TV series
Captains of the World
Overview
From the locker room to the pitch, this docuseries offers exclusive access to all 32 teams as they fight for football glory in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Details
- First air date
- 2023-12-30
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 6 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary
- Network
- Netflix
- Production
- Fulwell 73 Productions
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Lionel Messi as Self
- Kylian Mbappé as Self
- Luka Modrić as Self
- Cristiano Ronaldo as Self
- Olivier Giroud as Self
- Didier Deschamps as Self
- Kingsley Coman as Self
- Lionel Scaloni as Self
- Lisandro Martínez as Self
- Thiago Silva as Self
- Neymar as Self
- Gary Lineker as Self
Creators and crew
- Gabe Turner - Executive Producer
- Richard W. Thompson - Executive Producer
- Ben Turner - Executive Producer
- Christian Cerami - Producer
- Jean-Mark Bou Mansour - Producer
- Neil Housley - Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Great Expectations
Messi remembers Maradona, Thiago Silva recalls his battle with tuberculosis and Tyler Adams tries to change the world's view of football in America.
Episode 2: Where Is Messi?
Simon Kjær discusses Kylian Mbappé's star power and the politics of playing in Qatar. Kalidou Koulibaly reflects on African solidarity at the Cup.
Episode 3: Against All Odds
The Round of 16 looms large. Australia aims to take out a god; Maya Yoshida tries to rewrite Japan's legacy in the knockout stage; Morocco makes history.
Episode 4: The Harder They Fall
Friction finds Ronaldo benched. Silva braces for backlash when Croatia eliminates Brazil. Morocco captain Romain Saïss discusses the energy in Qatar.
Episode 5: Mind Games
Club friends turn to foes as France faces England. Argentina reopens old wounds for the Netherlands. Later, Luka Modrić's Cup career comes to a close.
Episode 6: The Greatest
With half of the world's population watching and his legacy on the line, Messi takes on Mbappé and France in a final, epic clash of football titans.
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