It will mark Shakira’s third consecutive appearance at a World Cup. Her native Columbia plays World Cup hosts Brazil in a quarterfinal matchup on Friday.
"I have an intricate relationship with football for obvious reasons,” Shakira said, a reference to her relationship with Spanish defender Gerard Pique, with whom she had a son last year. “I truly understand what the World Cup means to so many people, myself included."
"I just feel so grateful for the opportunity to come back to perform at the closing ceremony of this year’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil. It feels right," she added. "The fans have shown the most incredible support for this song, and I can't wait to perform it for them." Shakira’s “La la la” has proved more popular with fans than “We Are One,” the World Cup anthem performed by Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez together with Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte at the opening ceremony on June 12.
This should be the official theme for FIFA, a music that can lift spirit of every players and listener. I just feel sleepy listening to pitbull and Jennifer Lopez maybe the only fault in this music is why does "What does the fox say?" is mixed in it, it ruined the song.