Vanuatu 1-2 Papua New Guinea in the International Friendly Games.

Vanuatu won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–L–L–W), scoring 7 and conceding 16.

Papua New Guinea won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–D–L–D–L), scoring 9 and conceding 11.

The two sides have met 6 times: Vanuatu 2 wins, Papua New Guinea 3, 1 draw.