The singer Anita released this Thursday (21) his official song for the 2026 World Cup, “Goals”. The song is in partnership with singer Lisa, from the k-pop group Blackpink, and Nigerian rapper Rema.
The track is written with excerpts in different languages, the clip has color combinations and illustrious appearances by the mascots and the Trionda ball. The Rio native will also be one of the attractions at the opening of the games on June 12th in Los Angeles, in the United States.
In addition to Anitta, Colombian Shakira also released a song for the world championship called “Dai Dai”, with fellow Nigerian singer, Burna Boy, on May 14th.
Remember World Cup theme songs
Every year, FIFA releases the official World Cup theme song. The official banner for the championship edition came into existence in 1962, at the World Cup in Chile.
Official tracks
One of the main and most remembered songs to this day is the famous “This Time for Africa”, better known as “Waka Waka”, by Shakira. It was released for 2010 edition, at the World Cup in South Africa.
In 2014, in the edition that took place in Brazil, the music was “We Are One”. Despite having Claudia Leitte as one of the singers, Many people criticized the fact that the other two artists in the song had no relationship with Brazil: Jennifer Lopez e Pitbull.
Me on 1998 World Cup, which took place in France, the official track was “The Cup of Life” in the voice of Ricky Martin. The song had a lively vibe and was one of the turning points for Ricky’s international career.
The first World Cup “anthem” was in 1962 for the Chilean edition. Sung by the group “Los Ramblers”, “The Rock of the World Cup” It became successful in South America, selling more than 2 million copies.
Unofficial tracks
Even with theme songs made official by FIFA for each edition, some years were marked by songs that did not make it into the ranks of those that were very successful.
- “Pra Frente Brasil” – 1970 World Cup, Mexico
- “Green and Yellow Heart” – 1994 World Cup, United States
- “Waving Flag” – 2010 World Cup, South Africa
- “La La La” – World Cup 2014, Brazil
- “Country of Football” – 2014 World Cup, Brazil
