World Cup 1998 Qualifiers : Papua New Guinea and Fiji both exit FIFA World Cup

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Posted on 21 June 1997 16:30

PORT MORESBY, Jun. 21, 1997 (AMP) — France 98 (Oceania Qualifiers) : The Fiji defeated Papua New Guinea by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a World Cup qualifying game on Saturday afternoon. Both teams are eliminated.

Fixtures and Results : 2nd Round - Group 2

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Overview

Papua New Guinea at the World Cup

Never qualified
1 participation in the qualifications

Fiji at the World Cup

Never qualified
4 participations in the qualifications (first in 1982)

Papua New Guinea

0:1

Fiji

0:1 (0:1)

21 June 1997
14:30
Port Moresby

2nd Round - Group 2

Team	Pts
New Zealand	9
Fiji	6
Papua New Guinea	3

Matches

Papua New Guinea 1-0 New Zealand (31 May. 1997)
Fiji 0-1 New Zealand (7 Jun. 1997)
New Zealand 7-0 Papua New Guinea (11 Jun. 1997)
Fiji 3-1 Papua New Guinea (15 Jun. 1997)
New Zealand 5-0 Fiji (18 Jun. 1997)
Papua New Guinea 0-1 Fiji (21 Jun. 1997)

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