Indonesia at the FIFA World Cup

Indonesia has appeared in the FIFA World Cup finals on one occasion. The nation's sole appearance took place at the 1938 tournament in France, when the team entered the competition as the Dutch East Indies, then a colony of the Netherlands. That 1938 participation remains Indonesia's only World Cup finals appearance to date.

The Dutch East Indies gained independence from the Netherlands and became known as Indonesia in 1945, and FIFA considers Indonesia as the successor of the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch East Indies played their first World Cup finals match against Hungary in the round of 16 of the 1938 tournament, losing 6–0. The straight knockout format used at the time made it the only game the team played at the tournament. Thus, Indonesia is the sole record holder for the fewest matches played (1) at a World Cup, and one of several to have scored no goals.

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