gold, 134 silver and 143 bronze. this result places it 17th on the all-time paralympic games medal table.
japan at the paralympics