Tahiti

Tahiti is an island in the South Pacific where Cyrus Simpson crash landed during World War II. He retired here with his 15 wives and Santa Claus took Abraham Simpson to visit him on the island. It is the most populous island of French Polynesia. The capital of French Polynesia, Papeete, is in Tahiti. The locals speak either French or Tahitian (Reo Tahiti).
== Sports ==
The national football team were runners-up in the first 3 OFC Nations Cups, 1973, 1980 and 1996. Their first ever FIFA tournament was the 2009 U-20 World Cup in Egypt. They lost all 3 games.
Results:
# Tahiti 0-8 Spain
# Tahiti 0-8 Venezuela
# Tahiti 0-5 Nigeria
They won the 2012 OFC Nations Cup, which guaranteed a place in the next year's Confederations Cup in Brazil. They lost all 3 games.
Results:
# Tahiti 1-6 Nigeria
# Tahiti 0-10 Spain
# Tahiti 0-8 Uruguay
Jonathan Tehau scored Tahiti's only ever FIFA tournament goal when Nigeria were winning 3-0.
=== Honours ===
Pacific Games
5 Winners - 1966, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1995
3 Runners-Up - 1969, 1987, 2015
3 3rd Place - 1963, 1971, 2011
1 4th Place - 2003
2 Group Stage - 1991, 2017
OFC Nations Cup
1 Winners - 2012
3 Runners-Up 1973, 1980, 1996
1 3rd Place - 2002
1 4th Place - 1998
3 Group Stage - 2000, 2004, 2016
FIFA U-20 World Cup
1 Group Stage - 2009
FIFA Confederations Cup
1 Group Stage - 2013
Polynesia Cup
3 Winners- 1994, 1998, 2000
Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
1 6th Place - 2012
2 Group Stage - 2008, 2010
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