The Papua New Guinea national football team represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international association football. It is fielded by the Papua New Guinea Football Association, the governing body of football in Papua New Guinea, and competes as a member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), which encompasses the countries of Oceania. Papua New Guinea played their first international match on 29 August 1963 in a 3–1 loss to Fiji in Suva.