The 2026 MSG Prime Minister's Cup men's football tournament was held from 18 September to 3 October 2026. Fiji will host the competition in Suva at the HFC Bank Stadium. Vanuatu are defending champions after winning the competition for the first time in 2025.
History Fiji was confirmed as the host of the tournament in December 2025. At the event, it was also announced that the competition would feature other sports and coincide with the Melanesian Cultural Festival for the first time. In August 2026, Papua New Guinea announced that it would not send teams to the tournament because of unpaid allowances, prize money, reimbursements and related commitments outstanding from the 2024 and 2025 competitions. It was believed that Papua New Guinea's men's 2024 and women's 2025 trophies could be handed back as the PNG Sports Foundation had not been paying the nation's fair share as the tournament is funded by the governments, not the football associations. In September 2026, it was announced that the event would feature football and golf tournaments. Papua New Guinea was confirmed as participating in the competition when the schedule was released. Reports indicated that the team had received assurances from the government that all outstanding monies would be paid.
Format All nations will play each other once in a round-robin format. At the conclusion of the matches, the top two teams will play each other to determine the champion.
Participating nations
Squads 2026 MSG Prime Minister's Cup – Men's football team squads
Table
Matches Matchday 1
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Matchday 4
Matchday 5
Final
Goalscorers
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