Laura Wontorra and her father Jörg are taking viewers through the World Cup host countries in a new four-part Doku series that starts on 14 May and is available exclusively on MagentaTV. The project, titled “Wontorras World Cup – Vater. Tochter. WM.”, follows the pair through the USA, Mexico and Canada, and marks the first time the two have appeared together in front of the camera.
Laura, 37, will also report on the tournament as a moderator, while Jörg, 77, is introduced as a reporter legend from “Doppelpass”. The series can also be watched for free at widening access beyond the pay platform for viewers who want to follow the journey in full. For sports coverage, the Doku arrives in a run of related interest pieces, from Pep Guardiola backing Jeremy Doku to reach elite level before the FA Cup final to the Iron Maiden-Doku “Burning Ambition” starting worldwide on 7 May.
The personal angle is built into the premise. Laura said it was the first time they had stood together in front of the camera, and she described the series as a film biography of her father’s life’s work. Jörg said he found it beautiful that “the tables have turned a little,” a reference to the shift from years of watching him work to the two of them sharing a professional frame. The documentary also runs through the backdrop of their earlier decision that Laura should first go her own way in her career before stepping into a joint project like this.
That balance between family and profession gives the series its weight. Jörg said the father-daughter bond was always intact, and the trip, in his view, refreshed and intensified it. Along the way, he revisits memories from the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, including moments with swimmer Michael Groß, and the 1986 football World Cup in Mexico, linking the trip to decades of reporting experience across major sporting events.
That is what makes the Doku more than a family travelogue: it is also a record of how one broadcaster’s career has been lived through the biggest stages of international sport, now reframed through the eyes of his daughter. For viewers, the next step is simple: the four episodes are already under way from 14 May on MagentaTV, with free viewing available online as the World Cup build-up moves into the spotlight.
