Overview
- Shakira performed the official World Cup song 'Dai Dai' with Burna Boy during the final halftime show at MetLife Stadium on Monday, July 20, delivering the headline set in a multi‑artist production.
- Designer Fausto Puglisi for Roberto Cavalli said the costume drew on a colorful Mexico City palette and was covered in more than 200,000 Swarovski crystals hand‑applied over roughly 120 hours.
- A video clip of Shakira’s younger son Sasha singing and dancing beside Gerard Piqué in the stands went viral and shaped much of the social‑media reaction to her performance.
- Newly circulated attendee footage, agency photos and rehearsal material have been cited to counter online claims that a lookalike performed for Shakira at the Mexico City opening ceremony.
- Shakira sent a recorded congratulatory message that was shown at Spain’s public celebration and is scheduled to stage a 12‑date Madrid residency in September and October, extending her tournament‑linked tour activity.