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The American Samoa national football team ((サモア語:Au soka Amerika Sāmoa)) represents American Samoa in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation American Samoa, the governing body of the sport in the territory. American Samoa's home ground is Veterans Memorial Stadium in Pago Pago and their head coach is Larry Mana'o. ==Overview== Regarded as one of the world's weakest teams,〔 until November 2011 they were the joint lowest FIFA ranking of all countries registered for full internationals.〔American Samoa's victory on November 23 came too late for this ranking period, and will be incorporated into the December rankings〕 The team holds the world record for the largest defeat in an international match, set after their 31–0 loss to Australia. American Samoa achieved its first victory in a 3–0 win against Wallis and Futuna in the group stage of the 1983 South Pacific Games, when neither team was a member of FIFA. On November 23, 2011, the team defeated Tonga 2–1 in the first round of OFC World Cup Qualification, with a long-range goal by Ramin Ott, and a chip over the keeper by Shalom Luani, helping them record their first official international victory after 30 consecutive defeats.〔 They followed this up with a 1–1 draw against Cook Islands, but failed to progress in their qualifying group, after losing to Samoa 1–0, the only goal being scored in the 89th minute. On December 2011 the team achieved its then greatest position in the FIFA World Rankings. The team's efforts to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup was chronicled in 2014 British documentary, ''Next Goal Wins'', directed by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison.〔Mitchell, Wendy (3 February 2014) (''Making Next Goal Wins'' ) screendaily.com〕 They followed this campaign with their most successful qualifying attempt in their history during the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in summer 2015, winning twice and narrowly missing out on progressing to the next stage on goal difference. This rise in fortunes can be attributed to the increased number of US college based players, who experience a more professional training regime compared to the amateur players that used to dominate previous squads. These victories would take them to a new high FIFA ranking of 164th in October 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Samoa national football team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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