by Alex Billington
April 24, 2026
Source: YouTube
“You’re making history. Don’t screw it up. Got it?” ⚽ Netflix has revealed the official trailer for a true story comedy movie titled Mexico 86, arriving to view streaming worldwide starting in June this summer. It’s perfectly timed with the next World Cup happening this summer while revisiting a World Cup story from the past. Not every goal is scored on the pitch. What happens off the field can be just as intense as the action during the game. Mexico 86 follows the high-stakes, rule-breaking journey of a bureaucrat who defied the odds to bring the World Cup to Mexico for a historic second time — an intense political gamble where every move risks a red card. Produced by and starring Diego Luna as Martín De La Torre, this is the story of the man who achieved the impossible at the 1986 Mexico World Cup. The full cast in the film includes Luna, Karla Souza, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Álvaro Guerrero, Memo Villegas, Juan Pablo Fernández. This looks like an entertaining enough escape back to the 80s to tell a crazy story for all soccer fans to enjoy.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Gabriel Ripstein’s film Mexico 86, direct from Netflix’s YouTube:
“Not all goals are scored on the field.” 🇲🇽 This is the story of the man who achieved the impossible in the ’86 Mexico World Cup. When a last-minute chance to host the ’86 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. Mexico 86 is a comedy movie directed by Mexican filmmaker Gabriel Ripstein, director of the film 600 Miles previously, plus lots of TV work including “An Unknown Enemy”, “La Máquina”, “Midnight Family”, “Mentiras: The Series”. The screenplay is written by Daniel Krauze & Gabriel Ripstein. It’s produced by Sidonie Dumas, Nicolas Atlan, Christian Gabela. Made by Gaumont. It’s also executive produced by Diego Luna. Netflix debuts Ripstein’s Mexico 86 movie streaming on Netflix globally starting June 5th, 2026 coming soon. So who wants to watch this? ⚽
