FILM | THE MIRACLE OF TAIPEH (Das Wunder von Taipeh)

In 1981, Taiwan invited to the Women's World Invitation Tournament (the Chunghua Cup) - at a time when the DFB (Deutscher Fussball-Bund) tolerated more than promoted women's soccer, which was officially banned in Germany until 1970. Since the formation of a women's national team had not been of interest to the DFB, the invitation went to the German record champions, the women’s team of SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach.

In the film, the former players, some of whom started out as players in an illegal bar team on an ash field in Cologne-Dellbrück, tell of the now absurd conditions under which they fought for their great dream of soccer, against all odds and with a good dose of humor.

Director: John David Seidler, Germany, Documentary, 85 minutes, 2019, German with English subtitles

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