Showing posts with label Argentina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Argentina. Show all posts

Friday, 10 July 2026

Jul 10: World Cup playlists #4 - Country choices - A - B

The New York Times released a list of the country choices of music from the World Cup.

Here are a few samples:

Algeria

Signature song: Disco Maghreb (DJ Snake)



Warm-up: Summer Rai Mix (Trabic Music); Chey Kbir Ya Omri (Bilal Milano)

Goal music: Viva L’algerie (Mahfoud & Sonia)

Post-match: Viva L’algerie (Mahfoud & Sonia); El Baloun Ydour-ElKhadraoui Sofican (DJAM); Khalik Liya Ya Bladi (Cheb Mohamed Lamine)

Argentina

Signature song: La Cumbia de los trapos (Yerba Brava); Pa’ la Selección (LA T Y LA M)

Warm-up: El Matador (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs); Hablando de la libertad (La Renga); Marado (Los Piojos)

Goal music: El Matador (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs); La Danza De Los Mirlos (Los Mirlos)

Post-match: Cumbia sobre el mar (Flowering Inferno & Quantic); La Cumbia de los trapos (Yerba Brava)

Australia

Signature song: Down Under (Men at Work)

Warm-up: Tieduprightnow (Parcels); Joker & The Thief (Wolfmother); Highway to Hell (AC/DC); Don’t Change (INXS)

Goal music: Thunderstruck (AC/DC); On My Mind (Powderfinger)


Post-match: Untouched (The Veronicas)

Austria


Signature song: I am from Austria (Rainhard Fendrich)

Warm-up: Rock Me Amadeus (Falco); Sweet Caroline (DJ Otzi); Baby (Justin Bieber)


Goal music: Maria (I Like It Loud) (Scooter)

Post-match: Freed from Desire (Gala); I am from Austria (Rainhard Fendrich)

Belgium

Signature song: Ta fete (Stromae); Warrior (Oscar and the Wolf)

Warm-up: Pump Up The Jam (Technotronic); Kiss The Grass (Sylvie Kreusch & Romeo Elvis); Makina Time (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Marlon Hoffstadt & DJ Konik)


Goal music: We are Belgium (24AM); Allez Allez (GOOOAAAAL)

Post-match: Alors On Danse (Stromae); We are Belgium (24AM); On Met La Patate (Omdat Het Kan & Average Rob)

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Signature song: Bosnom behar probeharao (Dino Merlin); Ljiljani (Halid Beslic)

Warm-up: Bosanac (Enes Begovic); Jel Sarajevo gdje je nekad bilo (Dino Merlin); Necu necu dijamante (Halid Beslic)

Goal music: Take Me To America (Salvatore Ganacci)

Post-match: Ljiljani (Halid Beslic); U.S.A. (Dubioza Kolektiv)

Brazil

Signature song: Bate no Peito (Papatinho)

Warm-up: Deixa a Vida Me Levar (Zeca Pagodinho); Dengo (João Gomes); E uma Partida de Futebol (Skank); Hoje (LUDMILLA); Passe a Respeitar (feat. DJ Chernobyl) (Papatinho, Naldo Benny, Fernanda Abreu & BK)

Goal music: Bate no Peito (Papatinho)

Post-match: Festa (Ivete Sangalo); P do Pecado (Ao Vivo) (Grupo Menos E Mais & Simone Mendes)

Thursday, 9 July 2026

Jul 9: World Cup Playlists #3 - Country choices


It explains that each team chooses a tune for when their line-ups are announced, and when they score a goal.

Argentina, for instance, have chosen Los Fabulosos Cadillacs' "El Matador" (literally, "the ​killer") as their warm-up and goal song. This relates to dictatorships in the 1970s.

The track, with its chorus of "Matador! Matador!" may sound like it's celebrating the deadly goal skills of Lionel Messi.


The Ghanaian duo DopeNation's irresistible 2025 dance track "Kakalika" is both the signature and goal tune for Ghana. This is intended to embrace diversity and encourage listeners to enjoy themselves.



Daft Punk's "One ​More Time"
plays when Kylian Mbappé scores...


Australia go back to the 80s for their tune...



Mexico went for Mariachi bands. South Korea had an easy job with K-Pop tunes from BTS and Blackpink (as described by Carl Lee in a guest post).

The USA had the good taste to adopt some John Denver...


More to come....