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| Date | 12 September 1956 | ||||||
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| Venue | Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb | ||||||
| Attendance | 12,000 | ||||||
On 12 September 1956 Croatia hosted Indonesia in an international friendly in Zagreb. Until the 1990 match against the United States, this was Croatia's only match against a foreign national team while it was a part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. [1]
Indonesia previously played Yugoslavia at JNA Stadium in Belgrade on 9 September. [2] Yugoslavia won the match 4–2.
PR Croatia  | 5–2 |  Indonesia |
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Matuš  9'Krstulović 13'Rebac 17', 54'Benko 43' | Report | Tan 24' Witarsa 70' |
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