Shakira has just written a chapter that no one else in football history can claim. 🎶
According to a Billboard poll published on June 10, 2026, ‘Dai Dai’ — her anthem for the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside Nigerian artist Burna Boy — was chosen as the best official song of all World Cups, with 31.28% of the vote.
Second place also belongs to her: ‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’, the classic song from the 2010 South Africa World Cup, took 26.65%. No one else has achieved anything like that.
Ricky Martin completed the podium with ‘La copa de la vida’ (1998 France World Cup) with 24.73%, leaving far behind Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, and Claudia Leitte with ‘We Are One (Ole Ola)’ from Brazil 2014, which barely reached 8.01%. 🌍
With ‘Dai Dai’, Shakira adds her third song for a World Cup — a fusion of Afrobeats, dance-pop, and reggaeton that was also written with Ed Sheeran and Jon Bellion. And as if that weren’t enough, the Colombian star will perform it live at the tournament’s opening ceremony. Who can compete with that? 🔥
