Description
Original Airdate11/30/2023
Focuses on a different country in each episode - Brazil, U.S., U.K., France, and Qatar - and how soccer teams and fans in that country face global issues through the sport.
The World According to Football
Where to watch The World According to Football
- Included with Showtime on Spectrum TV, through Apr 21, 2027
Season 1
5. Qatar
Air Date 12/28/2023
Trevor investigates whether the world's biggest sporting event can bring about true social change and wonders which flaws the world could uncover when the US co-hosts the World Cup in 2026.
4. France
Air Date 12/21/2023
Trevor takes a deeper look into the complex relationship between race, immigration, nationalism, and soccer in France; Trevor wonders whether the spirit of soccer can truly be a salve for race relations in France and beyond.
3. UK
Air Date 12/14/2023
Hearing from former Premier League greats, including Tim Howard, about how the world's most scrutinized league can test mental health; Trevor discovers that behind every soccer Superman is a Clark Kent trying to puzzle it all out.
2. USA
Air Date 12/07/2023
Trevor discovers how some brave soccer lovers buck the pay-to-play system and explores whether those lessons can apply to other facets of American life.
1. Brazil
Air Date 11/30/2023
Trevor Noah reveals how a new generation of Brazilian female players claim their place in the pantheon of soccer greats, and how they are campaigning for greater women's rights across Brazil.