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The Match Documentary Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: Beyond the Hand of God lies a deeper story ⚽️

From directors Juan Cabral and Santiago Franco, and narrated by Gary Lineker and Jorge Valdano, 'The Match' tells the story of the iconic 1986 World Cup clash between Argentina and England at the Azteca Stadium. Using rare archival footage, including Maradona’s controversial “Hand of God”, the film reconstructs the match as a living memory, and as the culmination of more than two hundred years of tension, encounters, and conflict between the two nations.

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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.
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Transcript
00:03One of the great football coliseums of the world, the Azteca Stadium.
00:07Es solo fútbol y punto.
00:09We're here to play fútbol.
00:11Don't control issues with two issues.
00:12Sunday's World Cup match between England and Argentina will be played in a sporting spirit.
00:18No era un partido más, era el partido.
00:22Si usted se agarra la bandera, el problema es todo.
00:24No soy perdedor, no soy perdedor, soy ganador.
00:27Here in Mexico City, one of the most heated matches of this World Cup.
00:31I could not believe they hadn't blown his whistle.
00:33How did the referee not see it? How has that happened?
00:38That's a bad decision and very big match.
00:42I don't think any of us really envisage what was about to happen.
01:01We have to recover those islands.
01:03Si quieren venir, que vengan, les presentaremos bataza.
01:08And we must go out quietly to succeed.
01:12That feeling that you're being part of something that goes beyond sport.
01:18An infinite match.
01:24I don't think it's going to be part of something that's going to be part of something that's going to
01:34be part of something that's going to be part of something that's going to be part of something that's going
01:40to be part of something that's going to be part of something that's going to be part of something that's
01:40going to be part of something that's going to be part of something that's going to be part of something
01:40that's going to be part of something that's going to be part of something that's going to be part of
01:40something that's going to be part of something that's going to be part of something that's going to be part
01:40of something that's going to be part of something that's going to be part of something that's going to be
01:41part of something that's going to be part of something that's going to be part of something that's going to
01:42be part of something that's going to be part of something that's going to be part of something that's going
01:45to be part of something that's going to be part of something that
01:49Oh, my God.
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