Tahiti at the FIFA Confederations Cup

Tahiti has only participated in the FIFA Confederations Cup once in the 2013 edition after winning the 2012 OFC Nations Cup. The team finished last, and was defeated in all matches with harsh results

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

Spain v Tahiti

By winning the 2012 OFC Nations Cup, Tahiti qualified for the 2013 Confederations Cup, held in Brazil, for the first time. ^[1] Tahiti is the first – and, following the tournament's abolition, only – team which participated in the Confederations Cup but has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. On 17 June 2013, Tahiti lost 1–6 to Nigeria in the 2013 Confederations Cup in Belo Horizonte, with Jonathan Tehau scoring the goal for Tahiti in the second half with a header from a corner; Tahiti fans still rejoiced in the prospect of scoring a goal in an international tournament. ^[2] On 20 June, Tahiti lost 10–0 against Spain to equal their largest ever loss against New Zealand nine years earlier. ^[3] On 23 June 2013, Tahiti was beaten 8–0 by Uruguay. ^[4]

In all, Tahiti conceded 24 goals and scored 1 to end with a goal differential of −23, the worst of any national team in any major competition. ^[5] However, even with the poor record and heavy defeats, Tahiti's underdog qualities gathered significant respect from the people of Brazil, who always cheered for them in every match. ^[6] Spanish coach Vicente del Bosque, and strikers Fernando Torres and David Villa  – who scored four and three goals respectively against Tahiti – complimented the team's fair play. ^[7]

Squad

Head coach: Eddy Etaeta

Etaeta named his 23-man squad on 24 May 2013. ^[8]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Mikaël Roche	(1982-12-24)24 December 1982 (aged 30)	6	0	AS Dragon
2	4 FW	Alvin Tehau	(1989-04-10)10 April 1989 (aged 24)	16	6	AS Tefana
3	4 FW	Marama Vahirua	(1980-05-12)12 May 1980 (aged 33)	0	0	Nancy [a]
4	2 DF	Teheivarii Ludivion	(1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 23)	15	1	AS Tefana
5	2 DF	Tamatoa Wagemann	(1980-03-18)18 March 1980 (aged 33)	6	0	AS Dragon
6	3 MF	Henri Caroine	(1981-09-07)7 September 1981 (aged 31)	6	0	AS Dragon
7	3 MF	Heimano Bourebare	(1989-05-15)15 May 1989 (aged 24)	12	1	AS Tefana
8	2 DF	Stephane Faatiarau	(1990-03-13)13 March 1990 (aged 23)	11	1	AS Tefana
9	4 FW	Teaonui Tehau	(1992-09-01)1 September 1992 (aged 20)	16	8	AS Dragon
10	2 DF	Nicolas Vallar (c)	(1983-10-22)22 October 1983 (aged 29)	12	3	AS Dragon
11	4 FW	Stanley Atani	(1990-01-27)27 January 1990 (aged 23)	15	5	AS Tefana
12	2 DF	Edson Lemaire	(1990-10-31)31 October 1990 (aged 22)	3	0	AS Dragon
13	4 FW	Steevy Chong Hue	(1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 23)	19	7	AS Dragon
14	3 MF	Rainui Aroita	(1994-01-25)25 January 1994 (aged 19)	1	0	AS Tamarii Faa'a
15	3 MF	Lorenzo Tehau	(1989-04-10)10 April 1989 (aged 24)	18	7	AS Tefana
16	4 FW	Ricky Aitamai	(1991-12-22)22 December 1991 (aged 21)	1	0	AS Vénus
17	3 MF	Jonathan Tehau	(1988-01-09)9 January 1988 (aged 25)	22	4	AS Tamarii Faa'a
18	3 MF	Yohann Tihoni	(1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 18)	1	0	AS Roniu
19	2 DF	Vincent Simon	(1983-09-28)28 September 1983 (aged 29)	21	1	AS Dragon
20	2 DF	Yannick Vero	(1990-02-28)28 February 1990 (aged 23)	5	0	AS Dragon
21	4 FW	Samuel Hnanyine	(1984-03-01)1 March 1984 (aged 29)	1	1	AS Dragon
22	1 GK	Gilbert Meriel	(1986-11-11)11 November 1986 (aged 26)	3	0	AS Tefana
23	1 GK	Xavier Samin	(1978-01-01)1 January 1978 (aged 35)	28	0	AS Dragon

1. Marama Vahirua was on loan at Panthrakikos.

Group stage

Main article: 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Uruguay	3	2	0	1	11	3	+8	6
3	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	7	6	+1	3
4	Tahiti	3	0	0	3	1	24	−23	0

Source: FIFA

Tahiti vs Nigeria

17 June 2013 (2013-06-17)

19:00

Tahiti	1–6	Nigeria
J. Tehau 54'	Report	Vallar 5' (o.g.) Oduamadi 10', 26', 76' J. Tehau 69' (o.g.) Echiéjilé 80'

Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 20,187

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Tahiti [9]

Nigeria [9]

GK 23 Xavier Samin CB 4 Teheivarii Ludivion CB 10 Nicolas Vallar (c)  54' CB 17 Jonathan Tehau RM 19 Vincent Simon  78' CM 7 Heimano Bourebare CM 6 Henri Caroine LM 16 Ricky Aitamai RW 3 Marama Vahirua  69' LW 13 Steevy Chong Hue CF 2 Alvin Tehau Substitutions: DF 8 Stephane Faatiarau  54' MF 11 Stanley Atani  69' DF 12 Edson Lemaire  78' Manager: Eddy Etaeta

GK 1 Vincent Enyeama (c) RB 5 Efe Ambrose CB 2 Godfrey Oboabona CB 22 Kenneth Omeruo  41'  74' LB 3 Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé RM 13 Fegor Ogude CM 10 John Obi Mikel LM 19 Sunday Mba  57' RF 20 Nnamdi Oduamadi CF 14 Anthony Ujah  52' LF 7 Ahmed Musa Substitutions: FW 8 Ideye Brown  52' MF 4 John Ugochukwu  57' DF 6 Azubuike Egwuekwe  74' Manager: Stephen Keshi

Man of the Match: Nnamdi Oduamadi (Nigeria) [10] Assistant referees: William Torres (El Salvador) Juan Zumba (El Salvador) Fourth official: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Fifth official: Abduxamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)

Spain vs Tahiti

This game holds the record for the biggest margin of victory in a FIFA senior men's tournament. The previous record was nine goals which occurred three times: first when Hungary beat South Korea 9–0 at the 1954 FIFA World Cup; second when Yugoslavia defeated Zaire by the same score in 1974; and third when Hungary beat El Salvador 10–1 in 1982. ^[11]

20 June 2013 (2013-06-20)

16:00

Spain	10–0	Tahiti
Torres 5', 33', 57', 78' Silva 31', 89' Villa 39', 49', 64' Mata 66'	Report

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 71,806

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Spain [12]

Tahiti [12]

GK 23 Pepe Reina RB 5 César Azpilicueta CB 15 Sergio Ramos (c)  46' CB 2 Raúl Albiol LB 19 Nacho Monreal CM 20 Santi Cazorla  45'  76' CM 4 Javi Martínez CM 21 David Silva RF 13 Juan Mata  69' CF 9 Fernando Torres LF 7 David Villa Substitutions: MF 22 Jesús Navas  46' MF 10 Cesc Fàbregas  69' MF 6 Andrés Iniesta  76' Manager: Vicente del Bosque

GK 1 Mickaël Roche RB 16 Ricky Aitamai CB 4 Teheivarii Ludivion CB 10 Nicolas Vallar (c) CB 17 Jonathan Tehau LB 12 Edson Lemaire  74' CM 7 Heimano Bourebare  69' CM 6 Henri Caroine RW 3 Marama Vahirua LW 13 Steevy Chong Hue CF 2 Alvin Tehau  53' Substitutions: FW 9 Teaonui Tehau  53' MF 15 Lorenzo Tehau  69' DF 20 Yannick Vero  74' Manager: Eddy Etaeta

Man of the Match: Fernando Torres (Spain) [13] Assistant referees: Redouane Achik (Morocco) Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Fourth official: Felix Brych (Germany) Fifth official: Stefan Lupp (Germany)

Uruguay vs Tahiti

23 June 2013 (2013-06-23)

16:00

Uruguay	8–0	Tahiti
Hernández 2', 24', 45+1', 67' (pen.) Pérez 27' Lodeiro 61' Suárez 82', 90'	Report

Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife

Attendance: 22,047

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Uruguay [14]

Tahiti [14]

GK 23 Martín Silva RB 13 Matías Aguirregaray CB 4 Sebastián Coates LB 19 Andrés Scotti  42'  51' DM 5 Walter Gargano DM 15 Diego Pérez (c)  84' RM 8 Sebastián Eguren LM 6 Álvaro Pereira AM 14 Nicolás Lodeiro AM 18 Gastón Ramírez  69' CF 11 Abel Hernández Substitutions: FW 9 Luis Suárez  69' Manager: Óscar Tabárez

GK 22 Gilbert Meriel RB 19 Vincent Simon CB 17 Jonathan Tehau CB 10 Nicolas Vallar (c)  49' CB 4 Teheivarii Ludivion  8'  59' LB 16 Ricky Aitamai  53' CM 3 Marama Vahirua CM 21 Samuel Hnanyine  87' RW 6 Henri Caroine LW 13 Steevy Chong Hue  66' CF 15 Lorenzo Tehau  71' Substitutions: DF 12 Edson Lemaire  53' MF 11 Stanley Atani  71' MF 18 Yohann Tihoni  87' Manager: Eddy Etaeta

Man of the Match: Abel Hernández (Uruguay) [15] Assistant referees: Bertino Miranda (Portugal) José Trigo (Portugal) Fourth official: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) Fifth official: Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)

Goalscorers

Goals	Player	Year
1	Jonathan Tehau	2012

See also

• Tahiti at the OFC Nations Cup

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