The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is nearly wrapping up, with Croatia and Morocco facing off on Saturday (Dec. 17) for the third place title, and Argentina and France going head-to-head on Sunday (Dec. 18) for the championship.
As has been tradition for many years now, a select number of songs soundtrack the global soccer event, such as Ricky Martin‘s “Cup of Life,” the official song of the 1998 event held in France, and Shakira‘s “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” for the 2010 World Cup in Africa. At times, the tracks also show up on the Billboard charts. “Waka Waka” peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated July 3, 2010, and Martin’s “Cup of Life” peaked at No. 45 on the Hot 100 in 1998.
This year, some of the tracks featured on the diverse official soundtrack are Trinidad Cardona, Davido and Aisha’s “Hayya Hayya (Better Together)” as well as Nicki Minaj, Maluma and Myriam Fares’ “Tukoh Taka,” which made history as the first FIFA World Cup song featuring English, Spanish and Arabic lyrics.
Below, we’ve compiled photos from the various World Cup official song performances throughout the years, stemming all the way back to 1994. See them below.
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“Tukoh Take” by Maluma, Nicki Minaj and Myriam Fares – Qatar 2022
Maluma rocked an Adidas soccer jersey-style shirt while performing the official anthem during the Fan Festival Official Opening ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar.
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“Hayya Hayya (Better Together)” by Trinidad Cardona, Davido and AISHA – Qatar 2022
Trinidad Cardona took the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Fan Festival stage to deliver his track from the competition’s official soundtrack.
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“Dreamers” by Jung Kook featuring Fahad Al Kubaisi – Qatar 2022
Jung Kook of BTS teamed up with Fahad Al Kubaisi for a “Dreamers” performance during the opening ceremony before to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group A match between Qatar and Ecuador.
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“Live It Up” by Nicky Jam featuring Will Smith and Era Istrefi – Russia 2018
Will Smith, Kosovo’s singer Era Istrefi and Nicky Jam performed “Live It Up” during the closing ceremony of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, before the final between France and Croatia.
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“We Are One (Ole Ola)” by Pitbull featuring Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte – Brazil 2014
Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull and Claudia Leitte delivered their popular 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil anthem, “We Are One (Ole Ola)” during the opening ceremony.
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“Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)” by Carlos Santana featuring Wyclef, Avicii, and Alexandre Pires – Brazil 2014
Alexandre Pires, Carlos Santana and Wyclef Jean teamed up to perform before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final match between Germany and Argentina.
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“Waka Waka” by Shakira featuring Freshlyground – South Africa 2010
Shakira performed her iconic 2010 FIFA World Cup anthem during the kick-off celebration concert in Soweto, South Africa.
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“The Time of Our Lives” by Il Divo featuring Toni Braxton – Germany 2006
Toni Braxton and Il Divo performed their official anthem ahead of the the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 final match between Italy and France.
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“Zeit dass sich was dreht (Celebrate The Day)” by Herbert Grönemeyer featuring Amadou & Mariam – Germany 2006
Germany’s Herbert Gronemeyer teamed up with African pop duo Amadou and Mariam for a performance of their official FIFA anthem “Celebrate the Day” during opening festivities before the opening 2006 World Cup match between host Germany and Costa Rica.
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“Boom” by Anastacia – South Korea/Japan 2002
Anastacia performed “Boom” at the World Cup Draw for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea.
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“La Copa de la Vida (The Cup of Life)” by Ricky Martin – France 1998
Ricky Martin performed his “La Copa de la Vida (The Cup of Life)” before the 1998 Soccer World Cup final match between Brazil and France.
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“Gloryland” by Daryl Hall and Sounds of Blackness – United States 1994
Darryl Hall performed “Gloryland” with Sounds Of Blackness at the opening ceremony for the 1994 World Cup in Chicago.