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PSSI (All Indonesia Football Association)
or Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia
It was the Dutch who introduced soccer to Indonesia. And amazingly, Indonesia surfaced in the final rounds of two big soccer competition, the soccer World Cup and Olympic Games.
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As Dutch Indies, a representative team of the colonial "voetbalbond" (NIVU) qualified for the 1938 World Cup inFrance but was defeated in the first round. |
In 1956, Indonesia went through to the final rounds of the Olympic Games in Melbourne, and held mighty Russia to a scoreless draw before losing the replay 0-4.
Among the player of Russian team was their famous goalkeeper, Lev "the Black Spider" Yashin. These were two great moments in Indonesian soccer.
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