# FIFA Uncovered (2022)

> A four-part docuseries that traces FIFA's power struggles, global politics and the machinery behind hosting a World Cup.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/134232

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 4
- Episode runtime: 57 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: documentary, crime
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini, Gianni Infantino, Juca Kfouri, Jérôme Valcke, Ricardo Teixeira
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22872838/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: sober, investigative, skeptical, clinical

## What critics say

Viewers rate this four-part documentary miniseries positively for its exposé of FIFA's governance scandals and the politics behind hosting a World Cup.

## Synopsis

FIFA Uncovered (2022) is an American documentary miniseries for Netflix, a four-episode docuseries that pulls back the curtain on world football's governing body. Its central figures appear as themselves, including former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, French football legend turned official Michel Platini, current president Gianni Infantino, Brazilian journalist Juca Kfouri, and former FIFA official Jérôme Valcke, alongside Ricardo Teixeira. Rather than a single narrative thread, the series moves through the organization's checkered history, following the power struggles and backroom maneuvering that have defined it, and then turning to what it actually takes to win and host a World Cup. Each hour-long episode stacks interview testimony against the political and financial machinery of global football, building a portrait of an institution whose glamour depends on opaque dealings. The tone is sober and investigative, more skeptical than sensational, with a crisp and clinical sense of how influence moves between officials, sponsors and host nations. Viewers drawn to sports corruption exposés and the investigative sweep of true crime docuseries will find the same appetite for insider accounts and institutional accountability that powers Icarus and similar documentary probes. It suits anyone curious about how a sporting spectacle is built and sustained behind the stadium lights.

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