We’re only 3 weeks away from the next World Cup kicking off in Mexico City, Disney want to take you back to 1986 with The Match. Tonight the have sent us the official Trailer about the story of the England V. Argentina match. Off course it gave us one of the most iconic moments in football history…The Hand Of God!
Diego Maradona was one of the greatest footballers ever to grace the sport. 40 years ago, the Argentinian maestro stirred a nation with his controversial ‘handball’. Becoming a hated figure in England, a ‘hero’ in other parts of the UK.
The Match is directed by Juan Cabral and Santiago Franco, narrated by Gary Lineker and Jorge Valdano. It tells the story of the iconic 1986 World Cup clash between Argentina and England at the Azteca Stadium. Using rare archival footage (including the “Hand of God”), reconstructing the match as a living memory. The culmination of more than two hundred years of tension, encounters, and conflict between the two nations.
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 a historical journey that reframes what happened on the pitch. In doing so, it subtly contrasts the beauty of football with the lingering absurdity of war, allowing the echoes of both to resonate into the present day.
Disney haven’t announced exactly when The Match will be released, they have confirmed it will be exclusively screened in cinemas.
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