The Fifa World Cup songs has always been a major talking point when the greatest show on earth rolls on the field. The first time the world heard a theme song for the football flagship event was in 1962, with the Los Ramblers’ "The World Cup Rock" acting as the theme to the tournament in Chile. Since then, the hosts of each of tournament every four years had its own tune to make the world tap to the tune.
On the occasion of the world going wild with the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia, Dhaka Tribune sports puts out its list of the 10 best World Cup songs.
1. The Cup of Life – Ricky Martin – France 1998
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BkYKwHLXiU
2. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) - Shakira – South Africa 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRpeEdMmmQ0
3. Waving Flag (unofficial) – K’naan – South Africa 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTJSt4wP2ME
4. We Are One (Ole Ola) - Pitbull feat. Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte – Brazil 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGtWWb9emYI
5. Un’estateitaliana (To Be Number One) - Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini– Italy 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2ANAqO1TLs&feature=youtu.be
6. La LaLa (unofficial) – Shakira – Brazil 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-7knsP2n5w
7. The Time of Our Lives - Il Divo – Germany 2006
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aOxDHqWyK0
8. Vangelis - Anthem – South Korea/Japan 2002
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcbGxT7nG60
9. Fifa World Cup Russia 2018 – Polina Gagarina, Egor Creed and DJ Smash – Russia 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ2vr7VUytM&feature=youtu.be
10. Gloryland – Daryl Hall and Sounds of Blackness – USA 1994
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMuLePslBs4
