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Next Goal Wins

Season 6 Episode 604 | 1hr 26m 47s

“Next Goal Wins” profiles the journey that Dutch coach Thomas Rongen embarks on to attempt the nearly impossible task of turning the American Samoa soccer team from perennial losers into winners. With the power of hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, both coach and players learn an object lesson in what it really means to be a winner in life.

Aired: 04/20/17 | Expires: 05/31/17
Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts. Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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