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Sports Film of the Week: The Other Final

In this World Cup year, dust off this documentary about the 2002 ‘final’ between the world’s worst footballing nations.

Title: The Other Final

Released: 2003

Director: Johan Kramer

Plot: When the Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup, Dutch football fan Matthijs de Jongh decided to organise a game between the two worst teams in the world rankings: Bhutan and Montserrat. This is the story of the ‘Other Final’, held on the same day as the World Cup final between Germany and Brazil, and refereed by England’s Steve Bennett.

What the critics said: “[The Other Final] is an exquisite antidote to the bluster and power-mongering of the big guys on the world stage.

Random YouTube comment: “Amazing movie! Must have seen this at least fifteen times.” (Johands34)

Watch it in eight parts on YouTube

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