Sidelined by football's governing body, the unofficial 1971 Women's World Cup tournament faded into obscurity. Now, a film executive produced by Venus and Serena Williams seeks to restore its rightful place in history as one of the most significant events ever held.
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00:00 [MUSIC]
00:03 This is unbelievable.
00:04 [MUSIC]
00:06 What year was this?
00:07 [MUSIC]
00:08 1971, Mexico City.
00:11 [MUSIC]
00:12 A tournament of unprecedented scale, hidden for over 50 years.
00:17 [MUSIC]
00:18 [FOREIGN]
00:22 [FOREIGN]
00:23 [FOREIGN]
00:24 [MUSIC]
00:25 It was euphoric.
00:26 [MUSIC]
00:27 [FOREIGN]
00:28 [MUSIC]
00:29 Little did we know of what was to come.
00:33 [MUSIC]
00:40 The things that I remember the most was certainly the noise.
00:43 It was just a wave of noise and you could hear it from the dressing room.
00:48 And it was the drums.
00:51 I could feel the drums thudding in my body.
00:54 [LAUGH]
00:55 That's how loud they were and it just went on and on and on and on
01:00 all the way through the matches, these drums.
01:03 And when you walked out onto the pitch, the sound just hit you.
01:07 It was literally like a physical wall that hit you.
01:11 We paved the way for what it's become today.
01:14 [LAUGH]
01:15 It was important for women to see that this was possible.
01:22 [MUSIC]
01:25 These women were challenging so many norms.
01:28 They're warriors.
01:29 [MUSIC]
01:32 Perception of women's soccer has changed dramatically.
01:35 There's no stopping us now.
01:37 [MUSIC]
01:38 It's up to us to make sure that history is right.
01:42 [MUSIC]
01:43 (crashing)
01:45 [BLANK_AUDIO]