Plot

In 1971, a group of young female soccer players filled Mexico City's Azteca Stadium with 115,000 spectators to play the final match of the Second Women's World Cup. This documentary features their exceptional and forgotten story.

The trailblazing women of the Mexican Female National Soccer Squad bare it all in this new documentary, beginning with the difficulties of playing the male-dominated sport in 1970s Mexico. But soccer was more than just a pastime for these girls, and their tenacity led to them qualifying for the first Female World Championship in Italy in 1970. The lead-up was filled with obstacles and people had serious doubts about their performance. But they delivered, earning a respectable third place which left everyone in the country talking. From then on, and seizing the momentum of Mexico's upcoming hosting of the next World Cup that year, many people harbored great expectations for the team. Their fame peaked in 1971 when the Women's World Cup was held in Mexico. During that tournament, they defeated Argentina and England at the Azteca Stadium and played Italy in a brutal face-off before reaching the finals against Denmark. But few knew the team's morale was low before that final match. The players threatened not to show up if they weren't paid, considering that the same venue, the Azteca Stadium, had been jam-packed during their previous appearances. These women, however, did not make a single dime off those tickets. Their demands weren't heard and the young soccer players jumped into the stadium before 115,000 spectators out of professionalism and their love of the public only. The result was a disastrous one for the team as Denmark beat them with ease: a final 3-0 score that cemented the Danish squad's victory for the second time in a row. When the tournament was over, dreams were shattered, as were these women's hopes of making any further progress in the sport. Problems with sports federations and sponsors ensued shortly thereafter and many choose to abandon their careers (which were hardly professional) over amateur soccer. They rekindled their passion for the sport for the sake of it, but their personal lives took them on different paths. At present, they all lead quiet lives and have remained friends, taking comfort in the memories they once shared when young. They dared to question a system where women apparently had no business, and a sport that was, until them, dominated by men.