Papua New Guinea v New Zealand, 31 May 1997
| Score | 1-0 to Papua New Guinea |
| Referee | Robert Eedy |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Oceania group 2 |
| Venue | Port Moresby |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
View Papua New Guinea v New Zealand head to head
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Papua New Guinea
Manager: Richard Tamari Nagai
Goals:
| Francis Niakuam | 75 |
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Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| Francis Niakuam for Steven Mune | 51 |
| Panniu Carrol for Geoffrey Emang | 87 |
| Wesley Waiwai for Hans Gewebing | 88 |
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New Zealand
Manager: Joe McGrath
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Danny Hay
Defender/Centre back
Ivan Vicelich
Defender/Midfielder
Simon Elliott
Midfielder
Noah Hickey
Midfielder
Vaughan Barry Coveny
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mark Anthony Atkinson for Neil Harlock | 13 |
| Nicolas Viljoen for Mark Elrick | 66 |
| Rodger Gray for Noah Hickey | 74 |