Global music sensation Shakira and Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy
Shakira-Burna Boy song named official 2026 FIFA World Cup anthem
Global music sensation Shakira and Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy have teamed up to deliver the official song for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with FIFA unveiling a teaser for their highly anticipated collaboration titled Dai Dai.
The 2026 World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by United States, Mexico and Canada, kicks off on June 11, 2026.
Shakira on Thursday shared a 67-second teaser of the song, filmed inside the iconic Maracanã Stadium.
In the colourful clip, the Grammy-winning singer appears in a yellow top, blue skirt and sneakers as she dances across the pitch alongside performers surrounded by footballs.
The teaser climaxes with fireworks lighting up the stadium while the words “We Are Ready” appear boldly across the roof.
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Announcing the project on X, Shakira wrote: “From Maracaná Stadium, here is ‘Dai Dai,’ the @FIFAWorldCup Official Song 2026. Coming 5/14. We’re ready! @burnaboy.”
The full track is scheduled for release on May 14.
The collaboration marks Shakira’s return to the World Cup stage after the huge global success of Waka Waka (This Time for Africa), the official anthem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, widely regarded as one of football’s most memorable songs.
She also featured prominently in the music lineup for the 2014 World Cup hosted by Brazil, further cementing her status as one of football’s defining musical voices.
For Burna Boy, the project represents another major international milestone as he brings Afrobeats to one of the world’s biggest sporting stages.
Fans have since flooded social media with excitement over the teaser, hailing Shakira as the “Queen of World Cup anthems” while celebrating Burna Boy’s inclusion in the historic collaboration.
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