Shakira's Back For The World Cup And She Brought A Surprise
Shakira is back on the world's biggest stage, and the official anthem for the 2026 FIFA World Cup dropped today. The song is called Dai Dai, a phrase borrowed from Italian meaning come on, come on, and it features Grammy-winning Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy in a collaboration that has already racked up nearly two million likes in less than 24 hours after the teaser dropped earlier this week. Shakira unveiled the preview in a one-minute clip filmed on the pitch of Brazil's iconic Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, dancing in a vibrant yellow outfit while holding the official 2026 tournament ball, with dancers wearing the colors of competing nations moving behind her and fireworks lighting up the stadium sky. The chorus blends Italian, Spanish, and English into a single sweeping rallying cry designed for stadiums, fan zones, and every playlist this summer.
This marks Shakira's second official World Cup anthem, a feat no other artist has matched, and it comes 16 years after Waka Waka became one of the most recognized sports songs in history, racking up over four billion YouTube views and a Guinness World Record as the most streamed official World Cup song on Spotify. Burna Boy's presence on the track continues an extraordinary run of Nigerian artists on the world's biggest stages, following Davido's appearance on the 2022 anthem and Tems performing at the FIFA Club World Cup halftime show last year. The 2026 World Cup kicks off June 11 and runs through July 19 across the United States, Mexico, and Canada in the largest tournament field in the competition's history, with 48 nations competing for the first time. Colombia, Shakira's home country, is among them.
