Goal III: Taking on the World

Jun 22, 2009

1h 31m

★ 4.0

Heroes compete on the greatest stage of all.

Overview

Mexican footballer Santiago Muñez, along with his best friends and England national team players Charlie Braithwaite and Liam Adams, are selected for their respective national teams at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals in Germany.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Impala

Milkshake Films

Lawrence Bender Productions

Scion Films

Goal III: Taking on the World Trailers

Cast

Liam Adams

JJ Feild

Charlie Braithwaite

Leo Gregory

Santiago Muñez

Kuno Becker

Sophia Tardelli

Kasia Smutniak

June

Anya Lahiri

Nick Ashworth

Nick Moran

Foghorn

Christopher Fairbank

Gordon

Mike Elliot

Phil

Craig Heaney

Walter

Jack McBride

Ronnie

Tamer Hassan

Mad Film Director

Ori Pfeffer

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