THE MATCH

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By Juan CABRAL, Santiago FRANCO

GOODFELLAS - as SALES Theatrical, World

Documentary - Completed 2026


Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2026
Cannes Premiere
    • Year of production
    • 2026
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • ARGENTINA
    • Duration
    • 0 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Juan CABRAL, Santiago FRANCO
    • Synopsis
    • THE MATCH tells the story of the iconic match between Argentina
      and England, played at the Azteca Stadium during the 1986 Football
      World Cup.
      Using rare archival footage such as Maradona’s controversial «Hand
      of God», the film reconstructs that event as a living memory but
      also as the culmination of more than two hundred years of tension,
      encounters, and conflict between the two nations.
      From the earliest moments of contact and dispute to the Falklands
      War as a direct precursor, the film traces