⚽ Sports Apr 9, 2026 · Tom Maher

American Samoa’s Women’s World Cup fairytale takes them from ‘underdog to dark horse’

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American Samoa’s Women’s World Cup fairytale takes them from ‘underdog to dark horse’
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Alma Mana’o, the captain, reflects on their journey from a 21-0 defeat in 1998 to a place in the final round of qualificationThe American Samoa women’s team has lived through a scarcely believable tale littered with upsets, and their story is still unfolding. At the end of last year, they entered a World Cup qualification tournament containing the lowest-ranked teams in the smallest federation, the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). At 153rd in the world rankings, American Samoa ranked the lo

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