Top Documentaries You Should Watch Before You Start FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Passionate football fans want to watch football documentaries of their favourite player, manager or their favourite team to connect with them on a more personal and deeper level. Documentaries also provide them a better perception of a particular event or their lives. During the last 20 years or so, there have been a tremendous amount of brilliant movies and web series which have been churned out to the masses to enjoy. “The Class of 92”, “All or Nothing: Arsenal (2022)” and the “All or Nothing: Tottenham” have been positively welcomed by the fans as it provided them a never seen before look inside the player’s dressing room and the drama that ensues.

Recently Netflix also released its own mini web series called FIFA Uncovered which details the corruption behind the scenes and how the host for the World Cup is selected. Football fans who are passionate about the sport should watch a few hidden gems before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 begins. These are the perfect documentaries to binge watch and give you an insight to see what it means to represent your country at the grandest stage of them all – The World Cup.

Pele (2021)

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Pele is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of his generation. He guided Brazil to three of their five World Cups. Netflix released a documentary titled Pele to showcase his life as a footballer who grew up from the poor streets of Brazil into a football icon to the likes of Maradona. The movie also shows Pele’s career and the records he has broken and set for the world to chase while he defied all the odds to become the very best. Don’t miss out this gem before you start watching FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Maradona: Blessed Dream (2021)

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Argentina has been known for producing magicians in the football world from the likes of Lionel Messi to Maradona. The magician Maradona left everyone in shock when he passed away in 2020. Maradona used to play for Napoli and in his honour, they changed their stadium’s name to Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. In order to celebrate the great life of Diego Maradona, Amazon Prime Video made a 10-part series web series to portray his life. It covers his iconic World Cup in 1986. In addition to his footballing life, his personal life is also covered including his drug addiction. It’s a great documentary to binge watch and see an icon in action before the start of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Becoming Champions (2018)

This was a show which aired during the Russian World Cup in 2018. It tells the story and the background details of the winner from every World Cup since the tournaments inauguration in 1930 with the last winner being France at the time. Reviews for the show were positive and it is a perfect addition to witness the atmosphere of the first World Cup in 1930 that Uruguay won and the last World Cup in Russia when France won in 2018. World Cup qualification is not a simple task, those who make it to the tournament is something to be proud of as 190 to 200 nations compete for the prestigious spot. Next world cup will be hosted in Qatar and we can expect a newer documentary soon that shows the journey to Qatar as well.
Champions of America (2022)

Argentina’s luck has not been on their sides ever since the nightmare performance of Copa America in 2019 and the disappointing knockout in the World Cup of 2018 in Russia. This is the most recent documentary in football that focuses on Argentina’s triumph in Copa America before they headed off to participate in FIFA World Cup 2022. The documentary has set the internet on fire as it shows a new dawn coming for the Argentinian team.
Rooney (2022)

Wayne Rooney is a former Everton player turned Manchester United legend. A name that most English fans and Manchester United fans won’t forget in their life time. He was known to be an aggressive, tenacious and a determined player that wasn’t afraid to back down from a fight. Wayne Rooney announced his retirement in 2021 and Netflix released a documentary detailing his life. Wayne Rooney is England’s all time top scorer with 53 goals and the documentary shows that even though England’s 2000s team was filled with highly talented players, they failed to form a cohesive bond which resulted in them not winning any World Cup trophies. For any England, Manchester United as well as an Everton fan, relive the glory days of one of the best strikers England’s ever had and one of the most tenacious attackers Premier League was blessed with before starting your 28 day journey of football World Cup 2022.