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Another Shakira and World Cup collaboration? Count us in. The Colombian superstar\u2019s official 2026 FIFA World Cup Anthem, \u201cDai Dai,\u201d featuring Burna Boy, will be available to stream on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n
The \u201cWhenever, Wherever\u201d hitmaker teased the track ahead of its release on Instagram<\/a>, where she shared photos of herself at the famed Maracan\u00e1 Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, alongside the caption, \u201cCan\u2019t wait to show you the entire song!!!<\/p>\n Dai dai, Ik\u00f3, dale, allez, let\u2019s go!! Que ganas tengo de que escuchen la canci\u00f3n entera!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDai dai\u201d is an Italian expression that means \u201ccome on\u201d or \u201cgo, go,\u201d and is often used to encourage someone to push forward. The track\u2019s multilingual chorus delves into a series of motivational phrases in different languages, including \u201clet\u2019s go.\u201d<\/p>\n Shakira is no stranger to World Cup songs. She was also the official voice of the 2010 World Cup, for which she recorded the anthem \u201cWaka Waka (Time for Africa).\u201d While it was not the official anthem for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Shakira recorded \u201cLa La La (Brazil 2014)\u201d as a theme song. She made her first World Cup appearance in 2006, when she performed her hit song \u201cHips Don\u2019t Lie,\u201d featuring Wyclef Jean, during the closing ceremony.<\/p>\n The official release of \u201cDai Dai\u201d comes a day after FIFA announced its premier World Cup final halftime show, which will be headlined by Shakira, Madonna and Korean boy band BTS. Coldplay\u2019s Chris Martin will curate the show.<\/p>\n FIFA unveiled the news on Wednesday with a video starring Martin and Elmo. In the clip, Martin asks Elmo for help finding massive stars for the halftime show. Elmo then suggests Madonna. The Cookie Monster then chimes in to suggest BTS, followed by Animal, who suggests Shakira.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s where people get together and there\u2019s singing and there\u2019s dancing and there\u2019s music, and it\u2019s a chance to show how amazing all different kinds of humans are,\u201d Martin tells Elmo about the halftime show. \u201cAnd we get to raise some money for children\u2019s education.\u201d<\/p>\n The Super Bowl-style spectacle will take place during the final on July 19 at New Jersey\u2019s MetLife Stadium \u2014 temporarily renamed New York New Jersey Stadium \u2014 in support of the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund<\/a>, a worldwide initiative designed to raise over $100 million to broaden access to education and soccer for children.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s World Cup promises to be a star-studded affair. Several acclaimed artists are set to perform at opening ceremonies across the globe, including Katy Perry, Future, Anitta, LISA and Tyla, who will perform in Los Angeles; Alanis Morrisette, Michael Bubl\u00e9, Alessia Cara and Jessie Reyez, who will take the stage in Toronto; and J Balvin and Man\u00e1, who will serenade audiences in Mexico City.<\/p>\n FIFA also has plans to \u201ctake over\u201d Times Square<\/a> during the World Cup finals weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n