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- ↑ "Tonga 0-3 Papua New Guinea". Oceania Football Federation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ↑ "Papua New Guinea 4-1 Cook Islands". Oceania Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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