Papua New Guinea have competed in seven editions of the Rugby League World Cup. Their best finish is the quarter-finals, which they have reached in two tournaments.
Tournament history World Cup recordYearRoundPositionGPWLD1954–1977Did not participate 1985–88Fourth place4/58260 1989–92Fifth place5/58080 1995Group stage6/102011 2000Quarter-finals6/164310 2008Group stage10/103030 2013Group stage13/143030 2017Quarter-finals5/144310 2021Qualified 2025To be determinedTotal0 Titles 328231
Tournaments +KeyColourMeaningQualifiers to the next round
1985-1988 Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points 8 6 0 2 252 91 +161 121 8 5 1 2 158 86 +72 111 8 4 2 2 203 90 +113 10 8 2 0 6 84 325 −241 41 8 1 1 6 35 140 −105 3 1 France's 1987 away fixtures against Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea were scratched and each team awarded two points as the French were unable to tour Australasia that year due to financial difficulties.
1989-1992
Key to colours in group tablesAdvances to the Final
TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferencePoints8 8 0 0 236 68 +168 168 5 0 3 215 79 +136 108 5 0 3 203 120 +83 108 2 0 6 80 247 −167 48 0 0 8 84 304 −220 0
1995
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 2 2 0 0 47 30 +17 4 Advanced to knockout stage 2 0 1 1 52 53 −1 1 2 0 1 1 34 50 −16 1 RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage28–28The Boulevard, Hull6-22Knowsley Road, St Helens
2000
TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffPoints 3 3 0 0 69 42 27 6 3 2 0 1 104 37 67 4 3 1 0 2 96 76 20 2 3 0 0 3 24 138 −114 0
RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage23–20Charlety Stadium, Paris16–0Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse30–22Stadium Municipal d'Albi, AlbiQuarter-Final8–22 Auto Quest Stadium, Widnes
2008
TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffPoints 3 3 0 0 128 16 112 6 3 2 0 1 90 60 30 4 3 1 0 2 60 110 -50 2 3 0 0 3 34 126 −92 0
RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage22–32Willows Sports Complex, Townsville6–48Robina Stadium, Gold Coast6–46Willows Sports Complex, Townsville
2013
TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffPoints 3 3 0 0 146 34 112 6 3 2 0 1 84 52 32 4 3 1 0 2 15 78 -63 2 3 0 0 3 22 103 −81 0
RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage8–9Craven Park, Hull4–38Craven Park, Hull10–56Headingley, Leeds
2017
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 3 3 0 0 128 12 +116 6 Advanced to knockout stage 3 2 0 1 76 32 +44 4 3 0 0 3 18 156 −138 0 RoundScoreOppositionVenueGroup Stage50–6National Football Stadium14-6National Football Stadium64-0National Football StadiumQuarter-Final6–36Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
2021
18 October 2022vTotally Wicked Stadium, St Helens25 October 2022vHalliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington31 October 2022vEco-Power Stadium, Doncaster TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffPoints 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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