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- 1 2 "Papua New Guinea 1 - 0 Tahiti Nui". Oceania Football Federation. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ↑ "Solomon Islands 0 - 1 Papua New Guinea". Oceania Football Federation. 4 September 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ↑ "Papua New Guinea 4 - 0 Fiji". Oceania Football Federation. 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ↑ "New Caledonia 1 - 2 Papua New Guinea". Oceania Football Federation. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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