Shakira and Burna Boy release 2026 World Cup song Dai Dai

Shakira and Burna Boy released "Dai Dai," the official song for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, on Thursday, blending Afrobeats, dance-pop, reggaeton and world beats into a nearly four-minute multilingual track designed to inspire athletes and fans.

The song opens with Shakira singing, "You knew from the day you were born, that here in this place you belong. You've been this brave all along. What broke you once, made you strong." Burna Boy adds, "Go follow your desire, where there's a will, there's a way." The duo later name-check soccer legends including Diego Maradona, Paolo Maldini, Romário, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Kaká and Lionel Messi, along with participating nations such as Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, United States, Mexico, Uruguay, Japan, South Korea and the Netherlands.

Shakira teased the track last week with a one-minute video of herself dancing on the field at Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã Stadium, featuring a snippet of the opening verse harmonized by Burna Boy. This marks her second official World Cup song, following "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" for the 2010 tournament in South Africa. That track peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs, Latin Airplay...