ed ▁at ▁the ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁film ' s ▁release ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁on ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁was ▁particularly ▁un success ful , ▁coinc iding ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁FIFA ▁cor ruption ▁case . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁film ▁gross ed ▁just ▁$ 9 1 8 ▁in ▁its ▁opening ▁week end , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁lowest - g ross ing ▁film ▁in ▁American ▁history . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁un anim ously ▁poor ly ▁review ed ▁and ▁described ▁as ▁propag anda , ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁worst ▁films ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁major ▁box - office ▁bomb , ▁losing ▁$ 2 6 . 8 ▁million ▁world wide ▁and ▁failing ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁the atr ical ▁distribution ▁in ▁many ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁after ▁the ▁English ▁football ▁feder ation ▁reject s ▁an ▁offer ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁an ▁international ▁gover ning ▁body ▁for ▁football , ▁Robert ▁Gu ér in ▁forms ▁FIFA , ▁and ▁makes ▁himself ▁the ▁first ▁president . ▁Years ▁after ▁its ▁formation , ▁it ▁is ▁all ▁but ▁unknown . ▁Jules ▁R imet , ▁then ▁president ▁of ▁FIFA , ▁public ly ▁mock s ▁Uruguay ' s ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympic ▁football ▁games , ▁hoping ▁that ▁this ▁a uda cious ▁move ▁will ▁make ▁FIFA ▁more ▁public ly