Papua New Guinea national soccer team
national association football team
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The Papua New Guinea national soccer team represents Papua New Guinea in international men's soccer.
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| Nickname(s) | Kapuls (Cuscus) | ||
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| Association | Papua New Guinea Football Association | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Flemming Serritslev | ||
| Captain | Michael Foster | ||
| Most caps | Michael Foster (23) Reggie Davani | ||
| Top scorer | Reggie Davani (15) | ||
| Home stadium | Hubert Murray Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | PNG | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 158  1 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 153 (June 2017) | ||
| Lowest | 206 (October–November 2015) | ||
| First international | |||
 Fiji 3–1 Papua New Guinea  (Suva, Fiji; 29 August 1963)[2] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Papua New Guinea 20–0 American Samoa  (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 15 December 1987)  Niue 0–19 Papua New Guinea (Apia, Western Samoa;22 August 1983) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Australia 11–2 Papua New Guinea (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 26 February 1980) | |||
| OFC Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1980) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up, 2016 | ||
References
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "Papua New Guinea International Matches".
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
