Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend

Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend is a biographical documentary series produced in a collaboration between Apple TV+, SMUGGLER Entertainment and Pegsa Group. The series follows Lionel Messi's triumphant career, his overall impact on football and shows his journey of highs and lows with the Argentina national football team across five World Cups, culminating with his fairytale ending of winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Cast

 * Lionel Messi
 * Ángel Di María
 * Rodrigo De Paul
 * Enzo Fernández
 * Emiliano Martínez
 * Sergio Agüero
 * Lionel Scaloni
 * Andrés Cantor
 * Gary Lineker

Release
The series premiered on Apple TV+ on 21 February 2024.

Reception
On IMDb, the docuseries scored a rating of 8.4/10 based on 402 audience reviews. In the first week of its release, it ranked as the 8th most watched TV show worldwide on Apple TV+, and ended the first week in Apple TV+'s Top 10 list in over 50 countries.