American Samoa
Asia (AFC) · No major trophy yet
Still waiting for a first title
Asia (AFC) · No major trophy yet
American Samoa are one of 160 national teams who have never won a FIFA World Cup or their confederation's continental championship — the same two-tier standard tracked for every team on this site. The story so far: one of football's great redemption arcs — after a record 31-0 defeat in 2001, they won their first-ever international match a decade later, a moment celebrated in the acclaimed documentary 'Next Goal Wins.'
To join the 51 nations already tracked here, American Samoa would need to win either the FIFA World Cup or the AFC Asian Cup — the top continental honor in the Asia (AFC) region. Both remain fully open: there's no ranking or seeding that rules a team out permanently, only qualification and results on the pitch.
No. American Samoa has never won a FIFA World Cup or the AFC Asian Cup. The story so far: one of football's great redemption arcs — after a record 31-0 defeat in 2001, they won their first-ever international match a decade later, a moment celebrated in the acclaimed documentary 'Next Goal Wins.'
The story so far: one of football's great redemption arcs — after a record 31-0 defeat in 2001, they won their first-ever international match a decade later, a moment celebrated in the acclaimed documentary 'Next Goal Wins.'
The FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup are the two competitions tracked on this site — both remain open to American Samoa.
