Final yr’s World Cup is proving to have legs, as Netflix shared the primary trailer for its forthcoming soccer-centric collection Captains of the World.
The streaming big and FIFA+ are behind the six-episode venture launching Dec. 30, going behind the scenes of the 2022 FIFA World Cup match that befell in November and December of that yr. Produced by Fulwell 73, Captains of the World is a follow-up to the 2022 collection Captains, which documented gamers’ efforts as their groups fought to qualify for the extremely anticipated sports activities occasion that befell in Qatar.
Launched Friday, the trailer highlights among the footage and unique interviews featured within the new collection. Among the many notable figures providing perception all through Captains of the World are Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, Gareth Bale and Simon Kjær.
“It is a World Cup, and it’s actually powerful,” Messi tells the digital camera at one level. “We’re going to battle.”
Elsewhere within the trailer, Ronaldo makes no secret of his focus within the match: “Everyone needs to win.”
The 2022 World Cup closing befell Dec. 18, 2022, with Messi’s residence nation of Argentina defeating Mbappé’s French squad in penalty kicks. Messi, who at present stars on the Main League Soccer membership Inter Miami, was awarded the Golden Ball as the most effective total participant.
Netflix has launched plenty of sports activities documentaries in recent times, together with Quarterback, which debuted earlier in 2023 and centered on NFL standouts Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota. Additionally it is residence to the favored racing collection Method 1: Drive to Survive.
