Papua New Guinea

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Established
1963 (63 years old)

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Location
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Nicknames
Kapuls (Cuscus)

Competitions
World Cup Qualifying OFC
OFC Nations Cup
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Pacific Games Soccer

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AndyIgnacio: 22/Feb/25

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Results
23 Nov	Papua New	1 - 1	Vanuatu
20 Nov	Papua New	2 - 0	Fiji
13 Nov	Papua New	1 - 0	Solomon I
11 Nov	Papua New	-	New Caled
21 Dec	Vanuatu	1 - 2	Papua New

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The Papua New Guinea national football team is the national team of Papua New Guinea and is controlled by the Papua New Guinea Football Association. Its nickname is the Kapuls, which is Tok Pisin for Cuscus.

Papua New Guinea's highest ever FIFA ranking was 153, in June 2017. As of June 2019, the country was ranked 171 out of 211 countries. This was a drop of 2 places from May 2019. Papua New Guinea had previously left the FIFA rankings, having not competed in a match between July 2007 and August 2011. Their matches at the 2015 Pacific Games saw them return to the rankings, and they competed in the 2016 OFC Nations Cup in June 2016.