Film: Copa 71

It is August 1971. The national teams of England, Argentina, Mexico, France, Denmark and Italy meet in the sunny Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.

by Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine - United Kingdom 2023 - 91′ - English, Spanish and French with Italian subtitles

The scale of the tournament is monumental: lavish sponsors, extensive television coverage, merchandising on every street corner and crowds of over 100,000 wild fans who match after match turn the legendary stadium into an inferno. The media are in adoration and the atmosphere evokes the greatest moments in the history of international football. But this tournament is different from all its predecessors: it is all women on the pitch, and you will probably never have heard of them. This is the incredible story of Copa 71, the first unofficial women's World Cup. Disowned by FIFA and all national football federations, the tournament was completely erased from history. Until today.

As part of the Docu.emme exhibition

Free admission

Approach

Can be reached by foot from the centre or with the city bus lines 1 and 4. Stop Parco Marconi/Parco Elisabetta.
Accessible by wheelchair.