FIFA fever is striking everyone with the 2026 World Cup, but what's there to do between matches? Sure, you could watch the replays or highlights from games you've already seen. But to really keep your head in the game, we've compiled the ultimate list of soccer/football-themed TV shows, documentaries and movies.
Let's have some fun. It's football DAY.
Dear England (2026)
Dear England is a biographical drama centred around the England National Football Team Manager, Gareth Southgate.
Fiennes gives an explosive performance as a man on a mission to see his team reign supreme in spite of all those criticising the sport, his methods and his ability to tackle the difficult task ahead of him.
Directors: Paul Whittington, Rupert Goold | Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Kasper Hilton-Hille, Sam Spruell, Daniel Ryan, Gerard Monaco, Will Antenbring
Language: English | Rating: M
Genre: Psychological historical sports drama
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SBS World Cup Hub
SBS and SBS On Demand are home to a stack of supporting content during the FIFA World Cup.
Catch Season 1 of FIFA World Cup After Hours With James Corden, which shines a spotlight on the most pivotal moments in the sport today.
The series is hosted by actor and prior host of The Late Late Show with James Corden, alongside Rio Ferdinand, former captain of the England National Team, and comedian Ian Karmel. Guest appearances include many famous faces known for both the sport and culture surrounding it.
SBS and SBS On Demand also have Season 1 of FIFA World Cup Classic Matches, Season 1 of Soccer's American Dream and 2026 Aussie documentary Wogball: Australia's Beautiful Game, presented by Anthony LaPaglia.
México 86 (2026)
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A little bit of a different one to shake things up; México 86 is a tidy 95min film recounting history-making football but in a very unusual way.
Loosely based on a true story, Martín De La Torre is a man with a near-impossible task — to secure Mexico's bid to host the 1986 World Cup. His unorthodox methods to create history for his country mirror the audacious tactics employed by a Jordan Belfort/Wolf of Wall Street-like character.
This film is a reminder that 'anything can happen' even when the odds are stacked heavily against you.
Director: Gabriel Ripstein | Cast: Diego Luna, Memo Villegas, Davor Tomic
Language: Spanish | Rating: M
Genre: Satirical historical sports dramedy
Available on: Netflix
Ted Lasso (2020-present)
You can't create a watchlist like this without including Ted Lasso. If you're a soccer-fanatic yet haven't seen this series before, essentially it's a story about what would happen if a failing UK soccer club appointed an American football coach to lead them.
The results are both hilarious, heartwarming, gut-wrenching and endlessly entertaining. So much so, Apple TV decided to revive Ted Lasso for a fourth season, which is due to air in early August.
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Creator: Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly | Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, Hannah Waddingham, Leslie Higgins, Brett Goldstein, Juno Temple
Language: English | Rating: M
Genre: Sports comedy drama
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Welcome to Wrexham (2002-present)
This docuseries chronicles the journey two Hollywood actors, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, embark on as the new co-chairmen of Wrexham AFC, one of professional soccer's oldest clubs.
Season 5 aired in May 2026 and is just wrapping up in June 2026, but a staggering three more seasons are tipped to be in the making. With popularity this high, it's no wonder this TV series has won an impressive ten Primetime Emmy Awards,
Director: Bryan Rowland | Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Rob Mac, Humphrey Ker, Phil Parkinson, Shaun Harvey, Wayne Jones
Language: English | Rating: M
Genre: Sports reality docuseries
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Next Goal Wins (2023)
Next Goal Wins is a sports Taika Waititi masterpiece that somehow flew under the radar for most soccer fans. While we all love an underdog redemption story, be warned, there isn't a lot of redemption to be found here.
This star-studded film remembers the infamously underprepared American Samoa soccer team and their staggering defeat by Australia (31-0) in the 2001 FIFA World Cup. This match made it into the world record books as the largest victory/loss in an international soccer game.
While it sounds like a downer, Next Goal Wins is a light-hearted feel-good underdog story.
Director: Taika Waititi | Cast: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Will Arnett, Elisabeth Moss, Rachel House, Taika Waititi
Language: English | Rating: M (PG - edited version only)
Genre: Soccer dramedy
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Untold UK: Vinnie Jones (2026)
Few people know that before Vinnie Jones became an actor, he was actually a household name as the bad boy of soccer first. The Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels star was a former English Football League star and this documentary covers his career as one of the sport's most disruptive and controversial players.
Other Untold UK soccer-themed movies also include Untold UK: Jamie Vardy and Untold UK: Liverpool's Miracle of Istanbul.
Directors: Ben Nicholas, David Tryhorn | Cast: Vinnie Jones, Dave Bassett, John Fashanu, Bobby Gould, Sam Hammam, Piers Morgan
Language: English | Rating: M
Genre: Sports documentary
Available on: Netflix
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
Before his cult martial arts hit Kung Fu Hustle, star and creator Stephen Chow had another surpremely silly movie that combined slapstick, kung fu and football: Shaolin Soccer.
Twenty years after getting backstabbed by his teammate, 80s football star Fung, aka Golden Leg (Man-tat), encounters Sing (Chow), a Shaolin kung fu master who seeks to promote martial arts to the world. Earning himself the nickname Mighty Steel Leg, Sing accepts Fung's offer to coach him and his Shaolin brothers in football.
Shaolin Soccer is what you'd get if you mixed the Beautiful Game with the high-octane, over-the-top action of anime shows like Dragon Ball Z.
Director: Stephen Chow | Cast: Stephen Chow, Zhao Wei, Ng Man-tat, Patrick Tse
Language: Cantonese (English subtitles) | Rating: MA15+
Genre: Slapstick Soccer
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Bend it Like Beckham
Bend It Like Beckham was a formative film for many young football players back in 2001. The film that essentially launched Keira Knightley's career (after The Phantom Menace but before Love Actually), Bend It Like Beckham is a rewatchable coming-of-age story about a young Punjabi girl, Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra from London who dreams of being a football superstar like her idol, David Beckham.
All these years later, Bend It Like Beckham has aged like a fine wine. There are a few sharp notes around the way it tackles race and sexuality, but overall, it will leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy - and just a touch cynical about David and Victoria Beckham's low-effort cameo.
Bend it Like Beckham is currently streaming on Stan.
Director: Gurinder Chadha | Cast: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher
Language: English | Rating: PG
Genre: Coming-of-age football feels
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