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Nov 17, 2023 · American Samoa endured the worst loss in soccer during a game against Australia in 2001. This headline appeared in The Marion Star on April 14, 2001. Is it true that the American Samoa team had never scored a goal prior to Coach Rongen arriving?
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.
Nov 16, 2023 · It’s a story of how football, by embracing a different perspective, can empower a pioneer like Saelua, restore pride in Salapu and rescue a coach like Rongen, who wore a Virginia Commonwealth ...
Feb 16, 2024 · The story of the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0. Coach Thomas Rongen is tasked with training the infamous squad in order to...
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Jan 12, 2020 · The Hollywood re-make of Next Goal Wins, the award winning documentary about the American Samoan soccer team and their first ever World Cup win back in 2011, has gone into post-production.
- Richard Ewart
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 Oceanian ...
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May 1, 2023 · Taika Waititi’s sports comedy, Next Goal Wins, is based on the true underdog story of the American Samoa national football team and one coach’s triumphant efforts to lead them to victory in a World Cup qualifying match.