There opening ceremony of the 2026 Football World Cup it started with such a huge load of energy that it seemed like it was going to pierce the screen and invade our homes. After the first performances, here it is finally in all its splendor: one Shakira radianttries to sing the hymn Come on, come on for the first time in front of an audience. The packed stadium with fans and enthusiasts, the engaging rhythm, the crazy choreographies of the dancers who flanked her and a new look curated by her stylist Nicolas Bru: all the ingredients for a perfect show. Too bad it was interrupted at the best moment by Raito make room for TG1.
Shakira’s performance to the tune of Dai Dai
The Azteca Stadium was waiting for nothing else: to become for a moment the setting for the performance of the “godmother” of these 2026 World Cups. And for those who, like many “laymen” of football, had no season tickets at hand, it was inevitable to tune in to Rai 1 for the live broadcast of the opening ceremony.
A dream to live, albeit from a distance and conquer a pinch of bitterness for the absence of our national football team, excluded from international competition.
A lively and vibrant ceremony, just like the land of Mexico that hosts it. I’ll start with this first thing first mythical Mana with Oh my loveability to last a long time and continue endlessly. Tuesday it’s time to start Danny Oceanaccompanied by 80 girls from the Mexican Folkloric Ballet, followed by Los Angeles Azulesgroup that represents the maximum expression of cumbia, with the singer-songwriter Belinda. And again, J Balvin Arrived aboard a paper car and accompanied by the rapper Ryan Castro.
Finally she, the most anticipated of the evening Shakira sang the anthem of these World Cups for the first time, the song Come on, come onwith Burna Boy and fifty splendid wild dancers. “Football is something that so unites culture and people from different social backgrounds. The great responsibility of creating a song for the World Cup is to create a song that represents people’s feelings, emotions and passion. So, in a certain sense, you have to write that song with the awareness that it has to be global thus embrace aunt culture and thus represent her aunt in a single melody”, declared the artist a few hours after the ceremony.
Rai interrupts the live broadcast, the public riots
Everything was perfect, except that the audience tuned in Rai1 he saw the live broadcast interrupted like that, suddenly. Paola Ferrari in the studio since then, passing through the line as TG1 and reading the public as perplexed and angry.
Just take a look around social to capture this less than happy state of mind. “Only Rai 1 could interrupt the opening ceremony of the World Cup after broadcasting it with a bad audio. Please note that the priority period is in our TG1″, written on your X.
And again “It’s not that I really care but at least continue the live broadcast of the World Cup opening ceremony on another channel? Boh, Rai wake up!”, followed by “It’s still a global sporting event, that you disconnect the opening ceremony to send TG1?! But maybe do a short version given the event?! No no we have to put up with it all. PATHETIC“A list that could go on.
The look curated by stylist Nicolas Bru
The only, meager consolation? We had time to observe the new look with the stylist Nicolas Bru created for the occasion. Now serving Shakira for some time – all of hers latest covers and appearancesare curated by him -, Bru has chosen elements that recall those already seen in the official video clip of the World Cup anthem.
The singer wore a yellow top with mesh detailsthe same ones shown in the sleeves, combined with a white miniskirt with asymmetrical inserts. At the foot of customized white sneakers with maxi platformsunglasses to top it all off. Her long and thick honey blonde hair is unmissable.
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