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The American Samoa men's national football team ( Samoan: Au soka Amerika Sāmoa) represents American Samoa in men's international association football and is controlled by the Football Federation American Samoa, the governing body of the sport in the territory.
Feb 20, 2024 · The answer is yes, Next Goal Wins was loosely inspired by the real-life American Samoa national football team. In April 2001, American Samoa was defeated by Australia 31-0 at an...
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This article lists the results for the American Samoa national football team . Key. Results. American Samoa's score is shown first in each case. Notes. ^ A: The American Samoa-Tahiti match at the 1987 South Pacific Games was not played. The result of the match would not have affected which teams would compete for the medals. [4] ^
No.DateVenueOpponents5530 November 2023SIFF Academy Field, Honiara (N)5427 November 2023SIFF Academy Field, Honiara (N)5323 November 2023Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara (N)5220 November 2023Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara (N)- Premise
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Dutch-American football coach Thomas Rongen faces the option of being fired or accepting an almost impossible task: to convert the American Samoa national team, considered one of the weakest football teams in the world, into an elite squad. The storyline also includes fa'afafine player Jaiyah Saelua, who was the first transgenderplayer ever to comp...
Development
It was announced in August 2019, that Fox Searchlight Pictures had set up an initially unspecified project that would see Taika Waititi write and direct prior to his obligations to Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). It was later revealed as being a feature film adaptation of the 2014 documentary Next Goal Wins. Waititi, Garrett Basch and Jonathan Cavendish serve as producers, with Andy Serkis, Will Tennant and Kathryn Dean as executive producers.
Casting
In September 2019, Michael Fassbender entered final negotiations to star in the film. He would be confirmed the next month, alongside Elisabeth Moss entering negotiations to join. In November 2019, it was announced Kaimana, Oscar Kightley, David Fane, Beulah Koale, Lehi Falepapalangi, Semu Filipo, Uli Latukefu, Rachel House, Rhys Darby, Angus Sampson, Chris Alosio and Sisa Grey had joined the cast of the film, with Moss being confirmed. In December 2019, Armie Hammerjoined the cast of the fil...
Filming
Principal photography began in November 2019 in Honolulu, Hawaii, and wrapped by January 2020. In December 2021, it was announced that Will Arnett would be stepping in for Hammer following allegations of sexual assault made by multiple women against the latter. The part, initially intended as a cameo, was expanded when Arnett joined. In May 2023, Kaitlyn Deverwas announced as part of the cast.
The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023, prior to its commercial release on November 17, 2023. The film was originally set to be released on April 21, 2023, before being postponed to September 22, 2023, and then to its current date. The film's cast, however, was unable to attend the premiere due to t...
Box office
Next Goal Winsgrossed $6.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $11.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide gross of $18.6 million. In the United States and Canada, Next Goal Wins was released alongside The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Trolls Band Together, and Thanksgiving, and was projected to gross around $5 million from 2,240 theaters in its opening weekend. It went on to debut to $2.5 million, finishing eighth at the box office.The film made $1.6 millio...
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 45% of 165 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "Next Goal Wins finds director/co-writer Taika Waititi with his heart in the right place, even if his crowd-pleasing aim has noticeably strayed from its target." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 44 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore...
Next Goal Wins at IMDbJan 5, 2024 · Thomas Rongen interview: Winning with American Samoa, the world’s worst team, and being played by Michael Fassbender. In this exclusive interview, Thomas Rongen opens up on becoming the...
Nov 16, 2023 · In 2001, American Samoa etched their name in the history books with a record-breaking performance against Australia, losing 31-0 — the largest margin of victory ever recorded in an international ...
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