Directed by Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Hunt for the Wilderpeople), 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.
"Ultimately, Next Goal Wins isn’t really a sports movie at all, but one whose deceptively simple mantras -- Be happy and There’s more to life than soccer -- are the most subversive (and winning) things about it." - Washington Post
"The idea is to have a good time, and Waititi knows how to give audiences that." - Variety
"...ultimately earns its uplifting perspective, owing largely to Waititi’s heartfelt commitment to the story." - AV Club
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