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World Cup anthems and songs are tunes and songs adopted officially by FIFA (or by official broadcasters and partners selected by FIFA), to be used prior to the World Cup event and to accompany the championships during the event. They are also used in advertising campaigns for the World Cup. They are used as
theme music in TV
broadcast
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and also used in advertising campaigns for the World Cup. Some songs and anthems are more popular and famous than official songs and anthems.
The chosen songs are usually multilingual and include English, the official language of the organizing country, languages of certain FIFA Partners regions and/or other languages. The main versions also result in cover versions in many other languages performed by the original or by local artists.
Official songs and anthems by FIFA
Other songs and anthems
Broadcaster theme music
Entrance music
Official albums
* 1994 – ''
Gloryland World Cup USA 94
''Gloryland World Cup USA 94'' is a compilation album with various artists, released in 1994. This album is the official music album of the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States. It has been also published under titles such as ''Soccer Roc ...
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* 1998 – ''
Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole!''
* 2002 – ''
The Official Album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup
''The Official Album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup'' is a compilation album with various artists, released in 2002 by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. This albums is the official music album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. The alb ...
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* 2006 – ''
Voices from the FIFA World Cup
''Voices from the FIFA World Cup'' is a compilation album with various artists, released in 2006 by Sony BMG. This album is the official music album of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany
Track listing (International)
Disc 1
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* 2010 – ''
Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album
''Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album'' is a compilation album with various artists including both local African and international. This album is the official music album of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and album was rele ...
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* 2014 – ''
One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album
''One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album'' is a compilation album that was released on May 8, 2014 by Sony Music Entertainment. This album is the official music album of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. It features songs ...
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* 2018 – Unissued (There was a playlist of songs: ''
FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Official Playlist
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* 2022 – ''
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Official Soundtrack
''FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Official Soundtrack'' is a compilation album with various artists released in 2022. This album is the official music album of the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar.
History
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See also
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List of UEFA European Championship songs and anthems
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List of Copa América songs and anthems
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List of Africa Cup of Nations songs and anthems
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List of AFC Asian Cup songs and anthems AFC Asian Cup songs and anthems are songs and tunes adopted officially to be used as warm-ups to the event, to accompany the championships during the event and as a souvenir reminder of the events as well as for advertising campaigns leading for the ...
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List of Olympic songs and anthems
Olympic songs and anthems are adopted officially by International Olympic Committee (or by official broadcasters and partners selected by IOC), to be used prior to the Olympic Games and to accompany the games during the event.
They are used as th ...
Notes
References
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Official songs
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