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Papua New Guinea

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1Continental finals reached

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Tournament appearances
5
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2024
World Cup appearances
0
Continental appearances
5
Last final reached
2016
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Papua New Guinea. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Solomon Islands
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.30 · distance 0.20
United Arab Emirates
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.50 · distance 0.20
Burkina Faso
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.75 · distance 0.21
Mali
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.75 · distance 0.26
Libya
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.75 · distance 0.33

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

YearNameTournamentRound reached
2024Papua New GuineaOFCOFC Nations Cup 2024Appearance
2016Papua New GuineaOFCOFC Nations Cup 2016 Final
2012Papua New GuineaOFCOFC Nations Cup 2012Appearance
2002Papua New GuineaOFCOFC Nations Cup 2002Appearance
1980Papua New GuineaOFCOFC Nations Cup 1980Appearance

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016OFC Nations CupNew Zealand0-0 (PKs 2) Lost