Shakira released a short snippet this Thursday of the official 2026 FIFA World Cup song, announcing “Dai Dai” from Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro and saying only the title: "Dai Dai."
The clip — posted on her social channels and framed by the stadium that twice hosted World Cup finals — carried a simultaneous announcement: "From Maracanã Stadium, here is ‘Dai Dai,’ the FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026. Coming 5/14. We’re ready!" The full song, a collaborative project with Nigerian artist Burna Boy, is scheduled for release on May 14, and the music video was filmed at Maracanã.
The scale is immediate. Shakira is not new to World Cup anthems: she performed "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" for the 2010 tournament and "La La La" in 2014. "Waka Waka" alone has more than 4 billion views on YouTube and more than 15 million digital sales, a benchmark that makes any new World Cup single a global event before it even reaches streaming services. Round Time News has more on the preview and the May 14 rollout at and
The announcement matters today because of timing and optics. The 2026 World Cup will be hosted across the United States, Mexico and Canada, yet Shakira and Burna Boy chose Rio’s Maracanã — a symbol of past World Cups — to unveil a song meant to represent the next tournament. Filming the official video there and releasing the teaser now gives organizers and the artists a full week to build momentum ahead of the single’s full release on May 14.
There is a clear tension in the staging: the 2026 tournament is a North American event, but the video’s location invokes Brazil and the global, transnational history of the game. That choice raises obvious questions about tone and audience. Is the aim to land a nostalgic, global anthem that recalls the feel of 2010 and 2014, or to pivot toward sounds that reflect the three host countries? The facts so far point to the former — a marquee artist with a track record of World Cup hits, paired with Burna Boy, a Nigerian star whose presence broadens the song’s international reach.
For Burna Boy, who is set to feature alongside Shakira on the official song, the collaboration places him on one of the biggest cultural stages in sports and music. For Shakira, it is a deliberate return: her previous World Cup singles turned into global pop moments, and the Maracanã announcement invites comparisons in both ambition and expectation.
The most consequential detail for listeners is simple and certain: the song and its video will be available in full on May 14. Between now and then the teaser will be dissected, playlists curated, and social feeds filled with speculation — but the only definitive fact is the release date. When the track lands, audiences will be able to judge whether "Dai Dai" joins Shakira’s earlier World Cup legacy or sketches a new direction with Burna Boy at her side.
