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SOC:Shakira and Latin flair sparkle at opening ceremony

Shakira World Cup Azteca (Facility) Azteca Stadium Mexico

Pop star Shakira has led a line-up of Latin singers who helped open the biggest ever World Cup before the opening match between co-hosts Mexico and South Africa.

The storied Azteca Stadium - officially known at the Mexico City Stadium during the World Cup - staged the party and has been renovated for the expanded tournament, which is being co-hosted with the United States and Canada.

After a series of flops when it comes to World Cup songs over the last three men's tournaments, football's governing body FIFA went back to Colombian Shakira for this year's edition after her 2010 song "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" went viral.

This year's song "Dai Dai" - written alongside Nigerian recording artist Burna Boy - was performed in front of a packed Azteca, which is the first arena on the globe to host three men's World Cups.

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