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Fiji vs Papua New Guinea head-to-head record

Fiji wins
13
Draws
7
Papua New Guinea wins
5

25 meetings, 1963 to 2026Goals: Fiji 46, Papua New Guinea 25

Fiji and Papua New Guinea have met 25 times since 1963. Fiji have won 13, Papua New Guinea 5, and 7 matches ended level. They last met on 27 September 2026, when Fiji won 2–0 in the MSG Prime Minister's Cup.

The 25 meetings have produced 71 goals, 2.84 per game. The biggest win is Fiji’s 5–0 in the Melanesia Cup in 2000.

Who has won more, Fiji or Papua New Guinea?

All matches25 matches

13 Fiji7 drawsPapua New Guinea 5

Competitive25 matches

13 Fiji7 drawsPapua New Guinea 5

Key numbers

Goals
Fiji 46, Papua New Guinea 252.84 per game
First meeting
Fiji 3–1 Papua New GuineaSouth Pacific Games, 29 Aug 1963
Most recent
Fiji 2–0 Papua New GuineaMSG Prime Minister's Cup, 27 Sept 2026
Fiji’s biggest win
Fiji 5–0 Papua New GuineaMelanesia Cup, 8 Apr 2000
Papua New Guinea’s biggest win
Papua New Guinea 2–0 FijiMSG Prime Minister's Cup, 20 Nov 2025
Most goals in a meeting
Papua New Guinea 3–3 FijiWorld Cup qualifying, 14 Nov 2024
TFN Elo rating now
Fiji 1385 (145th), Papua New Guinea 1376 (147th)How the rating works

Last five meetings

  1. Fiji2Papua New Guinea0

    MSG Prime Minister's Cup

    Suva, Fiji

  2. Papua New Guinea2Fiji0

    MSG Prime Minister's Cup

    Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

  3. Papua New Guinea1Fiji1

    MSG Prime Minister's Cup

    Honiara, Solomon Islands (neutral)

  4. Papua New Guinea3Fiji3

    World Cup qualifying

    Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

  5. Fiji5Papua New Guinea1

    Oceania Nations Cup

    Suva, Fiji

Who has had the upper hand over time?

The line climbs with every Fiji win and drops with every Papua New Guinea win, so its height shows who has won more meetings up to that point.

Above the line: Fiji have won more Below: Papua New Guinea have won more
29 August 1963: Fiji 3–1 Papua New Guinea (South Pacific Games). Fiji +120 August 1969: Papua New Guinea 1–1 Fiji (South Pacific Games). Fiji +122 August 1969: Papua New Guinea 2–1 Fiji (South Pacific Games). Level29 August 1979: Fiji 0–0 Papua New Guinea (South Pacific Games). Level8 July 1981: Papua New Guinea 3–2 Fiji (South Pacific Mini Games). Papua New Guinea +127 August 1983: Fiji 2–0 Papua New Guinea (South Pacific Games). Level28 October 1989: Fiji 2–1 Papua New Guinea (Melanesia Cup). Fiji +18 November 1990: Papua New Guinea 0–1 Fiji (Melanesia Cup). Fiji +26 July 1994: Papua New Guinea 0–1 Fiji (Melanesia Cup). Fiji +316 August 1995: Fiji 2–2 Papua New Guinea (South Pacific Games). Fiji +315 June 1997: Fiji 3–1 Papua New Guinea (World Cup qualifying). Fiji +421 June 1997: Papua New Guinea 0–1 Fiji (World Cup qualifying). Fiji +510 September 1998: Fiji 2–0 Papua New Guinea (Melanesia Cup). Fiji +68 April 2000: Fiji 5–0 Papua New Guinea (Melanesia Cup). Fiji +712 May 2004: Fiji 4–2 Papua New Guinea (World Cup qualifying). Fiji +85 September 2011: Papua New Guinea 0–2 Fiji (Pacific Games). Fiji +96 June 2012: Papua New Guinea 1–1 Fiji (Oceania Nations Cup). Fiji +920 July 2019: Papua New Guinea 1–1 Fiji (Pacific Games). Fiji +924 March 2022: Fiji 1–2 Papua New Guinea (World Cup qualifying). Fiji +827 September 2022: Fiji 0–1 Papua New Guinea (MSG Prime Minister's Cup). Fiji +716 June 2024: Fiji 5–1 Papua New Guinea (Oceania Nations Cup). Fiji +814 November 2024: Papua New Guinea 3–3 Fiji (World Cup qualifying). Fiji +815 December 2024: Papua New Guinea 1–1 Fiji (MSG Prime Minister's Cup). Fiji +820 November 2025: Papua New Guinea 2–0 Fiji (MSG Prime Minister's Cup). Fiji +727 September 2026: Fiji 2–0 Papua New Guinea (MSG Prime Minister's Cup). Fiji +8Level
Fiji lead by 8 wins after the latest meeting. The biggest lead was 9, held by Fiji from 5 September 2011.

Every meeting on one timeline

Larger dots mark bigger winning margins. Hover a dot for the result.

Home, away and neutral

In Fiji's home games

7 matches

610

FijiDrawsPapua New Guinea

In Papua New Guinea's home games

5 matches

122

FijiDrawsPapua New Guinea

At neutral venues

13 matches

643

FijiDrawsPapua New Guinea

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPlayedFijiDrawsPapua New GuineaGoals
South Pacific Games62319–6
World Cup qualifying531112–8
Melanesia Cup550011–1
MSG Prime Minister's Cup41123–4
Oceania Nations Cup21106–2
Pacific Games21103–1
South Pacific Mini Games10012–3

Meetings by decade

Fiji wins Draws Papua New Guinea wins
Meetings by decade
DecadeResultsPlayedGoals
1960s39
1970s10
1980s310
1990s613
2000s211
2010s36
2020s722

Longest runs

Longest runs
Longest run ofFijiPapua New Guinea
Wins in a row61997 to 201122022
Unbeaten meetings131983 to 201942012 to 2022

The longest run of draws is 2, from 14 November 2024 to 15 December 2024.

Top scorers in Fiji vs Papua New Guinea

  1. 1Thomas DunnFiji3
  2. 2Ati KepoPapua New Guinea2
  3. 3Roy KrishnaFiji2(1 penalty)
  4. 4Tommy SemmyPapua New Guinea2

Scorer records exist for 7 of the 25 meetings, mostly competitive matches. Own goals are not credited to a player.

Questions answered

How many times have Fiji and Papua New Guinea played each other?

25 times, starting on 29 August 1963. 25 of those meetings were competitive and 0 were friendlies.

Who has won more matches between Fiji and Papua New Guinea?

Fiji, with 13 wins to 5. 7 matches ended level.

What is the biggest win in Fiji vs Papua New Guinea?

Fiji’s 5–0 win in the Melanesia Cup on 8 April 2000 in Suva.

When did Fiji and Papua New Guinea last play?

On 27 September 2026 in Suva, when Fiji won 2–0 in the MSG Prime Minister's Cup.

Every Fiji vs Papua New Guinea result

Every Fiji vs Papua New Guinea result
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionVenue
Fiji2–0Papua New GuineaMSG Prime Minister's CupSuva, Fiji
Papua New Guinea2–0FijiMSG Prime Minister's CupPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea1–1FijiMSG Prime Minister's CupHoniara, Solomon Islands (neutral)
Papua New Guinea3–3FijiWorld Cup qualifyingPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Fiji5–1Papua New GuineaOceania Nations CupSuva, Fiji
Fiji0–1Papua New GuineaMSG Prime Minister's CupLuganville, Vanuatu (neutral)
Fiji1–2Papua New GuineaWorld Cup qualifyingDoha, Qatar (neutral)
Papua New Guinea1–1FijiPacific GamesApia, Samoa (neutral)
Papua New Guinea1–1FijiOceania Nations CupHoniara, Solomon Islands (neutral)
Papua New Guinea0–2FijiPacific GamesBoulari, New Caledonia (neutral)
Fiji4–2Papua New GuineaWorld Cup qualifyingApia, Samoa (neutral)
Fiji5–0Papua New GuineaMelanesia CupSuva, Fiji
Fiji2–0Papua New GuineaMelanesia CupLuganville, Vanuatu (neutral)
Papua New Guinea0–1FijiWorld Cup qualifyingPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Fiji3–1Papua New GuineaWorld Cup qualifyingSuva, Fiji
Fiji2–2Papua New GuineaSouth Pacific GamesPapeete, Tahiti (neutral)
Papua New Guinea0–1FijiMelanesia CupHoniara, Solomon Islands (neutral)
Papua New Guinea0–1FijiMelanesia CupNouméa, New Caledonia (neutral)
Fiji2–1Papua New GuineaMelanesia CupSuva, Fiji
Fiji2–0Papua New GuineaSouth Pacific GamesApia, Western Samoa (neutral)
Papua New Guinea3–2FijiSouth Pacific Mini GamesHoniara, Solomon Islands (neutral)
Fiji0–0Papua New GuineaSouth Pacific GamesSuva, Fiji
Papua New Guinea2–1FijiSouth Pacific GamesPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea1–1FijiSouth Pacific GamesPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Fiji3–1Papua New GuineaSouth Pacific GamesSuva, Fiji

Recent form

Fiji

  1. Wv VanuatuMSG Prime Minister's Cup1–0Sat 3 Oct 2026
  2. Wv New CaledoniaMSG Prime Minister's Cup2–1Wed 30 Sept 2026
  3. Wv Papua New GuineaMSG Prime Minister's Cup2–0Sun 27 Sept 2026
  4. Lv VanuatuMSG Prime Minister's Cup0–1Mon 21 Sept 2026
  5. Dv Solomon IslandsMSG Prime Minister's Cup3–3Fri 18 Sept 2026

Papua New Guinea

  1. Dv Solomon IslandsMSG Prime Minister's Cup1–1Wed 30 Sept 2026
  2. Lat FijiMSG Prime Minister's Cup0–2Sun 27 Sept 2026
  3. Lv New CaledoniaMSG Prime Minister's Cup1–2Thu 24 Sept 2026
  4. Wv VanuatuMSG Prime Minister's Cup2–1Fri 18 Sept 2026
  5. Dv VanuatuMSG Prime Minister's Cup2–2Sun 23 Nov 2025

Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.