In his live commentary of the Spain versus Tunisia match, Montes used the phrase to describe Spain’s precise, elegant passing style: “Estamos tocando tiki-taka tiki-taka.“^[5] The phrase’s origin may be onomatopoeic^[5] (alluding to the quick, short distance “tick” passing of the ball between players) or derived from a juggling toy named tiki-taka in Spanish (clackers in English).^[8]