Next Goal Wins (2023, Taika Waititi)

31-0 worst defeat ever. First transgender FIFA qualifying player. Taika Waititi adapted it. Redemption story.

Next Goal Wins chronicles American Samoa's quest for their first international victory after a historic 31–0 loss to Australia in 2001—the largest margin in FIFA history. Director Taika Waititi captures Dutch coach Thomas Rongen's 2014 World Cup qualification campaign with a squad of amateurs, including Jaiyah Saelua, the first transgender player in a FIFA qualifier. The documentary's emotional core—a 2–0 victory over Tonga in 2011—exceeds the tear-jerking impact of three other entries on this list. Concrete data: the squad's average wage was $0.

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