After Tahiti’s 10-0 loss against Spain last night, fanatix looks back at some of the other international thrashings over the years.
Footballing minnows Tahiti unsurprisingly looked convincingly of their depth during a 10-0 thrashing by Spain last night.
The tiny nation, who sit 138th in the FIFA rankings, were comprehensively outclassed by the reigning World and European Champions in the Maracana.
Although the scoreline of the Confederations Cup group fixture was lower than many experts had predicted, the result was still comfortably the highest in the competitions history and was the first time in the tournament a game had reached double figures.
If you thought the Oceania champions’ defeat was embarrassing, there have been plenty of internationals where teams have been just as vulnerable in defence. We’ve found five other examples of teams being hit into double digits with the world watching:
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