Captains of the World (2023)

Genre

documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 87 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series follows the captains and players of national teams as they prepare for and compete in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It combines exclusive interviews and footage to show the personal stories behind the tournament's biggest moments.

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What happens

Captains of the World is a television documentary series produced in a collaboration between Netflix, Fulwell 73 and FIFA+ to give a behind-the-scenes look at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It is a follow-up to the 2022 co-produced series Captains, which documented players' efforts as their teams fought to qualify for the highly anticipated sporting event that took place in Qatar. The documentary features behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive interviews with captains, prominent players, coaches and more – including Harry Kane, Gareth Bale, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Simon Kjær; and revisits the tragedies and triumphs of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. From Messi's records with Argentina's big win to the biggest upsets of players like Ronaldo, Harry Kane and Thiago Silva, the story covers every angle of the journey. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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