WELLINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) - Germany subjected Fiji to an 8-1 thrashing to spoil the tiny Pacific nation's under-20 World Cup debut on Monday as Honduras prevailed in a seven-goal thriller over Uzbekistan.
A record 28 goals -- 12 more than the opening two days of the tournament combined -- flowed from the four matches in New Zealand, which also saw Brazil and Hungary emerge easy winners in two Group E scoring sprees.
With their men's senior side ranked a lowly 196th in the world, Fiji's youngsters were justifiably proud of qualifying for the 24-team tournament but were given a baptism of fire in Christchurch after 18 minutes of stout resistance.