Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti head-to-head record

Papua New Guinea wins: 1
Draws: 5
Tahiti wins: 11

17 meetings, 1966 to 2024Goals: Papua New Guinea 19, Tahiti 50

Papua New Guinea and Tahiti have met 17 times since 1966. Tahiti have won 11, Papua New Guinea 1, and 5 matches ended level. They last met on 19 June 2024, when the match ended 1–1 at the Oceania Nations Cup.

The 17 meetings have produced 69 goals, 4.06 per game. The biggest win is Tahiti’s 8–1 in the South Pacific Games in 1971.

Who has won more, Papua New Guinea or Tahiti?

All matches17 matches

1 Papua New Guinea5 drawsTahiti 11

Competitive17 matches

1 Papua New Guinea5 drawsTahiti 11

Key numbers

Goals: Papua New Guinea 19, Tahiti 504.06 per game
First meeting: Papua New Guinea 3–4 TahitiSouth Pacific Games, 9 Dec 1966
Most recent: Papua New Guinea 1–1 TahitiOceania Nations Cup, 19 Jun 2024
Papua New Guinea’s biggest win: Tahiti 1–2 Papua New GuineaWorld Cup qualifying, 28 Mar 2017
Tahiti’s biggest win: Tahiti 8–1 Papua New GuineaSouth Pacific Games, 18 Sept 1971
Most goals in a meeting: Tahiti 8–1 Papua New GuineaSouth Pacific Games, 18 Sept 1971
Biggest upset: Tahiti 1–2 Papua New GuineaWorld Cup qualifying, 28 Mar 2017Winner’s rating-based win expectancy: 19%
TFN Elo rating now: Papua New Guinea 1376 (147th), Tahiti 1451 (121st)How the rating works

Last five meetings

19 Jun 2024
Papua New Guinea1Tahiti1
Oceania Nations Cup
Suva, Fiji (neutral)
30 Nov 2023
Tahiti2Papua New Guinea0
Pacific Games
Honiara, Solomon Islands (neutral)
28 Mar 2017
Tahiti1Papua New Guinea2
World Cup qualifying
Pirae, Tahiti
23 Mar 2017
Papua New Guinea1Tahiti3
World Cup qualifying
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
1 Jun 2016
Papua New Guinea2Tahiti2
Oceania Nations Cup
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Who has had the upper hand over time?

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

Above the line: Papua New Guinea have won more Below: Tahiti have won more

Level

Tahiti lead by 10 wins after the latest meeting. The biggest lead was 10, held by Tahiti from 23 March 2017.

Every meeting on one timeline

Papua New Guinea wins

Draws

Tahiti wins

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

Home, away and neutral

In Papua New Guinea's home games

3 matches

012

Papua New GuineaDrawsTahiti

In Tahiti's home games

3 matches

111

Papua New GuineaDrawsTahiti

At neutral venues

11 matches

038

Papua New GuineaDrawsTahiti

Record by competition

Record by competition
Competition	Played	Papua New Guinea	Draws	Tahiti	Goals
South Pacific Games	9	0	2	7	11–32
Oceania Nations Cup	3	0	2	1	4–6
World Cup qualifying	2	1	0	1	3–4
Pacific Games	2	0	1	1	1–3
South Pacific Mini Games	1	0	0	1	0–5

Meetings by decade

Papua New Guinea wins Draws Tahiti wins

Meetings by decade
Decade	Played	Papua New Guinea	Draws	Tahiti	Goals
1960s	2	0	0	2	11
1970s	3	0	1	2	19
1980s	4	0	1	3	15
2000s	2	0	0	2	7
2010s	4	1	2	1	13
2020s	2	0	1	1	4

Longest runs

Longest runs
Longest run of	Papua New Guinea	Tahiti
Wins in a row	12017	51971 to 1983
Unbeaten meetings	22011 to 2016	141966 to 2017

The longest run of draws is 2, from 1 September 2011 to 1 June 2016.

Top scorers in Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti

1Raymond GunembaPapua New Guinea3
2Felix TagawaTahiti2
3Sylvain GragliaTahiti2
4Teaonui TehauTahiti2

Scorer records exist for 5 of the 17 meetings, mostly competitive matches. Own goals are not credited to a player.

Questions answered

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

17 times, starting on 9 December 1966. 17 of those meetings were competitive and 0 were friendlies.

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

Tahiti, with 11 wins to 1. 5 matches ended level.

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

Tahiti’s 8–1 win in the South Pacific Games on 18 September 1971 in Papeete.

When did Papua New Guinea and Tahiti last play?

On 19 June 2024 in Suva, when the match ended 1–1 at the Oceania Nations Cup.

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Every Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti result

Every Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti result
Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue
19 Jun 2024	Papua New Guinea	1–1	Tahiti	Oceania Nations Cup	Suva, Fiji (neutral)
30 Nov 2023	Tahiti	2–0	Papua New Guinea	Pacific Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands (neutral)
28 Mar 2017	Tahiti	1–2	Papua New Guinea	World Cup qualifying	Pirae, Tahiti
23 Mar 2017	Papua New Guinea	1–3	Tahiti	World Cup qualifying	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
1 Jun 2016	Papua New Guinea	2–2	Tahiti	Oceania Nations Cup	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
1 Sept 2011	Tahiti	1–1	Papua New Guinea	Pacific Games	Boulari, New Caledonia (neutral)
3 Jul 2003	Tahiti	3–0	Papua New Guinea	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji (neutral)
9 Jul 2002	Papua New Guinea	1–3	Tahiti	Oceania Nations Cup	North Shore, New Zealand (neutral)
9 Dec 1987	Papua New Guinea	0–0	Tahiti	South Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia (neutral)
28 Aug 1983	Papua New Guinea	1–6	Tahiti	South Pacific Games	Apia, Western Samoa (neutral)
24 Aug 1983	Papua New Guinea	1–2	Tahiti	South Pacific Games	Apia, Western Samoa (neutral)
11 Jul 1981	Tahiti	5–0	Papua New Guinea	South Pacific Mini Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands (neutral)
4 Aug 1975	Papua New Guinea	2–4	Tahiti	South Pacific Games	Tamuning, Guam (neutral)
18 Sept 1971	Tahiti	8–1	Papua New Guinea	South Pacific Games	Papeete, Tahiti
9 Sept 1971	Tahiti	2–2	Papua New Guinea	South Pacific Games	Papeete, Tahiti
15 Aug 1969	Papua New Guinea	1–3	Tahiti	South Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
9 Dec 1966	Papua New Guinea	3–4	Tahiti	South Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia (neutral)