It sounds like the script of a Hollywood movie – a Western coach is parachuted into a small country in the Pacific, given a terrible football team and charged with the impossible goal of getting them to the World Cup. Hijinks ensue, as the coach attempts to improve the ragtag bunch of players.
It sounds like a film because it is; Next Goal Wins stars Michael Fassbender and was directed by Taika Waititi. The 2023 movie was based on the real-life exploits of Dutchman Thomas Rongen, who coached American Samoa.
