Tahiti form a huddle before their showdown with World and European champions Spain. The minnows are ranked 137 places below their opponents and eventually lost their Confederations Cup match 10-0 in Brazil.
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Tahiti form a huddle before their showdown with World and European champions Spain. The minnows are ranked 137 places below their opponents and eventually lost their Confederations Cup match 10-0 in Brazil.
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Before the game Tahiti's players presented each man in the Spanish squad with a necklace. Here, Steevy Chong Hue puts one round the neck of Cesar Azpilicueta.
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Before the game Tahiti's players presented each man in the Spanish squad with a necklace. Here, Steevy Chong Hue puts one round the neck of Cesar Azpilicueta.
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Tahiti had huge support among the 71,000 crowd at the famous Maracana stadium in Rio, from a clutch of their own supporters, as well as the neutral fans who threw their weight firmly behind the underdogs.
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Tahiti had huge support among the 71,000 crowd at the famous Maracana stadium in Rio, from a clutch of their own supporters, as well as the neutral fans who threw their weight firmly behind the underdogs.
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Fernando Torres grabbed four goals in Spain's victory, but the biggest cheer of the night came when he missed a second half penalty.
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Fernando Torres grabbed four goals in Spain's victory, but the biggest cheer of the night came when he missed a second half penalty.
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David Villa registered a hat-trick as Spain cut through Tahiti's rearguard time and time again.
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David Villa registered a hat-trick as Spain cut through Tahiti's rearguard time and time again.
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Tahiti goalkeeper Mickael Roche had his busiest evening on a football field as Spain peppered his goal.
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Tahiti goalkeeper Mickael Roche had his busiest evening on a football field as Spain peppered his goal.
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Tahiti's players lap up the acclaim from the stands at the end of the match.
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Tahiti's players lap up the acclaim from the stands at the end of the match.
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There was a heavy police presence on the streets in Rio before the match in response to the ongoing protests in Brazil.
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There was a heavy police presence on the streets in Rio before the match in response to the ongoing protests in Brazil.
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