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How to Win the World Cup

Members of the last three World Cup-winning teams, including Andres Iniesta, Manuel Neuer and Olivier Giroud, reveal the inside story of how they did it.

This documentary takes the viewer into the dressing room to hear incredible tales from the past three World Cup-winning teams, France (2018), Germany (2014) and Spain (2010).

This is the inside story of how to lift the most famous trophy in the world, told by tournament winners, including Germany’s Manuel Neuer, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Per Mertesacker and Jurgen Klinsmann, Spain’s Andres Iniesta, Xavi and Cesc Fabregas, and France’s Olivier Giroud and Marcel Desailly.

Winning the World Cup is the pinnacle of sporting achievement. Featuring incredible behind-the-scenes footage, this programme delves into the key moments that led to success, from forging the closest of team bonds to reinventing a whole nation’s style of play, and exceptional management that was able to bring out the best in talented individuals.

We hear tales from inside both the dressing room and the press room, explore the role of off-field pressures, and attempt to answer the million-dollar question. What are the secrets behind lifting the most famous trophy in sport?

59 minutes

Last on

Tue 20 Dec 2022 02:50
BBC Two

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:06

    Link Wray

    Rumble

  • 00:14

    The Bees, Paul Butler

    Winter Rose

  • 00:28

    W.C., Gangsta

    Let's Make A Deal

  • 00:28

    Kamasi Washington

    Street Fighter Mas

  • 00:57

    Traffic

    Dear Mr. Fantasy

Credits

Producer Paul Hodkinson
Executive Producer Gabby Cook

Broadcasts

  • Sun 20 Nov 2022 22:30
    BBC One except Wales & Wales HD
  • Sun 20 Nov 2022 23:15
    BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
  • Wed 30 Nov 2022 17:15
    BBC One
  • Tue 20 Dec 2022 02:50
    BBC Two

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