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| Nickname(s) | Kapuls (Cuscus) | ||
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| Association | Papua New Guinea Football Association | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Felipe Vega-Arango | ||
| Captain | Ronald Warisan | ||
| Most caps | Emmanuel Simon (39) | ||
| Top scorer | Raymond Gunemba (16) | ||
| Home stadium | Hubert Murray Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | PNG | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 172  (19 December 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 153 (June 2017) | ||
| Lowest | 206 (October–November 2015) | ||
| First international | |||
 Fiji 3–1 Papua and New Guinea  (Suva, Fiji; 29 August 1963)[2] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Papua New Guinea 20–0 American Samoa  (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 15 December 1987) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Malaysia 10–0 Papua New Guinea (Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia; 20 June 2023) | |||
| OFC Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1980) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2016) | ||
| Melanesia Cup/MSG Prime Minister's Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1989) | ||
| Best result | Melanesia Cup: Third place (1994) MSG Prime Minister's Cup: Champions (2022, 2024) | ||
Medal record | |||
The Papua New Guinea national soccer team is the men's national soccer team of Papua New Guinea and is controlled by the Papua New Guinea Football Association. Its nickname is the Kapuls,[4][5] which is Tok Pisin for Cuscus.
Papua New Guinea's highest ever FIFA ranking was 153, in June 2017. As of April 2024, the country was ranked 166 out of 211 countries. This was a drop of 1 place from February 2024.[6] Papua New Guinea had previously left the FIFA rankings, having not competed in a match between July 2007 and August 2011. Their matches at the 2015 Pacific Games saw them return to the rankings, and they competed in the 2016 OFC Nations Cup in June 2016; they reached the final, but lost to New Zealand 4–2 on penalties after the score was tied at 0–0 after extra time.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea International Matches". Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Strikers To Play Papua New Guinea". Steve Pitman, Brisbane Strikers. 30 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Farina's PNG aiming to defy odds". Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ FIFA/Coca-Cola-World-Rankings, FIFA/Coca-Cola-World-Rankings. "FIFA/Coca-Cola-World-Rankings". Men's Ranking. Retrieved 23 April 2024.