Goal III: Taking on the World

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.

Cast

JJ Feild

as Liam Adams

Leo Gregory

as Charlie Braithwaite

Kuno Becker

as Santiago Muñez

Kasia Smutniak

as Sophia Tardelli

Anya Lahiri

as June

Nick Moran

as Nick Ashworth

Christopher Fairbank

as Foghorn

Mike Elliot

as Gordon

Craig Heaney

as Phil

Jack McBride

as Walter

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