Mexico City · 11 June
FIFA’s lineup included Shakira, Burna Boy, J Balvin, Maná, Belinda and Los Ángeles Azules. Alejandro Fernández and Tyla were named for the national anthems.
FIFA’s Mexico City lineup ↗Last updated
Official FIFA song · Released May 2026
“Dai Dai” — Shakira × Burna Boy
FIFA’s announcement dated 15 May 2026 confirmed that the Shakira and Burna Boy track was available on major streaming services. The release supported the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund. It was the official song within a broader tournament soundtrack, rather than the name of every opening-ceremony performance.
Three opening ceremonies, three locations
Mexico City opened the tournament on 11 June. Toronto and Los Angeles followed on 12 June. The examples below belong to their individual ceremonies, not one combined Mexico City lineup.
Toronto · 12 June
FIFA’s performance archive features Alessia Cara, Jessie Reyez with Elyanna, Nora Fatehi with Vegedream and Sanjoy, and Michael Bublé.
FIFA’s Toronto performances ↗Los Angeles · 12 June
The US ceremony coverage includes Future with Tyla, LISA with Anitta and Rema, and Katy Perry.
FIFA’s Los Angeles performances ↗A short history of World Cup official songs
1990 — “Un’estate italiana” (Gianna Nannini & Edoardo Bennato). The Italia 90 song. One of the most fondly remembered tournament anthems ever made — pure summer European football.
1994 — “Gloryland” (Daryl Hall). USA 94. Set the template for English-language pop-rock World Cup anthems.
1998 — “La Copa de la Vida” (Ricky Martin). The song associated with France 98.
2010 — “Waka Waka” (Shakira). The official song for South Africa 2010.
2014 — “We Are One” (Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, Claudia Leitte). Brazil 2014. A blend of three artists from across the Americas.
2018 — “Live It Up” (Nicky Jam, Will Smith, Era Istrefi). Russia 2018. Latin/global crossover.
2022 — “Hayya Hayya” / “Light the Sky”. Two songs from the Qatar 2022 soundtrack.
2026 — “Dai Dai” (Shakira × Burna Boy). The official song sat within a broader FIFA tournament soundtrack.
Why the official song matters more than you think
World Cup official songs aren’t just promotional material. They become permanent cultural memory anchors for everyone who watched the tournament. Hearing “Waka Waka” in 2026 instantly takes anyone who watched South Africa 2010 back to that summer. That’s why FIFA invests so heavily in getting the songs right — they’re building the sound of the next 10 years of World Cup nostalgia.
A familiar song can bring back a summer as quickly as a shirt or a match highlight. That connection between sound, colour and football memory is what makes a tournament soundtrack worth revisiting after the final.
Use the listening links in FIFA’s release above to find the official track, and its ceremony reports to revisit the performances. A song release, a national anthem and a live ceremony set are different parts of that story.
Tournament souvenirs
The sights, not just the sounds
The song on the broadcast, the shirt on your back, a scarf on the wall — the kit of tournament memorabilia that ends up framed in ten years' time. Use these Amazon UK searches to explore current memorabilia listings across the three host countries. FKB does not verify the search results: check licensing, the exact item, seller and current terms before buying.
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