Global music icon Shakira has unveiled a teaser for the official song of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, exciting fans with a minute-long clip filmed at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracanã Stadium.
The Colombian singer took to social media on Thursday to share the snippet, revealing that the track, titled 'Dai Dai', will be the official anthem for the upcoming tournament. She also hinted at a collaboration with Afrobeats star Burna Boy. The video shows Shakira on the pitch, accompanied by dancers, singing in English: 'Here in this place / You belong', with a male voice harmonising, 'What broke you once / Made you strong'.
The full song is set to drop on 14 May, ahead of the tournament's kick-off on 11 June. The opening match will see Mexico face South Africa at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, with the final scheduled for 19 July at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Shakira is no stranger to World Cup anthems. Her song 'Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)' was the official song of the 2010 World Cup, which was held in South Africa. That song's lyrics encouraged players to aim for goals like soldiers on a battleground and received generally favourable reviews.
'Dai Dai' is not to be confused with Coca-Cola's official anthem for the FIFA World Cup 2026, a reimagination of Van Halen's 'Jump' that features Colombian singer J Balvin, drummer Travis Barker, pop/R&B singer Amber Mark and guitarist Steve Vai. Mark's rich, crystalline voice is the first heard on the track; she sings the song's original English lyrics. Vai transforms its iconic guitar, while Barker amplifies its percussion. The greatest difference is found in Balvin's contributions. He wrote a new verse in Spanish atop production courtesy of his collaborator L.E.X.V.Z, a sound he described in March as 'Brazilian funk with hard strings, kind of like hip-hop'.
'Jump' is not a fútbol song,' he said of the original, using the Spanish word for soccer. 'So that's why I had to put the Latin love and passion for fútbol (in the lyrics).'
