The 2018 FIFA World Cup fever brought us the opportunity to reflect on our identity as Mexicans through our National Team.
El Tri, as we commonly know it, has never made it past the round of 16 despite having highly competitive teams, economic investment and a loyal fan base.
Answer the key question of why Mexicans, despite having everything in their favor, have not been able to transcend on the international playing field.
Leaving aside theories, our intention was to support the answer with the opinions of Mexican leaders in sports, gastronomy, music, journalism, among other disciplines.
Balón Al Aire debuted in the summer of 2018 in the format of a film document that will reflect on Mexico based on the country's performance in the World Cup, and its impact beyond the exclusively sporting theme but also from a social and cultural angle to find the answer to why the Mexican has triumphed in various fields but not in soccer.
As a dialogue between the perspectives of different personalities such as former World Cup players Pavel Pardo, Luis García, Rafael Márquez, Jared Borgetti, and Germán Villa and Mexicans who have excelled in different fields such as Marion Reimers, Mexico's leading sports journalist, who has developed a brilliant career at Fox Sports. Lorena Ochoa, the former best golfer in the world and LPGA world champion or Emmanuel “Meme” del Real, keyboardist of the band Café Tacvba.
