Next Goal Wins (2014)

Directed by

Steve Jamison, Mike Brett

Genre

documentary film, association football film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

15

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 58 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the American Samoa national football team as they try to bounce back from a humiliating loss and improve enough to compete in World Cup qualifying. It shows the players and their coach working together through obstacles and cultural challenges.

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What happens

Next Goal Wins is a 2014 British documentary film directed by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison. The film chronicles the national football team of American Samoa as they try to recover from the indignity of being known as one of the weakest football teams in the world, and to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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