Head to head · Men's national teams
Papua New Guinea v Vanuatu
Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu have met 26 times since 1966: Papua New Guinea lead 11–10.
11Papua New Guinea wins
5draws
10Vanuatu wins
Goals: Papua New Guinea 35, Vanuatu 38 · 26 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 17 December 1966: Papua New Guinea 2–5 New Hebrides in Nouméa.
- The most recent was on Friday, 18 September 2026: Papua New Guinea 2–1 Vanuatu (MSG Prime Minister's Cup).
- Papua New Guinea's biggest win: Papua New Guinea 3–0 Vanuatu, 1989.
- Vanuatu's biggest win: Papua New Guinea 2–5 New Hebrides, 1966.
- 26 of the 26 meetings were competitive matches and 0 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 18 Sept | Papua New Guinea 2–1 Vanuatu MSG Prime Minister's Cup · Suva, Fiji (neutral) |
Papua New Guinea |
| 2025 | ||
| 23 Nov | Papua New Guinea 2–2 Vanuatu (pens) MSG Prime Minister's Cup · Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
Vanuatu |
| 2024 | ||
| 21 Dec | Vanuatu 1–2 Papua New Guinea MSG Prime Minister's Cup · Honiara, Solomon Islands (neutral) |
Papua New Guinea |
| 2023 | ||
| 23 Nov | Vanuatu 1–1 Papua New Guinea Pacific Games · Honiara, Solomon Islands (neutral) |
Draw |
| 14 Oct | Papua New Guinea 0–1 Vanuatu MSG Prime Minister's Cup · New Caledonia (neutral) |
Vanuatu |
| 2022 | ||
| 24 Sept | Vanuatu 0–1 Papua New Guinea MSG Prime Minister's Cup · Port Vila, Vanuatu |
Papua New Guinea |
| 2019 | ||
| 10 Jul | Papua New Guinea 2–0 Vanuatu Pacific Games · Apia, Samoa (neutral) |
Papua New Guinea |
| 2004 | ||
| 10 May | Papua New Guinea 1–1 Vanuatu FIFA World Cup qualification · Apia, Samoa (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2000 | ||
| 15 Apr | Papua New Guinea 1–4 Vanuatu Melanesia Cup · Suva, Fiji (neutral) |
Vanuatu |
| 1998 | ||
| 8 Sept | Vanuatu 1–1 Papua New Guinea Melanesia Cup · Luganville, Vanuatu |
Draw |
| 1996 | ||
| 20 Sept | Papua New Guinea 2–1 Vanuatu FIFA World Cup qualification · Lae, Papua New Guinea |
Papua New Guinea |
| 1995 | ||
| 20 Aug | Papua New Guinea 0–3 Vanuatu South Pacific Games · Papeete, Tahiti (neutral) |
Vanuatu |
| 1994 | ||
| 7 Jul | Vanuatu 1–1 Papua New Guinea Melanesia Cup · Honiara, Solomon Islands (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1993 | ||
| 13 Dec | Vanuatu 1–0 Papua New Guinea South Pacific Mini Games · Port Vila, Vanuatu |
Vanuatu |
| 1991 | ||
| 12 Sept | Papua New Guinea 0–1 Vanuatu South Pacific Games · Lae, Papua New Guinea |
Vanuatu |
| 1990 | ||
| 5 Nov | Papua New Guinea 0–1 Vanuatu Melanesia Cup · Nouméa, New Caledonia (neutral) |
Vanuatu |
| 1989 | ||
| 31 Oct | Papua New Guinea 3–0 Vanuatu Melanesia Cup · Suva, Fiji (neutral) |
Papua New Guinea |
| 1987 | ||
| 19 Dec | Papua New Guinea 3–1 Vanuatu South Pacific Games · Nouméa, New Caledonia (neutral) |
Papua New Guinea |
| 12 Dec | Papua New Guinea 1–1 Vanuatu South Pacific Games · Nouméa, New Caledonia (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1981 | ||
| 15 Jul | Papua New Guinea 1–0 Vanuatu South Pacific Mini Games · Honiara, Solomon Islands (neutral) |
Papua New Guinea |
| 13 Jul | Vanuatu 2–3 Papua New Guinea South Pacific Mini Games · Honiara, Solomon Islands (neutral) |
Papua New Guinea |
| 1980 | ||
| 24 Feb | New Hebrides 3–4 Papua New Guinea OFC Nations Cup · Nouméa, New Caledonia (neutral) |
Papua New Guinea |
| 1979 | ||
| 5 Sept | New Hebrides 2–0 Papua New Guinea South Pacific Games · Nausori, Fiji (neutral) |
Vanuatu |
| 1975 | ||
| 2 Aug | New Hebrides 3–0 Papua New Guinea South Pacific Games · Tamuning, Guam (neutral) |
Vanuatu |
| 1969 | ||
| 18 Aug | Papua New Guinea 2–1 New Hebrides South Pacific Games · Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
Papua New Guinea |
| 1966 | ||
| 17 Dec | Papua New Guinea 2–5 New Hebrides South Pacific Games · Nouméa, New Caledonia (neutral) |
Vanuatu |
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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.