Movie
Mexico 86
Not all goals are scored on the field.
When a last-minute chance to host the 1986 World Cup appears, a cunning Mexican bureaucrat, armed with nothing but guts and audacity, cons his way through FIFA to beat the United States, but in a country of power games, every victory has a price.
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Not streaming in United States
Mexico 86 was released digitally June 5, 2026. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
When a last-minute chance to host the 1986 World Cup appears, a cunning Mexican bureaucrat, armed with nothing but guts and audacity, cons his way through FIFA to beat the United States, but in a country of power games, every victory has a price.
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Cast
Diego LunaMartín de la Torre
Karla SouzaSusana Gómez Mont
Daniel Giménez CachoEmilio Azcárraga
Álvaro GuerreroGuillermo Cañedo
Memo VillegasHugo Sánchez
Davor TomićBora Milutinovic
Cândido DammJoâo Avelange
Roberto MartinezHermann NeubergerCredits
- Directed by
- Gabriel Ripstein
- Written by
- Gabriel Ripstein, Daniel Krauze
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Spanish
- Original title
- México 86
Production
- Phototaxia PicturesMexico
GaumontUnited States