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Ranking every World Cup Song

26th May 2018
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Although the tradition of official World Cup songs originated in Chile in 1962 with the track "El Rock del Mundial" by Los Ramblers, it was not until 1998 when the host country France hired Latin sensation Ricky Martin that they became the phenomenon they are today. His song "Copa de la Vida" debuted as No. 1 on the United States charts, which inspired all subsequent host countries to pick a fun, catchy tune for the World Cup moving forward. As the kick-off time for Russia 2018 creeps ever closer let us revisit some of the hit songs of previous World Cups. In this list you will find some of the "greatest" World Cup songs from the history of the event. Some of these are official songs chosen by FIFA or the host nation, some are productions sponsored by Coca Cola to and some that either support a team or simply the work of an artist celebrating the coming together of nations for the "Beautiful Game". Over the years, there have been some stunners and some shockers, official and unofficial, anthems and albums. Listen to these historic World Cup anthems, some paired with video of footage of beautiful games past and let us know what your ranking of best world cup song would be.

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Back Home - England 1970 Squad (1970)

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England headed to Mexico in 1970 with a strong belief that they could win back-to-back World Cups—not only did they have an even stronger squad than four years previously, but they were sent on their way to the very merry tune of "Back Home." Having penned the UK’s first ever Eurovision winner (Sandie Shaw’s Puppet On A String), Bill Martin and Phil Coulter were tasked with writing England’s first-ever official World Cup theme tune. Recorded for the 1970 World Cup – a tournament where England entered as reigning champions, of course – Back Home might didn’t win any awards for vocal ability. But, the England squad gave it their all on a jaunty tune that topped the UK charts, and was later given a second lease of life by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel’s Fantasy Football League.
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      sridhar
      2 years ago
      I liked it. Somehow I doubt 2026 will be as good.
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