Thus with a heavy heart, i am forced to give this documentary a 4star rating and not a perfect 5 stars. The other final is a 2003 documentary film, directed by johan kramer, about a football match between bhutan and montserrat, the thenlowest. Bhutan and montserrat are the most recent members of the fifa and the two lowest ranked teams in the world. After the match, the players got together and watched the real world cup final on television. The bhutan under19 football team is one of the youngest u19 teams in the world, making their competitive debut in 2015 at the 2015 saff u19 championship. Bhutan, international soccers worst team, won the opening match of its attempt to qualify for the 2018 world cup, beating sri lanka 10. The funniest toy story film yet with delightful new characters.
An unofficial page of bhutan national football team to promote and give all the latest updates regarding football in bhutan. When bhutan faced montserrat history in many ways it, of course, bore no relation to the real world cup final of 2002 taking place in on the same day, but in others it had all the pageantry, atmosphere, and sense of occasion that befits a global football event. Bhutan won the other final on 30 june 2002, 40 in front of a crowd of 15,000 which was more than double the population of montserrat. See scores, results and the upcoming game schedule at fox sports. We have all of the latest results from the bhutanese football competitions including the national league. The plot involves two young footballcrazed tibetan refugee novice monks in a remote himalayan monastery in india who desperately try to obtain a television for the monastery to watch the 1998 world cup final. The team play their home games at the national stadium, changlimithang. The country joined fifa in 2000 and once lost 200 to kuwait in an asian cup.
In 2002 their team became penultimate of the national teams, ranking 202nd. Football on the roof of the world by robert urquhart works that. The best movies to watch now and coming soon to bt tv. Bhutan national football team simple english wikipedia. It featured all the various tibetan football teams around india. Bhutan play their home games at the national stadium. From football to cricket to waterpolo, come look at some of the most exciting pastime. Montserrat is a small caribbean island on the other side of the globe with a population of 4,000. I made a list of over 60 football documentaries that are available on. Club brugge youth player bimal magar opened the scoring after ten minutes for the hosts, but bhutan equalised straightaway through defender sonam tobgay. Bhutan, worlds lowestranked soccer team, advances in world cup qualifying.
Original post is here and rsportdocumentaries is great for others outside of. Association football is a sport with a comparatively brief history in bhutan, having had an initial period of favour in the midtwentieth century, when it was first introduced to the country by visiting teachers from india and europe. Works that work is raising funds for a tiny country with big ideas, a documentary on kickstarter. Bhutan, worlds lowestranked soccer team, advances in world cup qualifying npr npr 5 years ago football stopping has halted ronaldos quest to make history global times. Maybe it was the fact that he was named karma, or the thin air, or the way. The bhutan national football team represents bhutan in international mens football. It has only achieved significant renewed popularity in the last few years, following the advent of satellite television broadcasting in the country, with the. Worlds worst team bhutan aim to make history against. The other final on the same day as the 2002 world cup final is taking place the other final is also played. Bhutan u19 get the latest football scores from all of bhutans football leagues, bhutans football cups, bhutans football tournaments and bhutans friendly games. Bhutan celebrates after shocking victory in 2018 world cup. On a visit to thimphu, the capital of bhutan, i found myself sitting across from a man named karma ura, spilling my guts.
Npr on the new espn documentary i hate christian laettner. Select a timezone from the list or the automatic option to autodetect the timezone. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in bhutan, the bhutan football federation, which is currently a member of the asian football federation and the regional body the south asian football federation. French soccer fans, celebrities and athletes retrace the exhilarating events of july 12, 1998, as france earned a historic win in the world cup final. The other final is a 2003 documentary film, directed by johan kramer of dutch communications agency kessels kramer, about a football match between bhutan and montserrat, the thenlowest ranked. On the surface, the other final is a way to satirize all the commercialism and hype surrounding the 2002 world cup.
Soccer fans in tiny bhutan celebrated wednesday after the countrys national team ranked last in the world pulled off an unlikely win over sri lanka to advance to the next round of qualifying. Bhutan, bhutan football chanted like a prayer as world. June 30 th, the day of the worldfinal in japan, was a historical event. Although bhutans national sport is archery, soccer was still widely played, brought back. The official story for the motivation behind the other final is that when the. It is also affiliated to bhutan olympic committee, the overall sports governing body in the country. Football statistics of the country bhutan in the year 2011. Futsal used to be very much in an embryonic stage of development. The fifa world rankings contain 209 teams, and at the bottom of the list is the small south asian country bhutan. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in bhutan, the bhutan football federation, which is a member of the asian football federation and the regional body the south asian football federation saff. The soul of this mesmerizing sport lies with the smaller clubs and obscure soccer nations such as aruba, mongolia, vanuatu and bhutan. Autodetected timezones switch daylight saving time automatically, manually chosen options need to be adjusted to the daylight saving time manually. Worlds worst soccer team wins world cup qualifying opener.
Bhutan bhutan results, fixtures, squad, statistics. Bhutan, worlds lowestranked soccer team, advances in. We travelled to the himalayas to document examples of how bhutan became an inspiration for both developing and developed countries. World soccer football special edition, including history, humor and most memorable moments. Changing the game the soccer documentary by shilpi gupta.
Bhutan is a country in asia on rocking soccer, the free online football management game. Discover a world of sport, movies and entertainment. Jamel debbouze, virginie ledoyen, omar sy and akhenaton are among the stars who share their memories of. A tiny country with big ideas, a documentary kickstarter. The game was played in the changlimithang stadium, thimphu, bhutan on the same day as the 2002 fifa world cup final. Soccer is not only about the winners and famous soccer nations and clubs. Bhutan football federation bff is a member of fifa and afc. In praise of bhutans soccer team, which won the other. Disappointed with the failure of his countrys football team on their 2002 world. To form the team, a selective tournament was held in dehradun, india. The twoway it had been ranked 209th out of 209 national teams but bhutan will now progress to the second round of. When you read about bhutan or watch a documentary about it, its always about the.
An exhibition game set up by a couple of dutch film makers between the worlds two lowest ranked sides, bhutan and montserrat. The other final during the 2002 fifa world cup final in germany, another fifasanctioned game takes place between bhutan ranked 202 and montserrat ranked 203. The other final is a 2003 documentary film, directed by johan kramer of dutch communications agency kesselskramer, about a football match between bhutan and montserrat, who were, at that time, the two lowest ranked teams in the fifa world rankings. The team was followed by a documentary film crew, during the process of forming the team, practices, the match, and everything in between. A moment atop the world for bhutans lastranked team. Although football is not as big as in many other countries across the world, bhutan does have its own national footballteam. Probable playing xi for bhutan bhutan are expected to employ a 4231 although ranked 192 in the world, bhutan have good players who can more than just test india. The other final is a 2003 documentary film, directed by johan kramer of dutch communications agency kesselskramer, about a football match between bhutan.
Football statistics of the country bhutan in the year 2015. The bhutan womens national football team represents bhutan in international womens football. He shows that his ambition is not limited by bhutans place in the football world, dreaming of playing for the likes of manchester united. Bhutan, ranked 209th by fifa, defeated the sri lankans 21 in the. Worlds worst football team bhutan play 1st world cup. Bhutan phuensum fc results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news soccerway. Bhutan have won only four games in 33 years and used to lose matches 200 but the tiny himalayan country now stand on the brink of an unimaginable success against sri lanka in the 2018 world. Football fans in tiny bhutan were celebrating today after the countrys national. This fixture between what were then the two lowest ranked teams in the world, known as the other final, was specially arranged by dutch documentary film.
Bhutan were ranked the worst football team in the world but then they won a world cup qualifying match against sri lanka and now have high hopes. Every fifamember is represented in this multiplayer game with its own league, cup and qualification spots for the champions league. Bhutan national football team is the national football team of bhutan top scorers. A film thoroughly enjoyed by me a football tragicand my wife no interest in football. The bhutan national futsal team represents bhutan in mens international futsal. Welcome to the official facebook page of bhutan football federation.