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Papua New GuineavsVanuatu
Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: head-to-head stats
Since 1966
Papua New Guinea
11
wins
draws
6
26 meetings
Vanuatu
9
wins
Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu have met 26 times since 1966: Papua New Guinea won 11, Vanuatu 9, and 6 matches were drawn. Papua New Guinea lead the head-to-head by 2 wins. Goals: Papua New Guinea 35, Vanuatu 38. Last meeting: Papua New Guinea 2–1 Vanuatu (MSG Prime Minister's Cup, Sep 18, 2026).
- First meeting
- Papua New Guinea 2–5 Vanuatu
- Dec 17, 1966 · South Pacific Games
- Last meeting
- Papua New Guinea 2–1 Vanuatu
- Sep 18, 2026 · MSG Prime Minister's Cup
- Biggest Papua New Guinea win
- Papua New Guinea 3–0 Vanuatu
- Oct 31, 1989 · Melanesia Cup
- Biggest Vanuatu win
- Papua New Guinea 2–5 Vanuatu
- Dec 17, 1966 · South Pacific Games
Match preview and current form
The rivalry, match by match
26 meetings since 1966. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Papua New Guinea win
- Draw
- Vanuatu win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
PNG=VAN
- 1960
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
PNG +21995 · VAN ahead3–0 · 1989
↑ PNGVAN ↓
- 1960s: Papua New Guinea 4 goals, Vanuatu 6 goals
- 1970s: Papua New Guinea 0 goals, Vanuatu 5 goals
- 1980s: Papua New Guinea 15 goals, Vanuatu 7 goals
- 1990s: Papua New Guinea 4 goals, Vanuatu 9 goals
- 2000s: Papua New Guinea 2 goals, Vanuatu 5 goals
- 2010s: Papua New Guinea 2 goals, Vanuatu 0 goals
- 2020s: Papua New Guinea 8 goals, Vanuatu 6 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | PNG W | D | VAN W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Pacific Games | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Melanesia Cup | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| MSG Prime Minister's Cup | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| South Pacific Mini Games | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pacific Games | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oceania Nations Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
All meetings
26 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- W2–1NMSG Prime Minister's CupMSG Prime Minister's Cup
- D2–2HMSG Prime Minister's CupMSG Prime Minister's Cup
- W2–1NMSG Prime Minister's CupMSG Prime Minister's Cup
- D1–1NPacific GamesPacific Games
- L0–1NMSG Prime Minister's CupMSG Prime Minister's Cup
- W1–0AMSG Prime Minister's CupMSG Prime Minister's Cup
- W2–0NPacific GamesPacific Games
- D1–1NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Papua New Guinea: Mauri Wasi 73'
Vanuatu: Simon Lauru 90'
- L1–4NMelanesia CupMelanesia Cup
- D1–1AMelanesia CupMelanesia Cup
Show all 26 meetings
- W2–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Papua New Guinea: Batman Furigi 88', Roy Karang 89'
Vanuatu: Reginal Garo 27'
- L0–3NSouth Pacific GamesSouth Pacific Games
- D1–1NMelanesia CupMelanesia Cup
- L0–1ASouth Pacific Mini GamesSouth Pacific Mini Games
- L0–1HSouth Pacific GamesSouth Pacific Games
- L0–1NMelanesia CupMelanesia Cup
- W3–0NMelanesia CupMelanesia Cup
- W3–1NSouth Pacific GamesSouth Pacific Games
- D1–1NSouth Pacific GamesSouth Pacific Games
- W1–0NSouth Pacific Mini GamesSouth Pacific Mini Games
- W3–2NSouth Pacific Mini GamesSouth Pacific Mini Games
- W4–3NOceania Nations CupOceania Nations Cup
Papua New Guinea: Aeriel Kaore 25', Sanar Asugum 82' (pen.), Andy Dedeba, Tikio Piska
Vanuatu: NA, NA, NA
- L0–2NSouth Pacific GamesSouth Pacific Games
- L0–3NSouth Pacific GamesSouth Pacific Games
- W2–1HSouth Pacific GamesSouth Pacific Games
- L2–5NSouth Pacific GamesSouth Pacific Games
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
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