The FIFA World Cup in Qatar was the last for so many legends of the sport such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Thiago Silva, Suarez, Lewandowski and so many more. Netflix was able to do very well in terms of their cinematography, music and a lot more on the technical side, but I have given this a 1/10 for a reason.
This show was supposed to give us an inside view of the world cup, but failed to show the sides of Luis Suarez and Robert Lewandowski as this was too, probably their last world cups. This, among not showing other nations made the show very poor, only placing emphasis on Lionel Messi and his campaign. The entire show was Messi, followed by Messi and more Messi. They should have named it Messi World Cup. Every episode contained at the very least 10 minutes of Messi. Not even Argentina, just Messi.
The World Cup in Qatar was controversial from the very start, with directors of the tournament expressing how much it meant to them if Messi won the world cup. This show did not display any of that, even though it was clear to both players and fans, the bias in place for Lionel Messi during this World Cup. From all Argentinian officials in a world cup quarter final as well as the views of Bruno Fernandes and Pepe as well as Messi's disrespect towards Wout Weghorst were not shown at all during the show as Netflix attempted to glorify Lionel Messi. This actually made the show unbearable because once again it was called "Captains of the World" for all the captains not just Messi.
The match against the Netherlands brings up its own point in this review. Everyone who spoke about it from journalists to players and coaches all spoke in the most protective way to Leo Messi. "If he gets angry it will be worse" and more along those lines. The only person who displayed disrespect during this match was not Louis Van Gaal or Wout Weghorst, however, it was only Lionel Messi, from his gestures against the Dutch coach as well as his foul language towards Wout Weghorst.
Apart from all that, the media they brought in to show the side of the nation, for example, Sofia, I think her name was from Argentina, was shown so much too push the image of Messi being the best and everyone else inferior to him. In the final episode, they bring in world footballing legends such as Andrea Pirlo, Paolo Rossi, Ronaldo (Brazil) and class them as "(Country) World Cup Winner" Even though we all know they were legends not only for country but for club too. Then on top of all that, The England woman who spoke multiple times during the show was classed as "England Legend" I can't even remember her name for gods sake, let alone knowing who she is or was in the first place.
Overall, Netflix was able to display great cinematography and musical choice during the show, however failed to truly display that of their title, "Captains of the World" by only placing the spotlight on not even Argentina, but Lionel Messi alone. This soured the series for me as I wanted a deeper, behind the scenes experience of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, not a biography and transcendence of Lionel Messi's career.
This show was supposed to give us an inside view of the world cup, but failed to show the sides of Luis Suarez and Robert Lewandowski as this was too, probably their last world cups. This, among not showing other nations made the show very poor, only placing emphasis on Lionel Messi and his campaign. The entire show was Messi, followed by Messi and more Messi. They should have named it Messi World Cup. Every episode contained at the very least 10 minutes of Messi. Not even Argentina, just Messi.
The World Cup in Qatar was controversial from the very start, with directors of the tournament expressing how much it meant to them if Messi won the world cup. This show did not display any of that, even though it was clear to both players and fans, the bias in place for Lionel Messi during this World Cup. From all Argentinian officials in a world cup quarter final as well as the views of Bruno Fernandes and Pepe as well as Messi's disrespect towards Wout Weghorst were not shown at all during the show as Netflix attempted to glorify Lionel Messi. This actually made the show unbearable because once again it was called "Captains of the World" for all the captains not just Messi.
The match against the Netherlands brings up its own point in this review. Everyone who spoke about it from journalists to players and coaches all spoke in the most protective way to Leo Messi. "If he gets angry it will be worse" and more along those lines. The only person who displayed disrespect during this match was not Louis Van Gaal or Wout Weghorst, however, it was only Lionel Messi, from his gestures against the Dutch coach as well as his foul language towards Wout Weghorst.
Apart from all that, the media they brought in to show the side of the nation, for example, Sofia, I think her name was from Argentina, was shown so much too push the image of Messi being the best and everyone else inferior to him. In the final episode, they bring in world footballing legends such as Andrea Pirlo, Paolo Rossi, Ronaldo (Brazil) and class them as "(Country) World Cup Winner" Even though we all know they were legends not only for country but for club too. Then on top of all that, The England woman who spoke multiple times during the show was classed as "England Legend" I can't even remember her name for gods sake, let alone knowing who she is or was in the first place.
Overall, Netflix was able to display great cinematography and musical choice during the show, however failed to truly display that of their title, "Captains of the World" by only placing the spotlight on not even Argentina, but Lionel Messi alone. This soured the series for me as I wanted a deeper, behind the scenes experience of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, not a biography and transcendence of Lionel Messi's career.