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If you’re looking for something to hype you up about the World Cup this week, Amazon has your back. The streaming service has revealed exclusively to Decider that the docuseries History of Soccer, which comes from A+E’s History, is coming to Amazon Prime Video on June 15.

The History of Soccer docuseries something that sports documentary lovers should flag. The collection, which is also available to stream through the History Vault Channel, is composed of 15 videos and contains over 12 hours of experts dissecting classic games and arguing about their favorite players. The docuseries includes spotlights on Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, David Villa, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Lothar Matthäus, and Thomas Müller.

The documentaries in History of Soccer are divided into three parts — Soccer’s Greatest Moments, Soccer’s Godfathers, and Soccer’s Greatest Players. Each special contains five roughly 45-minute episodes, which you can read about below:

The History of Soccer: Soccer’s Greatest Moments

Pele, Argentina, and the Dictators: Led by the extraordinary genius of Pelé, Brazil’s 1970 team was the embodiment of unique Brazilian style built on flair and raw skill. Immortalized in their 4–1 thrashing of former two-time world champions Italy.
Return to Turin: Italia ’90: Cameroon, one of the World Cup’s newest entrants, and veteran goal scorer Roger Milla beat defending champion Argentina in their first game, leading to one of the most remarkable tournaments of modern times.
The Three Musketeers: France ’98I: The fates of three men who would ultimately end up in the same club team defined the 1998 World Cup. David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima enjoyed very contrasting fortunes.
Bring Me the Head of Diego Maradona: Diego Maradona’s career played out over 16 years, three continents, and five World Cups. His is a tale of rejection, shame, redemption, revenge, and glory.
Seven Goals that Shocked the World: The world’s two most successful football nations — host nation Brazil and Germany — collided in the semi-finals with a shuddering impact. At the final whistle, it was Germany’s win, 7-1; it was a national nightmare for Brazil, from which it has since struggled to recover.

The History of Soccer: Soccer’s Godfathers

Louis Van Gaal: Louis Van Gaal, who won 20 titles as a coach, reveals his soccer philosophy, how he coped with his wife’s death, and how he won league championships in three different countries. Interviewed by Geoff Shreeves.
Sven Goran Erikksen: He went from Swedish third division to champion of Italy’s Serie A, winning a European trophy with a team of part timers. As their past manager, see how Eriksson feels England should have done in the 2006 World Cup.
Claudio Ranieri: He masterminded the ‘Miracle of Leicester’, the improbable Premier league triumph of Leicester City football club. Discover the truth about Ranieri’s numerous sackings and how he earned the nickname, The Tinkerman.
Gerard Houllier: Gerard Houllier went from schoolteacher to treble-winning manager with Liverpool FC. Interviewed by Sky Sports correspondent and reporter, Geoff Shreeves, Houllier reveals how the game he loves, almost killed him.
Roy Hodgson: Roy Hodgson was knocked down only to make a comeback. He helped revolutionize soccer in Sweden, won titles in multiple countries, led Fulham to the Europa league final, and managed the English national team.

The History of Soccer: Soccer’s Greatest Players

Note: Every special in the Soccer’s Greatest Players installment asks a panel of experts to apply the latest in science, known data, and their own experiences to debate and ecide who is the world’s greatest soccer player.

Ronaldo v Messi
Pele v Maradona
Zidane v Platini
Beckham v Bale
Klinsmann v Van Basten

All of this is coming your way this Friday. And in case you wanted to start your World Cup week on a soccer-inspired educational note, Amazon Prime Video has some other soccer documentaries currently on its platform. From Gold Stars: The Story of the FIFA World Cup Tournaments and Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet to Manchester United: Feeling United and Kaka Making of a Legend, if you’re looking for soccer documentaries, Amazon has your back.

Let’s play ball!

Stream the History of Soccer on Amazon Video starting June 15

Stream the History of Soccer on the History Vault Channel