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New Caledonia v Papua New Guinea
New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea have met 21 times since 1966: New Caledonia lead 15–4.
15New Caledonia wins
2draws
4Papua New Guinea wins
Goals: New Caledonia 57, Papua New Guinea 19 · 21 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Thursday, 15 December 1966: New Caledonia 4–0 Papua New Guinea in Nouméa.
- The most recent was on Thursday, 24 September 2026: Papua New Guinea 1–2 New Caledonia (MSG Prime Minister's Cup).
- New Caledonia's biggest win: New Caledonia 8–0 Papua New Guinea, 1980.
- Papua New Guinea's biggest win: New Caledonia 1–4 Papua New Guinea, 2002.
- 21 of the 21 meetings were competitive matches and 0 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 24 Sept | Papua New Guinea 1–2 New Caledonia MSG Prime Minister's Cup · Suva, Fiji (neutral) |
New Caledonia |
| 2024 | ||
| 10 Oct | Papua New Guinea 1–3 New Caledonia FIFA World Cup qualification · Suva, Fiji (neutral) |
New Caledonia |
| 2023 | ||
| 11 Oct | New Caledonia 3–1 Papua New Guinea MSG Prime Minister's Cup · New Caledonia |
New Caledonia |
| 2022 | ||
| 21 Mar | Papua New Guinea 1–0 New Caledonia FIFA World Cup qualification · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Papua New Guinea |
| 2016 | ||
| 29 May | Papua New Guinea 1–1 New Caledonia OFC Nations Cup · Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
Draw |
| 2003 | ||
| 30 Jun | Papua New Guinea 0–2 New Caledonia South Pacific Games · Suva, Fiji (neutral) |
New Caledonia |
| 2002 | ||
| 12 Mar | New Caledonia 1–4 Papua New Guinea OFC Nations Cup qualification · Apia, Samoa (neutral) |
Papua New Guinea |
| 2000 | ||
| 11 Apr | New Caledonia 6–1 Papua New Guinea Melanesia Cup · Suva, Fiji (neutral) |
New Caledonia |
| 1998 | ||
| 7 Sept | Papua New Guinea 1–0 New Caledonia Melanesia Cup · Luganville, Vanuatu (neutral) |
Papua New Guinea |
| 1994 | ||
| 3 Jul | Papua New Guinea 1–0 New Caledonia Melanesia Cup · Honiara, Solomon Islands (neutral) |
Papua New Guinea |
| 1993 | ||
| 8 Dec | New Caledonia 1–1 Papua New Guinea South Pacific Mini Games · Port Vila, Vanuatu (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1990 | ||
| 3 Nov | New Caledonia 2–1 Papua New Guinea Melanesia Cup · Nouméa, New Caledonia |
New Caledonia |
| 1989 | ||
| 4 Nov | New Caledonia 2–1 Papua New Guinea Melanesia Cup · Suva, Fiji (neutral) |
New Caledonia |
| 1987 | ||
| 10 Dec | New Caledonia 2–0 Papua New Guinea South Pacific Games · Nouméa, New Caledonia |
New Caledonia |
| 1983 | ||
| 30 Aug | New Caledonia 2–1 Papua New Guinea South Pacific Games · Apia, Western Samoa (neutral) |
New Caledonia |
| 1981 | ||
| 10 Jul | New Caledonia 5–1 Papua New Guinea South Pacific Mini Games · Honiara, Solomon Islands (neutral) |
New Caledonia |
| 1980 | ||
| 28 Feb | New Caledonia 8–0 Papua New Guinea OFC Nations Cup · Nouméa, New Caledonia |
New Caledonia |
| 1975 | ||
| 5 Aug | New Caledonia 5–1 Papua New Guinea South Pacific Games · Tamuning, Guam (neutral) |
New Caledonia |
| 1971 | ||
| 16 Sept | New Caledonia 4–0 Papua New Guinea South Pacific Games · Papeete, Tahiti (neutral) |
New Caledonia |
| 1969 | ||
| 14 Aug | Papua New Guinea 1–4 New Caledonia South Pacific Games · Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
New Caledonia |
| 1966 | ||
| 15 Dec | New Caledonia 4–0 Papua New Guinea South Pacific Games · Nouméa, New Caledonia |
New Caledonia |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.