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** Official match thread - Spain vs Tahiti - BBC Three - 19:30 **



sam86

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Feb 18, 2009
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Reigning world and European champions Spain face Tahiti, whose 23-man squad includes just one professional player, in the Confederations Cup in Brazil tonight. Live on BBC Three at 19:30.

Spain recorded their biggest ever win 80 years ago when they overcame Bulgaria 13-0 in a friendly.

The highest competitive international scoreline is currently Australia 31 American Samoa 0, recorded in 2001.

Can Spain put more than 31 past the team ranked 138 in the World?
 


sam86

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Feb 18, 2009
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Here's an odd fact for you. The referee of Australia vs American Samoa was from... Tahiti!
 


hans kraay fan club

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Chandlers Ford
Spain will rest a load of first choice players, and bring in the squad players.



(Torres, Carzorla, Mata, Silva, Navas....)
 




Manx Shearwater

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Jun 28, 2011
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Erm... he tends to pundit on the Uruguay games.
 














glasfryn

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Nov 29, 2005
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somewhere in Eastbourne
if we have 10 people watching this thread tonight and everyone announces the Spain goals
this is going to be one hell of a long thread
 










hans kraay fan club

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The quality of their squad makes you want to just vomit, doesn't it?

Indeed. In midfield, in particular.

Goalkeepers:

Victor Valdes
Jose Manuel Reina
Iker Casillas

Defenders:

Gerard Pique
Sergio Ramos
Raul Albiol
Cesar Azpilicueta
Jordi Alba
Alvaro Arbeloa
Nacho Monreal

Midfielders

Andres Iniesta
Cesc Fabregas
Sergio Busquets
Santi Cazorla
Xavi
Xabi Alonso
Javi Garcia
Benat
Javi Martinez

Attackers:

David Villa
Jesus Navas
David Silva
Fernando Torres
Pedro
Juan Mata
Roberto Soldado
 




mejonaNO12 aka riskit

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Dec 4, 2003
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Not as much as the strength of their U21 and the age groups below that that are all ready to take over from the seniors.

The U21's alone have people such as Munian, Thiago, Batra, De Gea, Montoya, Illaramendi, Tello, ISCO(!) etc etc etc. CRAZY
 


hans kraay fan club

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Chandlers Ford
Not as much as the strength of their U21 and the age groups below that that are all ready to take over from the seniors.

That too.

They've just WON the European Championships at U-21 level, with an entire squad of players from outside of that squad, and have an entire further competitive squad at the U-20 World Cup, featuring players like Delafou who if he was English would have been fast tracked into being a bit-part player at senior level, instead of getting valuable tournament experience.
 




mejonaNO12 aka riskit

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Dec 4, 2003
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They must LAUGH when they see the likes of Zaha do a few stepovers in the 2nd division and then get put STRAIGHT into the senior team for a 5 min cameo.

We are SO stupid.
 




crodonilson

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Jan 17, 2005
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The Ship Inn, Lyme Regis have got the game on tonight, they're doing free paella and they've got a tombola to win prizes such as signed goalkeeper gloves and a sweatshirt + whenever a goal is scored they're selling bottles of San Miguel at half price (£2.15) for 2 minutes after a goal.

Could be an expensive night for them.

:lolol:
 





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