Copa 71

dir. James Erskine, Rachel Ramsey 2023 UK 90 min.
2023 – Toronto IFF, 2023 – London IFF, 2023 – IDFA Amsterdam
In the summer of 1971, the world’s best women’s soccer teams competed in Mexico. Copa 71 still ranks as the best attended women’s sporting event of all time. So why do we never hear about it?

In the summer of 1971, the world’s best women’s soccer teams competed in Mexico. Copa 71 still ranks as the best attended women’s sporting event of all time. So why do we never hear about it? ”Copa 71” tells the incredible story of the tournament that was written out of sporting history.

PDF materials

  • Pickup Copa 71 – From curiosity to creativity - lesson plan “The invisibility of women”

  • Pickup Copa 71 – From curiosity to creativity - lesson plan “The invisibility of women” in English


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