2009

1h 31m

3.9(207 votes)

Drama

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.

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90 members

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JJ Feild

Liam Adams

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Leo Gregory

Charlie Braithwaite

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Kuno Becker

Santiago Muñez

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Kasia Smutniak

Sophia Tardelli

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Anya Lahiri

June

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Nick Moran

Nick Ashworth

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Christopher Fairbank

Foghorn

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Mike Elliot

Gordon

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Craig Heaney

Phil

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Jack McBride

Walter

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Tamer Hassan

Ronnie

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Ori Pfeffer

Mad Film Director

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John Salthouse

Newcastle Manager

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Gary Lewis

Mal Braithwaite

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Tereza Srbova

Katja

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Margo Stilley

Tamzin Adams

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Olivia Phillips

Bella

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Antonia Bernath

Britt

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Sam Cunningham

Helga

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Mellissa Laycy

Agnetha

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Erin Lister

Ani-Frid

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Jakki Degg

Cute Masseuse

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Anna Maria Everett

Old Masseuse

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Gabrielle Richens

Marjorie

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Paul McGavin

1st AD Commercial

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Tia Thomas

Production assistant

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Paul Humpoletz

LADA Taxi Driver

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Brett Morton

Runner

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Sound

Dave Sansom

Film Sound Man

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Bruce Jackson

1st Assistant Director

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Joemma Lavin

Hull Barmaid

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Daniel Cowley

Paramedic

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Rob Jones

Vicar

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Phil Matthews

Sports Reporter

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John Motson

Self

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Matthew Waters

Reporter 1

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Anna Tyler

Reporter 2

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Derek Williams

Sven

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Brian Newbold

Registrar

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Deita Hubbard

German Barmaid 1

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Kerry Shepherd

German Barmaid 2

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Cliff Bradley

Irate Skoda Driver

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Peter Heslop

Unhappy Driver

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Art

Russell De Rozario

Bucharest Boiler

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Adam Marusiak

Footballer

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Anthony Ofei

Footballer

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Craig Palmer

Footballer

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Dennis Sweeney

Footballer

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Emeka Ejiofor

Footballer

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Gareth Ellis

Footballer

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Holden Ashley Stein

Footballer

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Jamie Poole

Footballer

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Lee White

Footballer

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Leigh Clayton

Footballer

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Liam Moynihan

Footballer

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Matthew Thorpe

Footballer

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Nathan Wint

Footballer

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Neil Elson

Footballer

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Oliver Jones

Footballer

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Steve Madden

Footballer

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Toby George Jones

Footballer

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David Beckham

Self

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John Terry

Self

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Frank Lampard

Self

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Jamie Carragher

Self

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Paul Robinson

Self

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Owen Hargreaves

Self

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Peter Crouch

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Rio Ferdinand

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Joe Cole

Self

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Gary Neville

Self

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Ray Clemence

Self

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Jermaine Jenas

Self

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Aaron Lennon

Self

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Wayne Bridge

Self

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Steven Gerrard

Self

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Wayne Rooney

Self

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Sven-Göran Eriksson

Self

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Ronaldo

Self

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Hernán Crespo

Self

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John Aloisi

Self

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Fernando Torres

Self

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Thierry Henry

Self

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Filippo Inzaghi

Self

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Ruud van Nistelrooy

Self

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Olof Mellberg

Self

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Henrik Larsson

Self

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Cristiano Ronaldo

Self

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Andrew Shue

(uncredited)

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Peter Dale

Football Reporter (uncredited)

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