FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

New Zealand 7–0 Papua New Guinea

Wednesday 11 Jun 1997 · Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand7–0Papua New Guinea

Goals7

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Coveny Coveny Rufer Rufer Elliott Coveny Stevens

10′1–0Vaughan Coveny New Zealand
13′2–0Vaughan Coveny New Zealand
22′3–0Wynton Rufer New Zealand
31′4–0Wynton Rufer New Zealand
40′5–0Simon Elliott New Zealand
67′6–0Vaughan Coveny New Zealand
80′7–0Tim Stevens New Zealand

Hat-trick: Vaughan Coveny

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

New Zealand: 1576 → 1593
Papua New Guinea: 1422 → 1405

Expected score for New Zealand: 81.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 6, 1997–2022.

New Zealand wins: 4
Draws: 1
Papua New Guinea wins: 1

Form either side

New Zealand

Before

0–1 v Australia 18 Jan 1997 · Friendly
0–3 v Norway 22 Jan 1997 · Friendly
1–3 v South Korea 25 Jan 1997 · Friendly
0–1 v Papua New Guinea 31 May 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–0 v Fiji 7 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

5–0 v Fiji 18 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–3 v Australia 28 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–2 v Australia 6 Jul 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–5 v Indonesia 21 Sep 1997 · Friendly
0–0 v Chile 4 Feb 1998 · Friendly

Papua New Guinea

Before

0–3 v Vanuatu 20 Aug 1995 · South Pacific Games 1995
9–0 v Guam 22 Aug 1995 · South Pacific Games 1995
1–1 v Solomon Islands 16 Sep 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
2–1 v Vanuatu 20 Sep 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
1–0 v New Zealand 31 May 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

1–3 v Fiji 15 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–1 v Fiji 21 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–3 v Solomon Islands 5 Sep 1998 · Melanesia Cup 1998
1–0 v New Caledonia 7 Sep 1998 · Melanesia Cup 1998
1–1 v Vanuatu 8 Sep 1998 · Melanesia Cup 1998

Road through the tournament

New Zealand

0–1 v Papua New Guinea 31 May 1997
1–0 v Fiji 7 Jun 1997
7–0 v Papua New Guinea 11 Jun 1997
5–0 v Fiji 18 Jun 1997
0–3 v Australia 28 Jun 1997
0–2 v Australia 6 Jul 1997

Papua New Guinea

1–0 v New Zealand 31 May 1997
0–7 v New Zealand 11 Jun 1997
1–3 v Fiji 15 Jun 1997
0–1 v Fiji 21 Jun 1997

Every New Zealand v Papua New Guinea match6

From New Zealand's side.


18 Mar 2022	Papua New Guinea	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2022	—
11 Jun 2016	Papua New Guinea	0–0 (won on pens)	Away	Oceania Nations Cup 2016	Final
4 Jun 2012	Papua New Guinea	2–1	Neutral	Oceania Nations Cup 2012	Group stage
7 Jul 2002	Papua New Guinea	9–1	Home	Oceania Nations Cup 2002	Group stage
11 Jun 1997	Papua New Guinea	7–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
31 May 1997	Papua New Guinea	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: none · Cards: none