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In amongst the angry mob, we find nine year old Tommy, nonchalantly dribbling a ball through the insanity. Whilst politicians argue over the peace process, there\u0027s only one thing on young Tommy\u0027s football-mad mind - the forthcoming World Cup, where Northern Ireland will take on Brazil. For the South American giants it\u0027s just another step on the path to inevitable global domination, yet for Northern Ireland, and young Tommy, it\u0027s the biggest game of their lives. They are two countries that couldn\u0027t seem further apart: Northern Ireland, with its Orange men and Republican curbstones, the Rev\u0027d Ian Paisley and Fergal Sharkey; and Brazil with its carnival, its Samba, with Pel\u00e9 and the \u0027beautiful game\u0027. On the football field, eccentric Northern Ireland coach Billy Bingham (they call him Mr FIFA - \u0022a fee for this and a fee for that\u0022) must plug together a bunch of misfits and third divisioners. 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Back home, Tommy waits anxiously for the biggest day of his life - because the day of the match is also his tenth birthday - and his father has promised to take him to the \u0022top of the World\u0022 - the massive crane at Belfast Docks where Arthur works. From here he can see the whole of his world, but can he understand the lessons his father, inspired by the Greek philosopher Socrates, is trying to teach him? This is a story of two nations, two teams, and a father and a son, the things that divide them and the things that unite us all. Set against the backdrop of the 1986 World Cup and the sociopolitical backgrounds of both nations - this is the story of the world\u0027s smallest footballing nation, taking on its best. 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