Captains of the World

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Captains of the World
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Promotional poster showing Lionel Messi with the FIFA World Cup Trophy
Genre Docudrama
Starring
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Christian Cerami
  • Neil Housley
Production location Qatar
CinematographyDiego Rodriguez
Running time41–55 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Netflix
Release30 December 2023 (2023-12-30)

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. [1] [2] 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.

Contents

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. [3] [4]

Cast

Episodes

No. in
series		TitleFeatured matchesOriginal release date
1"Great Expectations" Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 1–2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg 3–2 Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 1–1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 		30 December 2023 (2023-12-30)
Messi remembers Maradona, Thiago Silva recalls his battle with tuberculosis and Tyler Adams tries to change the world's view of football in America.
2"Where Is Messi?" Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg 0–0 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg 1–3 Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
France  Flag of France.svg 2–1 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 2–0 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1–0 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg 1–2 Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 		30 December 2023 (2023-12-30)
Simon Kjær discusses Kylian Mbappé's star power and the politics of playing in Qatar. Kalidou Koulibaly reflects on African solidarity at the Cup.
3"Against All Odds" Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 2–1 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2–4 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 0–2 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg 0–1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 2–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 1–1 (1–3 pen.) Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg 0–0 (3–0 pen.) Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 4–1 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		30 December 2023 (2023-12-30)
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.
4"The Harder They Fall" Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg 1–1 (4–2 pen.) Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg 1–0 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 		30 December 2023 (2023-12-30)
Friction finds Ronaldo benched; Silva braces for backlash when Croatia eliminates Brazil; Morocco captain Romain Saïss discusses the energy in Qatar.
5"Mind Games" England  Flag of England.svg 1–2 Flag of France.svg  France
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2–2 (3–4 pen.) Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (Battle of Lusail)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 3–0 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
France  Flag of France.svg 2–0 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 		30 December 2023 (2023-12-30)
Club friends turn to foes as France faces England; Argentina reopens old wounds for the Netherlands; Luka Modrić's Cup career comes to a close.
6"The Greatest" Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 3–3 (4–2 pen.) Flag of France.svg  France (2022 FIFA World Cup final)30 December 2023 (2023-12-30)
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.

Reception

For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 98% approval rating . [5] In the first week of its release, it ranked as the 4th most watched TV show worldwide with 348M hours watched, and ended the first week in Netflix's Top 10 list in over 89 countries. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Netflix's 'Captains of the World' Trailer Relives Thrills and Heartbreak of 2022 World Cup". The Hollywood Reporter . 22 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "'Captains Of The World' Docuseries Releases Official Trailer For Behind-The-Scenes Look At Quest For Football Supremacy". Deadline . 22 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Netflix's 'Captains Of The World' Docuseries Takes Us Behind The Scenes Of The 2022 FIFA World Cup". Yahoo! News . 26 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Captains of the World: How to watch documentary following Lionel Messi, Harry Kane & more at the 2022 World Cup". 90min.com. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Captains of the World: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Captains of the World". FlixPatrol.com. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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