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The inspiring journey of the Jamaican women's soccer team, on and off the pitch, on their way to the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.
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00:01Dear Heavenly Father, what a special, special group you have brought together.
00:12I pray that as we go into the game tonight, we will go in with humble hearts, but we will
00:17also go in strong and courageous, and that we give our absolute best.
00:25Jamaica is going to the World Cup!
00:29The most successful women's team, they want to compete.
00:35When the girls qualified for a second time, it was crazy scenes across Jamaica.
00:41You know, we're a small island, but we can do big things.
00:44Congratulations.
00:45Let's go!
00:48The world knows how much my father loved the game.
00:52He always said football is freedom.
00:56Women should be able to develop our talents.
01:02They're regular girls.
01:03They know how to play football.
01:04They don't see us actually being able to compete.
01:08I still need a job to take care of my kids.
01:11Some months, I can't even send money home.
01:14It's a problem.
01:15We see how the men's team is treated.
01:19We need action.
01:20We can't do it.
01:22We've been through so much.
01:24We owe it to each other to really fight for this, because we all have a story.
01:28It's special.
01:29I didn't do it for the money.
01:31I didn't do it for the money.
01:32I didn't do it for the money.
01:32These girls have been silenced for a long, long time.
01:35I did it for the love of the girl.
01:37And now they're using their voices.
01:38You are where you are.
01:40We have to stand up for the next generation.
01:43And I want them to see that.
01:45A girl like them playing in the streets can literally have people shouting your name.
01:4925!
01:54The biggest Women's World Cup ever!
01:59This is the moment of truth.
02:01Time to shock the goddamn world.
02:08It's more than just football.
02:17It's everything.
02:19It's all the love of the game.
02:21So what are you waiting for?
02:23Go and get what's yours.
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