Directed by Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok), NEXT GOAL WINS follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001. With the World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team around in this heartfelt underdog comedy.
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Elisabeth Moss, Oscar Kightley, Uli Latukefu, Rachel House, Kaimana, David Fane, Beulah Koale, Chris Alosio, Taika Waititi, Will Arnett, Rhys Darby
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Elisabeth Moss, Oscar Kightley, Uli Latukefu, Rachel House, Kaimana, David Fane, Beulah Koale, Chris Alosio, Taika Waititi, Will Arnett, Rhys Darby
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00:00 And cut!
00:01 Next Goal Wins is a true story about the worst soccer team in the world, American Samoa.
00:08 I can honestly say it's the worst bunch of players I've ever come across.
00:12 All I want is just one goal. One goal.
00:15 I went into this not knowing anything about soccer, and by the end of the film, I knew less.
00:22 It's a story about triumph over adversity. That's really the thing that attracted me to this.
00:28 Soccer's not in their DNA. They're weak. They are not weak.
00:32 Jump! Jump!
00:35 Stop! You go around.
00:37 This is the ultimate feel-good underdog film.
00:41 It's fun, it's uplifting, and it's about hope.
00:46 We've worked too long and hard for this.
00:50 Are you with me, my team?
00:52 Coach, my ankle is hurting.
00:54 Next Goal Wins
00:56 [music playing]