World Cup 1998 Qualifiers : Papua New Guinea and Fiji both exit FIFA World Cup
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)
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Papua New Guinea
![](https://athlet.org/jdd/public/documents/athlet/football/teams/nation/23px/PNG.png)
0:1
![](https://athlet.org/jdd/public/documents/athlet/football/teams/nation/23px/FIJ.png)
Fiji
0:1 (0:1)
- 21 June 1997
- 14:30
- Port Moresby
2nd Round - Group 2
Team | Pts |
---|---|
![]() | 9 |
![]() | 6 |
![]() | 3 |
Matches
World Cup History
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