Croatia v Indonesia (1956)
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On September 12, 1956 Croatia
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...

 hosted Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...

 in an international friendly
in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

. This was Croatia's only match against a foreign country while it was part of Yugoslavia.

Background

Indonesia played Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...

 at JNA Stadium in Belgrade
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Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

 on September 9. Yugoslavia won the match 4-2.

Croatia v Indonesia 1956

Squads

Croatia 5 (4)

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Ante Vulić 
Svemir Delić 
Ante Vidošević 
Stanko Krstulović 
Vladimir Klaić 
Ante Žanetić
Ante Žanetic
Ante Žanetić is a former Croatian footballer.During his club career he played for NK Hajduk Split, Club Brugge K.V. and Racing White. He earned 15 caps for the Yugoslavia national football team, and participated in the 1960 European Nations' Cup...

 
Sulejman Rebac
Sulejman Rebac
Sulejman "Sula" Rebac was a Bosnian football player and manager.He started playing football in Velež Mostar in 1947. In 1954, he moved to Hajduk Split where he stayed for several seasons. He also played one season for FK Sarajevo. In total, he played more than 1000 games, scoring 620 goals...

 
Željko Matuš
Željko Matuš
Željko Matuš is a former Croatian footballer.During his club career he played for NK Dinamo Zagreb, SC Young Fellows and FC Zürich. He earned 13 caps for the Yugoslavia national football team, and participated in the 1960 European Nations' Cup and the 1962 FIFA World Cup...

 
Dražan Jerković 
Jole Vidošević 
Aleksandar Benko
Aleksandar Benko
Aleksandar Benko was a Croatian footballer who played one game internationally for both the Yugoslavian and Croatian national teams....

 
Substitutes:
Ivan Medle 
Manager:
  Bogdan Cuvaj
Bogdan Cuvaj
Bogdan Cuvaj was a Croatian football manager in both club and international competition.He became the manager of Concordia Zagreb's youth side in 1926. After receiving managerial training in Vienna, Cuvaj became Concordia's manager in 1931, a position he held until the club was banned in 1945...

Indonesia 2 (1)

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Sealan
Chinudin
Tio Him Tianh
Rukama
Kve Kviak Sek
Tian Lione Hou
A De
Vitarsa
Pua Sian Leone
Brian Danu
Paul Damiat
Substitutes:
Pa Dzo
Li Kian Am
Manager:
  Antun Pogačnik
Antun Pogacnik
Antun "Toni" Pogačnik was a Croatian footballer who played for both Yugoslavia and Croatia.Pogačnik led arguably the most successful Indonesian national team. Under him, Indonesia held the Soviet Union to a 0-0 draw in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics quarter final game before losing 0-4 in the replay...

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