Tahiti, shock Oceania champions after their triumph over New Caledonia 1-0 in the Oceania Nations Cup final, are relishing competing at next June's Confederations Cup in Brazil.
Brazil and Spain will participate alongside Italy, Uruguay, Mexico, Asian champions Japan and whoever wins the African Nations Cup in January - and even if the Tahitians expect to be taught several footballing lessons, coach Eddy Etaeta says they will look to acquit themselves respectably.
He says Tahiti is just a small country going up against seven World names.
He also adds winning the Oceania Nations Cup has sparked incredible joy.
Etaeta says it has been difficult for Tahiti, ranked 179 in the world to emerge as any kind of force even on a regional level given the usual dominance of New Zealand.
Australia joined the Asian Football Confederation ahead of the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Etaeta, whose side are coming off tough losses to the Kiwis in Oceania group stage three World Cup qualifiers, says they must show they are no flash in the pan.
