Nickname(s) | Tiki Toa (The Warrior Gods)[1] | ||
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Association | Tahitian Football Federation | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Teva Zaveroni | ||
Captain | Raimana Li Fung Kuee | ||
FIFA code | TAH | ||
BSWW ranking | 15 (8 April 2024)[2] | ||
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First international | |||
Tahiti 8–1 Cook Islands (Temae, Tahiti; 31 August 2006) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Tahiti 26–3 Tonga (Papeete, Tahiti; 22 August 2023) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Spain 9–1 Tahiti (Dubai, UAE; 9 November 2018) Italy 12–4 Tahiti (Luque, PAR; 21 November 2019) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 2011) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2015, 2017) | ||
OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Champions (2011, 2019, 2023, 2024) |
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.