BTS will be releasing a song for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

LOS ANGELES – As if there isn’t enough anticipation for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, groundbreaking K-pop group BTS is reportedly coming out with a brand new song for the event. 

The group — comprised of members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM (formerly Rap Monster), Jimin, V, RM and Jungkook — are ambassadors of Hyundai, a sponsor for the World Cup, will be releasing the song as part of the company’s global campaign “Goal Of The Century.

FIFA World Cup also announced a giveaway in collaboration with the K-pop boy band, where fans can stand a chance to win a trip to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

So is BTS producing the official anthem for the 2022 World Cup?

While a BTS-World Cup collaboration is news worth of its own, it’s not the official anthem for the highly anticipated event. 

With a month’s worth of sports drama and action, music has always been a huge part of the festivities. The World Cup brings together dozens of nations and cultures so it would only be reasonable that music would be at the center of that melting pot. 

This year the anthem is Hayya Hayya (Better Together) performed by Trinidad Cardona, Davido and AISHA.

When did World Cup anthems become a thing?

Since 1962, every World Cup competition has had an official theme song to serve as a major attraction to hype up soccer fans around the world. 

Here’s a list of every World Cup anthem from 1962-2022: 

1962 World Cup

Official anthem: El Rock del Mundial
Performer: Los Ramblers
Host: Chile

 

1966 World Cup

Official anthem: World Cup Willie
Performer: Lonnie Donegan
Host: England

 

1970 World Cup

Official anthem: Fútbol México 70
Performer: Los Hermanos Zavala
Host: Mexico

 

1974 World Cup

Official anthem: Futbol
Performer: Maryla Rodowicz
Host: West Germany

 

1978 World Cup

Official anthem: El Mundial
Performer: Buenos Aires Municipal Symphony
Host: Argentina

 

1982 World Cup

Official anthem: Mundial ’82
Performer: Plácido Domingo
Host: Spain

 

1986 World Cup

Official anthem: El mundo unido por un balón
Performer: Juan Carlos Abara
Host: Mexico

 

1990 World Cup

Official anthem: Un’estate italiana
Performers: Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini (Italian) Giorgio Moroder Project (English)
Host: Italy

 

1994 World Cup

Official anthem: Gloryland
Performers: Daryl Hall and Sounds of Blackness
Host: USA

 

1998 World Cup

Official anthem: La Copa de la Vida (The Cup of Life)
Performer: Ricky Martin
Host: France

 

2002 World Cup

Official anthem: Anthem
Performer: Vangelis
Host: Japan and South Korea

 

2006 World Cup

Official anthem: The Time of Our Lives
Performers: Il Divo, featuring Toni Braxton
Host: Germany

 

2010 World Cup

Official anthem: Waka Waka
Performers: Shakira featuring Freshlyground
Host: South Africa

 

2014 World Cup

Official anthem: Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)
Performers: Carlos Santana featuring Wyclef, Avicii, and Alexandre Pires
Host: Brazil

 

2018 World Cup

Official anthem: Live It Up
Performers: Nicky Jam featuring Will Smith and Era Istrefi
Host: Russia

 

2022 World Cup

Official anthem: Hayya Hayya (Better Together)
Performers: Trinidad Cardona, Davido and AISHA
Host: Qatar