FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Anthem

The official anthem is “DNA”, performed by Andrea Bocelli, David Guetta, Megan Thee Stallion and EJAE. It was released on June 10, 2026. “DNA” is the official anthem, while “Dai Dai” by Shakira and Burna Boy is the official song and lead single of the Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album. They are two separate tracks. World Cup 2026 anthem “DNA” is sung by four artists: Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, French producer David Guetta, American rapper Megan Thee Stallion, and Korean-American singer EJAE. “DNA” was released on June 10, 2026, the day before the tournament’s opening matches. Andrea Bocelli and EJAE performed it live for the first time at the opening ceremony in Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca on June 11, 2026. “DNA” sung in three languages: English (Megan Thee Stallion), Italian (Andrea Bocelli), and Korean (EJAE).

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On June 10, 2026, FIFA dropped “DNA” – the official anthem of the FIFA World Cup 2026 – and it is a gloriously chaotic, goosebump-inducing collision of four artists who have absolutely no business sounding this good together. We are talking opera legend Andrea Bocelli, EDM titan David Guetta, Houston’s own Megan Thee Stallion, and the breakout K-pop voice of the year, EJAE. “DNA” is the official anthem. It is not the same thing as Shakira’s “Dai Dai” (that’s the official song and lead single).

Isn’t “Dai Dai” the World Cup Song?

DNA vs. Dai Dai – According to Tanuja (the author, A2Z Soundtrack), FIFA giving us a separate “anthem” and “song” is equal parts genius and confusing. Putting an opera maestro, a French DJ, a Houston rapper, and the “Golden” girl on one track should not work. It absolutely does. It’s like a fantasy-football roster for music. The anthem (“DNA”) is the one they’ll blast during the ceremonial, lump-in-your-throat moments. “Dai Dai” is the one you’ll actually catch yourself humming in the shower. Both can be true. Shakira basically owns this lineage – she did Waka Waka in 2010, she’s back with Dai Dai in 2026, AND she’s reportedly part of the first-ever World Cup Final halftime show. The woman has more World Cup credits than most national teams.
FIFA actually rolls out a whole family of songs for a tournament, and 2026 has two headline tracks doing two different jobs.

Four Artists

This is one of the most genre-scrambling collabs FIFA has ever greenlit.

Andrea Bocelli – The Italian classical-crossover icon. If you’ve ever teared up at a wedding to “Con te partirò (Time to Say Goodbye)”, that’s him. His operatic tenor is the “grandeur” anchor of the whole track – and yes, he sings part of it in Italian.

David Guetta – The French DJ-producer behind roughly half the songs you danced to in the 2010s. He handles the pulsing electronic production that turns the song from “hymn” into “stadium-shaking moment”.

Megan Thee Stallion – The Houston rapper and three-time Grammy winner brings the swagger with an English rap verse. Having an American superstar front-and-center makes sense – the U.S. is co-hosting this thing, after all.

EJAE – (Kim Eun-jae) is the Korean-American singer-songwriter who exploded in 2025 as the singing voice of Rumi and co-writer of “Golden” from Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters – the song that hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and swept four Grammys. On “DNA”, she delivers the Korean-language section, which is a beautiful nod to global football’s massive Asian fanbase.

The Message Behind the Anthem

The whole song is built around one deceptively simple idea, captured in the hook: “It’s more than just a game, it’s our DNA”. The metaphor is that football (or soccer, depending on which co-host country you’re standing in) isn’t just a sport we watch; it’s coded into who we are, passed down like a family trait across generations and borders.

Musically, it’s a deliberate clash of eras: Bocelli’s timeless, almost sacred vocal represents the tradition of the game, Guetta’s production represents its modern, global scale, Megan brings the now, and EJAE represents the worldwide fan experience. Four artists, three languages, one stadium-sized feeling. English, Italian & Korean: The Languages of “DNA”

This anthem is unapologetically multilingual. Megan raps in English, Bocelli soars in Italian, and EJAE sings in Korean – reportedly writing her own Korean lyrics for the track. For a tournament hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico and watched by literally billions worldwide, leaning into multiple languages isn’t a gimmick. It’s the entire point.

World Cup Anthem History

Every World Cup gets its musical moment, and the official song has become almost as anticipated as the opening match. History of World Cup anthems from 1962 to 2026:

Where & When You’ll Hear “DNA”

Bocelli and EJAE gave “DNA” its live debut at the opening ceremony in Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca on June 11, 2026 – the same day the tournament kicked off. Expect to hear it threaded through FIFA’s broadcast packages, ceremonies, and big-moment montages all summer long. It also anchors the broader Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album, an 18-track monster of a record.

Official Video (YouTube)
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alTzdOAAMhc ]

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