The Tonga men's national football team () represents Tonga in men's international football and is controlled by the Tonga Football Association, which is a part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
On 9 April 2001, Tonga lost 0âÂÂ22 to Australia, and the game became the highest scoring FIFA World Cup qualifying match. The match was an Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) first round qualifying match for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Tonga's greatest football triumph to date was their triumph in the first ever Polynesian Cup held in 1993 over Samoa and the Cook Islands. Although local players have not yet made their mark on big leagues abroad, the Chief Executive of the Tonga Football Association, Joe Topou, was appointed to the FIFA Executive Committee in 2002.
In July 2023, Tonga became unranked within the FIFA rankings due to not having played any matches since they lost 8-0 to Papua New Guinea on 18 July 2019.
Tonga's second Goal project will develop and improve the national football academy and the association's headquarters in Atele, Tongatapu, which was built in the country's first Goal project. This development work has the aim that all of the Tonga Football Association's needs are fully satisfied. Local matches will be held at the football academy, while the administration's requirements, including the needs of players, officials and spectators, will also be covered. The football school will be transformed into a House of Football.
The following players were called up for the 2026 World Cup qualification matches in September 2024.
Caps and goals updated as of 9 September 2024, after the game against Samoa.
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.
Up to matches played on 6 September 2024.
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