Plot

It closed schools, It closed the shops, It stopped a war. Filmed ahead of the World Cup, A Ball and A Goal retells four non-fiction stories that reflect the importance of futbol to cultural unity on the African continent. Voiced by Bono.

A sudden scourge of worker absenteeism, a civil war temporarily halted in the Cote d'ivoire, a country of supporters united in spite of stinging defeats. A Ball and A Goal retells four non-fiction stories that reflect the importance of futbol to cultural unity on the continent of Africa. Filmed in anticipation of the 2010 Fifa World Cup, the first to be hosted on African soil. Narrated by Bono and music by U2.