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Trailer for ‘The Worst Team in the World’, Taika Waititi recreates the true story of the Samoa soccer team

Because history is not only made with the winners, or because stories of overcoming can always move us. The fact is that the New Zealander Taika Waititi has adapted in his new job as director the chronicle of the American Samoa soccer team in The worst team in the world (Next Goal Wins) that, after a tough and no less historic defeat in 2001 against Australia in the World Cup qualifiersand his poor subsequent results, having only managed to score two goals before the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, He had to request help from the United States Soccer Federation.

And she responded by sending them a Dutch coach, thomas rongenwho had the mission of trying to transform this pathetic group of failures, and who in the film embodies Michael Fassbender, replacing the initially planned actor, a Armie Hammer accused of sexual abuse.

On this occasion, the director of Thor: Love and Thunder either Jojo Rabbit adapts Next Goal Winsa documentary directed and written by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison that reached his heart, and more considering that it took place in Polynesia, for a story that will cause a few laughs and probably a few tears as well. While both Brett and Jamison are also involved in the feature film in the capacity of producers.

In the cast we will also find Elisabeth Moss (from The invisible man or the series The Handmaid’s Taleto), Rachel House (Topaz in Thor: Ragnarok), uli latukefu (seen in Black Adam and Alien: Covenant) or Taikiki himself playing a Samoan priest.

The premiere in some countries, such as France, Italy, Brazil or Mexico, is announced for September 21. In the United States on November 17, but in our theaters 20th Century Studios Spain The date has not yet been officially confirmed.

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