All Sydney screenings

The Match

2026 · Juan Cabral · 91 min

Showing at 3 Sydney cinemas until 24 Nov

The Match is a 2026 Argentine sports documentary film written and directed by Juan Cabral and Santiago Franco, based on the non-fiction book of same name by Andrés Burgo. It 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 Falklands War between the two countries.

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Sat, 31 Oct

  • 1:30 pmPalace Moore Park, Moore ParkBritish Film Festival

Tue, 3 Nov

  • 11:15 amPalace Norton St, LeichhardtBritish Film Festival

Fri, 6 Nov

  • 11:00 amPalace Norton St, LeichhardtBritish Film Festival
  • 4:00 pmPalace Central, ChippendaleBritish Film Festival

Sat, 7 Nov

  • 2:00 pmPalace Central, ChippendaleBritish Film Festival

Sun, 8 Nov

  • 10:30 amPalace Central, ChippendaleBritish Film Festival

Tue, 10 Nov

  • 1:50 pmPalace Moore Park, Moore ParkBritish Film Festival

Mon, 16 Nov

  • 6:15 pmPalace Moore Park, Moore ParkBritish Film Festival

Thu, 19 Nov

  • 1:30 pmPalace Moore Park, Moore ParkBritish Film Festival

Sun, 22 Nov

  • 12:00 pmPalace Central, ChippendaleBritish Film Festival

Mon, 23 Nov

  • 6:15 pmPalace Central, ChippendaleBritish Film Festival

Tue, 24 Nov

  • 8:10 pmPalace Moore Park, Moore ParkBritish Film Festival