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The match ends, a very lively game where Tahiti stayed ahead to get the three points.
Little has been generated, both teams are looking to score in the rival goal.
The match resumes, little or nothing has been seen in this added time.
The match was stopped due to a foul on Teamotuaitau.
Heitaa comes on for Degrumelle.
The match has already run its regular time, however it will continue.
Spokeyjack comes off for Kaltack.
Many fouls in these final minutes, both teams want to get the ball to go after the opponent’s goal
Tahiti is passing the ball around, not looking to get dangerously close, but rather to keep the ball.
Good exit from Sablan that ends up preventing any dangerous attacks.
Papaura failed to get past the defensive line, missing a great opportunity.
Tasso was coming through the middle with the ball, but the ball ended up being taken away from him.
Tahí passes the ball around, keeps possession and looks to cause damage.
Kaltack comes on to take the place of Saniel
Shan leaves the match and Papaura comes in his place.
Mathon fired in a penalty to extend the visitors’ lead.
Sablan brings down Kaspard inside the box and the referee calls the penalty.
Cooper leaves the match and Tangis comes on in his place.
Mathon tries to get forward, but can’t create any space.
Great save from Sablan who ends up preventing the ball from reaching his area.
The teams have created little, although it is Vanuatu who continues to look for danger.
Kaltack sends a powerful header towards goal, but the ball goes wide.
The action resumes for the second half to be played.
The first half is over, the score is in favour of Tahiti.
Tehau was unable to fight for the ball to get dangerously close to the goal.
It is decided to add five more minutes to the first half.
After the goal, the teams fight with all their might to score goals.
Lossec managed to correctly intervene with the ball to prevent the visitors from reaching danger.
Teaonui Tehau was trying to get dangerously forward, but the defense managed to take the ball away from him.
Cooper heads the ball towards goal, but it hits the post and is out of bounds.
Kaspard failed to create any danger up front, but he continued to push forward.
Saniel tried to tie the score with a header, but the ball went out of control.
Despite the visitors’ attempts, they can’t find any space to shoot and go for that goal.
With both teams attacking, the ball remains mostly in the midfield, with both teams fighting.
The Vanuatu team is already starting to generate, however Paama and company keep the attacks at bay.
Spokeyjack was getting into the game with a lot of danger, but he couldn’t get a cross into the box.
Gitton’s powerful shot at goal, but the defense deflects the ball.
Kalo is unable to do any damage, and he is also moving every ball away from the area.
Tahiti continues to press, but is unable to score any more.
A powerful header from Rooni Tehua towards goal ends up going in to open the scoring.
Both teams are trying to get to the goal, but they haven’t been able to finish well.
The action begins in the stadium, both teams will be looking for victory.
D. Sablan; J. Tasso, B. Kaltack, T. Boulet; J. Alick, J. Clark, J. Tasip, M. Cooper; J. Spokeyjack, A. Saniel, B. Kalo.
T. Teamotuaitau; M. Degrumelle, M. Paama, A. Tehau, T. Lossec; L. Gitton, R. Tehau, T. Tehau; E. Kaspard, B. Mathon, M. Shan.
The Tahiti team has already arrived at the stadium and will go all out to score three points and climb the standings in this duel.
The Vanuatu team has already arrived at the stadium, they will look to put on a great performance and add three points in this complex encounter.
The fans are already present at the building, the teams are already receiving all their fans who will try to give them all the support possible.
There’s less than half an hour left until the start of this match, and 90 minutes full of excitement lie ahead, where both teams will go all out to score three points.
These two teams have faced each other twice, and in both games it was Tahiti who came out on top with four and two goals in their favour against a Vanuatu team.
Vanuatu has conceded 9 goals in the first two games, but has managed to concede 5, so it will go for more positive numbers.
Tahiti has managed to concede three goals, but has conceded the same number of goals, so in this game it will try to avoid conceding goals.
Vanuatu has already played two matches, but the visiting team has only managed one victory, so they will go all out to score more points.
Tahiti comes into this match after a win, which puts them in second place in their group, so tonight they will go all out to get three points.
We’re back for a minute-by-minute look at the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. We’ll be sharing the most relevant information with you shortly, as well as the confirmed lineups.
Don’t forget to follow the match through VAVEL, in a short time we will tell you about the most important and relevant information of both teams, which is why you can’t leave this one live.
The Tahiti vs Vanuatu match cannot be seen in USA territory on television.
Live and streaming, this match can be tuned in the FIFA+ app.
In addition, you can follow all the actions of this match through VAVEL USA.
It is at 10:00 p.m. (USA) that these teams will face each other, however we leave you the schedules of different countries:
Argentina: 9:00 p.m.
Bolivia: 11:00 p.m.
Brazil: 12:00 a.m.
Chile: 11:00 p.m.
Colombia: 10:00 p.m.
Ecuador: 11:00 p.m.
United States: 10:00 p.m. PT and 11:00 p.m. ET
Mexico: 9:00 p.m.
Paraguay 11:00 p.m.
Peru: 10:00 p.m.
Uruguay: 12:00 a.m.
Venezuela: 11:00 p.m.
Japan: 12:00 p.m.
India: 9:00 a.m.
Nigeria: 4:00 a.m.
South Africa: 06:00 hrs
Australia: 13:00 hrs
UK ET: 04:00 hrs
Juliano Schmeling declared his team ready before this clash, however he commented that it will be a very difficult match where Vanuatu will try to leave everything on the field and score a victory to prevent Tahiti from qualifying easily.
Samuel Garcia, Tahiti’s coach, spoke before this game: “In a match, everything is possible, as they say. Remember Carquefou, who beat Marseille.”
“We qualified Tahiti for its first World Cup!”
“Let’s be clear: while the OFC qualifiers go directly to the World Cup, New Zealand, which was already the strongest team, has mounted a destructive enterprise to win this title.”
“That said, in a match everything is possible, as they say. Remember Carquefou who beat Marseille. I want to go to the final against New Zealand and that is the message because behind you you have an extraordinary gift, the FIFA blitz tournament where you will play against teams in incredible stadiums, like in Egypt. These are adventures you will never forget.”
D. Sablan; T. Jeffrey, B. Kaltack, T. Boulet, S. Vatu; J. Tasip, J. Clark, J. Alick; M. Cooper, K. Tangis, J. Spokeyjack.
T. Teamotuaitau; T. Lossec, A. Tehau, M. Paama, M. Degrumelle; T. Tehau, R. Tehau, T. Gitton; M. Shan, B. Mathon, E. Kaspard.
Vanuatu had a very complex match against New Zealand where they ended up being beaten eight goals to one, a very lively duel where they did not stop attacking their goal, so they will seek to turn the situation around.
Tahiti defeated Samoa categorically on the 14th of this month three goals to zero, adding important points to seek their pass to the World Cup that starts in two years, so they arrive stepping strong. 
In this preview we will bring you the most relevant news of the draw, updates, as well as everything that happens in the surroundings of this building, the Go Media National Stadium, which will host a great match.
