Legends of the World Cup

In the ninth episode of Legends of the World Cup, we tell the story of Santiago Giménez: son of a footballer, born in Mexico City, who crossed the Atlantic to become the most feared striker in Europe and the number nine Mexico waited for over decades. An episode about the weight of a surname, the freedom of writing your own story and what it means to be the striker of a country that in 2026 plays the World Cup at home.

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In the eighth episode of Legends of the World Cup, we travel between Tokyo and Barcelona to tell the story of Takefusa Kubo: the first Japanese player to train at FC Barcelona's La Masía academy, expelled from it due to an administrative error by his club, who crossed half of Europe before finding his definitive home at Real Sociedad and becoming the most elegant player in the Spanish league. An episode about patience, ident...

In the seventh episode of Legends of the World Cup, we travel to Lagos, Nigeria, to tell the story of Victor Osimhen: the boy who lost his mother as a child, who grew up selling water in the streets to help his family, who learned to play football on impossible surfaces and became the most feared striker in Europe. An episode about real hunger, hunger for goals, and what it means to arrive from the hardest place to the biggest stag...

In the sixth episode of Legends of the World Cup, we tell the story of Achraf Hakimi: born in Madrid, son of Moroccan immigrants, trained at Real Madrid and turned into one of the best fullbacks in the world. A player who grew up between two cultures and chose to represent the one he carried in his heart. An episode about identity, pride and the night a boy from Madrid scored a Panenka against Spain to send Morocco to the World Cup...

In the fifth episode of Legends of the World Cup, we travel to Funchal, on the island of Madeira, to tell the story of Cristiano Ronaldo: the boy who cried because he was not put in the lineup, who had heart surgery at twelve, who crossed the ocean to arrive at Manchester United at seventeen, and who built over more than two decades the body, the mind and the will of the greatest athlete football has ever produced. An episode about...

In the fourth episode of Legends of the World Cup, we travel to Pulheim, a quiet town near Cologne, to tell the story of Florian Wirtz: the boy who debuted in the Bundesliga at seventeen, who suffered a torn ligament at the peak of his explosion and came back brighter than ever to become the engine of the unbeaten champion Bayer Leverkusen and the great hope of a Germany that has spent too long searching for its place at the top of...

In the third episode of Legends of the World Cup, we travel to Bondy, a suburb northeast of Paris, to tell the story of Kylian Mbappé: the boy who grew up dreaming of being Cristiano Ronaldo, who debuted in elite football at sixteen, who won a World Cup at nineteen, and who carried for years the weight of being the future of world football before becoming its absolute present. An episode about speed, pressure, and the price ...

In the second episode of Legends of the World Cup, we travel to São Gonçalo, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to discover the story of Vinicius Júnior: the boy who grew up between street football and the violence of a tough neighborhood, who was sold for 45 million euros before turning 18, and who had to endure racism, whistles and doubt before becoming the best player in the world. An episode about resilien...