In their first game of the tournament yesterday Tiki Toa beat the competition’s 2013 champions Iran 4-2, thanks to a double from Raimoana Bennett and further goals to Heimanu Taiarui and Tearii Labaste.
The island nation took a 3-0 lead into the final period, before fighting off a late comeback from Iran to seal the victory.
Tiki Toa face Mexico up next in Group B, before taking on world champions Portugal on 5 November, in what will be a rematch of the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup final.
Now in its fifth year, the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup consists of the best team from North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, along with the reigning world champions and the host nation.
This year it is being contested by Portugal, Mexico, Argentina, Egypt, the UAE, Iran, Russia, and Tahiti.
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