Tahiti national beach soccer team represents Tahiti in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FTF, the governing body for football in Tahiti. 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.
Current squad
Correct as of July 2015[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
A^ Tahiti, despite being defending champions, were unable to compete due to a pre-arranged tour of Europe to play against higher level opposition in preparation as host nation of the succeeding World Cup finals.
The following only includes matches played under the official rules of FIFA. Tahiti have played a small handful of matches over four periods or ending in a draw. These have been discounted as they are not by the official rules. Friendlies and competitive games are all included.
Since making their international debut in August, 2006, Tahiti have played a total of 66 matches against 30 different national teams, 38 of which were won. Their most played fixture is against Switzerland whom they have played 7 times.
UAE 2011
Cook Islands
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
New Zealand
Fiji
Mexico
Venezuela
Russia
Nigeria
Switzerland
United States
France
Netherlands
Bulgaria
Hungary
Estonia
Austria
Argentina
Australia
Spain
Brazil
England
Madagascar
Paraguay
Iran
Italy
Portugal
Egypt
Bahamas
Japan
Poland
