Papua New Guinea
Oceania (OFC) · No major trophy yet
Still waiting for a first title
Oceania (OFC) · No major trophy yet
Papua New Guinea are one of 160 national teams who have never won a FIFA World Cup or their confederation's continental championship — the same two-tier standard tracked for every team on this site. Best result: hosted the 2016 OFC Nations Cup but were eliminated in the group stage.
To join the 51 nations already tracked here, Papua New Guinea would need to win either the FIFA World Cup or the OFC Nations Cup — the top continental honor in the Oceania (OFC) region. Both remain fully open: there's no ranking or seeding that rules a team out permanently, only qualification and results on the pitch.
No. Papua New Guinea has never won a FIFA World Cup or the OFC Nations Cup. Best result: hosted the 2016 OFC Nations Cup but were eliminated in the group stage.
Best result: hosted the 2016 OFC Nations Cup but were eliminated in the group stage.
The FIFA World Cup and the OFC Nations Cup are the two competitions tracked on this site — both remain open to Papua New Guinea.
