The Match
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Juan Cabral, Santiago Franco | Great Brittain 2026 | 91 minutes | language: Spanish, English | subtitles: Dutch
Mexico, 1986. England and Argentina face off in the World Cup quarterfinals. The atmosphere between the two warring nations is far from friendly. The match is played in the shadow of the conflict over the Falkland Islands, which means that in the run-up to the game, it’s just as much about pride and political gain as it is about soccer. All of that changes the moment a certain Diego Maradona steps onto the field and manages to etch both his name and “the Hand of God” into the history books.
Forty years after one of the most memorable World Cup matches of all time, those involved look back on the deep-rooted historical rivalry, in which the beauty of soccer clashes with the absurdity of war.
De Volkskrant
