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The Match (2026)
Directed by Juan Cabral, Santiago Franco
“When does a match start? When does it end?”
Documentary · 1h 31m
Film reconstructs the historic match Argentina vs England at the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, famously remembered for the the hand of God goal by Maradona. Also exploring the sporting, political, and cultural dimensions of the encounter, in the background of the recent deadly Malvinas War between the two countries.
Cast
Gary Lineker
Jorge Valdano
John Barnes
Jorge Burruchaga
Ricardo Giusti
Julio Olarticoechea
Oscar Ruggeri
Peter Shilton
Kevin Keegan
Diego Maradona
Crew
- Director
- Juan Cabral, Santiago Franco
- Writer
- Juan Cabral, Santiago Franco
- Novel
- Andrés Burgo
- Director of Photography
- Pablo G. Gallego
- Original Music Composer
- Nico Barry, Tomas Jacobi
- Editor
- Lucas Coppolecchia, Sebastian Fasanelli, Juan P. Scaglione, Mauro Caporossi
- Producer
- Flora Fernandez Marengo
Details
- Original title
- El Partido
- Release date
- 2026-05-21
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- English, Spanish, French
- Countries
- Argentina, United Kingdom
- Production
- Industria del Milagro, Blurr Stories, Labhouse, Buena Vista International, Cine Argentino, INCAA