The songs of the World Cups that marked football: Ricky Martin, Shakira and more

The raffle of World Cup Qatar 2022 It will start in a few minutes and millions of fans will be waiting for this ceremony that will have the best teams that have gone through a long elimination process. Of course, the countries that will pass the respective playoffs to achieve the long-awaited ticket to Qatar are still awaited.

On the other hand, ‘Hayya Hayya (Better Together)’ will be the first song on the soundtrack of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, released this Friday to coincide with the draw for the groups that will take place in Doha. The American Trinidad Cardona, the Nigerian Davido and the Qatari Aisha are the interpreters of this theme, which will liven up the draw and symbolizes the ability of football to “build bridges in the world”said Kay Madati, director of the Cup’s commercial division.

In that sense, we show you the list of songs that marked an era in fans of the ‘king sport’ and that are still remembered today.

WE ARE ONE – PITBULL (WORLD CUP BRAZIL 2014)

True to form, Pitbull embodied the joy of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

WAKA WAKA – SHAKIRA (SOUTH AFRICAN WORLD CUP 2010)

The song became one of the most popular in World Cup history. Shakira’s interpretation allowed her to continue participating in more events related to the sports world.

THE CUP OF LIFE – RICKY MARTIN (WORLD CUP FRANCE 1998)

Without a doubt, ‘The Cup of Life’ marked a milestone in the World Cups. Ricky Martin made this song fashionable that continues to be heard every time we approach a World Cup.

THE TIME OF UR LIVES – IL DIVO (WORLD CUP GERMANY 2006)

With a more subtle tone, the group IL DIVO would be in charge of interpreting the song of the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

LIVE IT UP – NICKY JAM (RUSSIA WORLD CUP 2018)

The genre would say present in the last Russia World Cup 2018. Nicky Jam would make millions of soccer fans enjoy.

Eight months before the World Cup (November 21-December 18), the small emirate will be the focus of attention while its future competition will take its definitive profile, with the expected distribution of teams in the different groups.

Will it be able to outshine, at least during the time of the ceremony, the many non-sports controversies surrounding the tournament? There have been several since Qatar was awarded the World Cup in 2010, from the issue of respect for human rights in the country, to the recent exclusion of Russia from the qualifying phase after the invasion of Ukraine.

“We want it to be a party, a celebration of football, with positivity, with the whole world meeting here in Qatar, where the infrastructures are spectacular,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said this Friday from Doha at the opening of the annual Congress. from CONMEBOL.

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