Tahiti national beach soccer team

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Tahiti
Nickname(s) Tiki Toa (The Warrior Gods) [1]
Association Tahitian Football Federation
Confederation OFC (Oceania)
Head coach Teva Zaveroni
Captain Raimana Li Fung Kuee
FIFA code TAH
BSWW ranking 20 Steady2.svg (15 January 2024) [2]
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 8–1 Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg
(Temae, Tahiti; 31 August 2006)
Biggest win
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 26–3 Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg
(Papeete, Tahiti; 22 August 2023)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9–1 Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg
(Dubai, UAE; 9 November 2018)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 12–4 Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg
(Luque, PAR; 21 November 2019)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 2011 )
Best resultRunners-up (2015, 2017)
OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2006 )
Best resultChampions (2011, 2019, 2023)

The Tahiti national beach soccer team represents Tahiti or French Polynesia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FTF and the FFF, the governing body for football in Tahiti. In contrast to the fortunes of the association football team, Tahiti's beach soccer has, since 2011, been one of the strongest teams in world beach soccer. The team made history at the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup by becoming the first Pacific nation to qualify for the knockout stages of an international FIFA tournament. At the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tahiti beat Italy in a penalty shootout to become the first Pacific nation to ever make it to a final in a FIFA tournament. They followed this up with another appearance in the 2017 final.

Contents

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2024

15 February 2024 (2024-02-15) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group B Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg4–3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00
  • Salem Soccerball shade.svg13', 31'
  • Li Fung Kuee Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • Tiniraurii Soccerball shade.svg30'
 Report (FIFA)
  • Ponzetti Soccerball shade.svg2', 32'
  • Pomar Soccerball shade.svg34'
Stadium: Dubai Design District Stadium
Attendance: 813
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group B Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–5Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00
  • J. Arias Soccerball shade.svg3'
  • Batis Soccerball shade.svg10'
  • Dona Soccerball shade.svg15'
 Report (FIFA)
  • Taiarui Soccerball shade.svg17'
  • Tepa Soccerball shade.svg23'
  • Labaste Soccerball shade.svg23'
  • Tinirauarii Soccerball shade.svg24', 36'
Stadium: Dubai Design District Stadium
Attendance: 2,622
Referee: Mickie Palomino (Peru)
19 February 2024 (2024-02-19) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group B Iran  Flag of Iran.svg5–3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Dubai, United Arab Emirates
21:00
  • Behzadpour Soccerball shade.svg24', 31'
  • Mirjalili Soccerball shade.svg28'
  • Tehau Soccerball shade.svg32' (o.g.)
  • Mokhtari Soccerball shade.svg35'
 Report (FIFA)
  • Labaste Soccerball shade.svg14'
  • Tinirauarii Soccerball shade.svg22'
  • Tepa Soccerball shade.svg32'
Stadium: Dubai Design District Stadium
Attendance: 3,458
Referee: Sérgio Soares (Portugal)
22 February 2024 (2024-02-22) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Quarter-finals Italy  Flag of Italy.svg5–2Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Dubai, United Arab Emirates
21:00
  • Giordani Soccerball shade.svg12', 17'
  • Bertacca Soccerball shade.svg30'
  • Josep Jr. Soccerball shade.svg34'
  • Remedi Soccerball shade.svg35'
 Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Dubai Design District Stadium
Attendance: 1,901
Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)

Players

Current squad

The following players and staff members were called up for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Jonathan Torohia
2 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Dylan Paama
3 FW Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Tamatoa Tetauira
4 DF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Heimanu Taiarui
5 FW Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Gervais Chan-Kat
6 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Patrick Tepa
7 FW Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Raimana Li Fung Kuee
No.Pos.NationPlayer
8 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Heiarii Tavanae
9 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Heirauarii Salem
10 FW Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Tearii Labaste
11 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Teva Zaveroni
12 GK Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Beo Revel
13 MF Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Teaonui Tehau
14 GK Flag of French Polynesia.svg  TAH Gabriel Amau
Head coach: Teva Zaveroni

Competitive record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification (OFC) record
YearRoundPosPldWW+LGFGAGDRoundPosPldWW+LGFGAGD
Flag of Brazil.svg 2005 did not enterNo qualification matches
Flag of Brazil.svg 2006 did not qualifyThird place3rd43012613+13
Flag of Brazil.svg 2007 Fourth place4th41032223–1
Flag of France.svg 2008 did not enterNo qualification matches
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2009 did not qualifyThird place3rd42022117+4
Flag of Italy.svg 2011 Group stage12th3102611–5Champions1st32011112–1
Flag of French Polynesia.svg 2013 Fourth place4th62132622+4Automatically qualified as hosts
Flag of Portugal.svg 2015 Runners-up2nd64113229+3No qualification matches [lower-alpha 1]
Flag of the Bahamas.svg 2017 Runners-up2nd63122022–2No qualification matches [lower-alpha 2]
Flag of Paraguay.svg 2019 Group stage10th32011617–1Champions1st65015612+44
Flag of Russia.svg 2021 Quarter-finals6th42022724+3No qualification matches [lower-alpha 3]
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2023 Quarter-finals42021917+2Champions1st4400489+39
Flag of Seychelles.svg 2025 to be determinedto be determined
Total0 titles7/123216313146142+43 titles6/721170818486+98
  1. ↑ The 2015 edition was originally set to take place in Papeete, Tahiti. [4] Due to undisclosed circumstances, the tournament was cancelled. Tahiti were hand-picked by the OFC to be the confederation's representative at the World Cup. [5]
  2. ↑ The 2017 edition was originally set to take place in February. [4] Due to undisclosed circumstances, the tournament was cancelled. Tahiti were hand-picked by the OFC to be the confederation's representative at the World Cup. [6]
  3. ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oceania qualification tournament was eventually cancelled, with the official announcement made by the OFC on 6 May 2021. The OFC announced that Tahiti, as the highest-ranked OFC team in the BSWW World Rankings and also as the winner of the most recent edition in 2019, were nominated as the OFC representatives at the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. [7]

Intercontinental Cup

BSIC record
YearRoundPosPldWW+LGFGAGD
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2011 Group stage8th3003719–12
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2012 Group stage6th3102810–2
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2013 did not enter
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2014
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2015 Runners-up2nd54012317+6
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2016 Fourth place4th52032529–4
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2017 did not enter
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2018 Group stage8th50142233–11
Total0 titles5/821711385108–23

OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup

OFC Nations Cup record
YearRoundPosPldWW+LGFGAGD
Flag of French Polynesia.svg 2006 Third place3rd42022613+13
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2007 Fourth place4th41031725–8
Flag of French Polynesia.svg 2009 Third place3rd42022117+4
Flag of French Polynesia.svg 2011 Champions1st32011112–1
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg 2013 Withdrew [lower-alpha 1]
2015 and 2017Not held [lower-alpha 2]
Flag of French Polynesia.svg 2019 Champions1st55005612+44
Flag of French Polynesia.svg 2023 Champions1st4400489+39
Total2 titles7/824160817988+91
  1. ↑ see above
  2. ↑ see above

Head-to-head record

As of 27 August 2023

Note: The following includes all friendly matches and competitive games except for a small handful of friendlies not played by the official rules of FIFA.

Since making their international debut in August 2006, Tahiti have played a total of 118 matches against 41 different national teams, 68 of which were won. Their most played fixture is against the Solomon Islands whom they have played nine times.

TeamFirstLastRecordWin %
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 200620062–0100%
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 200620235–456%
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 200620191–325%
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 200720071–150%
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 200920234–0100%
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 201120193–175%
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 201120111–0100%
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 201120181–713%
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 201120190–30%
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 201120213–443%
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 201220182–625%
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 201220195–0100%
Flag of France.svg  France 201320133–0100%
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 201320133–0100%
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 201320130–10%
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 201320131–0100%
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 201320131–0100%
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 201320131–0100%
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 201320132–0100%
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 201320131–0100%
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 201320211–325%
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 201320170–40%
Flag of England.svg  England 201420183–0100%
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 201520151–0100%
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 201520192–167%
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 201520182–433%
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 201520191–150%
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 201520151–150%
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 201520151–0100%
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 201620161–150%
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 201620211–420%
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 201620172–0100%
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 201720171–0100%
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 201720171–0100%
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 201720171–0100%
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 201820191–150%
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 201920232–0100%
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 201920191–0100%
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 201920191–0100%
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 202120211–0100%
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 202320233–0100%
Totals2006202368–5058%

Honours

Winners: 2011, 2019, 2023
Runners-up: 2015, 2017
Fourth place: 2013

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References

  1. ↑ Tahiti beach soccer team light on preparation
  2. ↑ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  3. ↑ FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021™ – Squad List
  4. 1 2 "OFC Executive Committee decisions". oceaniafootball.com. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Teams". FIFA.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Competition calendar outlined". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "OFC cancels upcoming Beach Soccer Nations Cup". Oceania Football Confederation. 6 May 2021.
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