The men’s football tournament at the

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will be the 16th edition of the men’s football tournament at the Pacific Games, and is set to be held from the 17th November to the 2nd of December. New Zealand’s Under-23s are the defending champions after beating New Caledonia in the final in

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Teams

Twelve teams entered the tournament. Originally,

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was drawn into Group B with

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

and

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

but withdrew on 3 November 2023. It would have been the nation's first appearance in the competition since 2011. * * * * * * * * * (hosts) * * * *

Venues

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National Stadium Many countries have a national sport stadium, which typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to an association football stadiu ...

Lawson Tama Stadium Lawson Tama Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands. It is currently used mostly for association football, football matches. The stadium is unique as the stand is built into the hillside so there is no official capacity but ...

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Teams

Venues

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Final

Broadcasting

See also

References