{"id":634654,"date":"2026-06-12T10:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/634654\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T10:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:24:12","slug":"did-shakira-use-a-body-double-at-the-2026-world-cup-opening-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/634654\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Shakira use a body double at the 2026 World Cup opening ceremony?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday 11 June, the 2026 World Cup kicked off in Mexico City with a lavish opening ceremony. Stars such as J Balvin, Man\u00e1, Lila Downs and, of course, Shakira<\/a> took to the stage; by now she has appeared at more World Cups than her ex, Gerard Piqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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Yet it was neither the fireworks nor the music that most caught people\u2019s attention online.<\/p>\n

A few hours after the show, theories began spreading on social media claiming that the person who performed the tournament\u2019s official anthem, \u2018Dai Dai\u2019, was not actually the Colombian singer. One user even wrote: \u201cThat\u2019s not Shakira. Look how she misses the step when she sings \u2018Dai Dai\u2019. That\u2019s a double. Shakira lied to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

The evidence? According to those pushing the theory, the star looked different.<\/p>\n

Shakira ran onto the pitch in a striking yellow outfit, white shorts, platform trainers and a huge pair of dark sunglasses. Many users also pointed out that her hair seemed to be a different shade from usual.<\/p>\n

With part of her face hidden behind the glasses and a slightly different look from the one her followers are used to, speculation spread rapidly on X, TikTok and other platforms. Within hours, the internet was debating whether it was really Shakira<\/a>\u2026 or a stand-in.<\/p>\n

The evidence<\/p>\n

So far, the singer\u2019s team has not responded to the rumours. However, there is one detail that strongly suggests the person on the pitch really was Shakira herself.<\/p>\n

The star has a small scar on her forehead that is visible in numerous photographs taken over the years. It can be seen, for example, in images distributed by the Associated Press from an event held in New York in May 2026.<\/p>\n

And yes: the same mark is also visible in the images from the World Cup opening ceremony.<\/p>\n

Of course, it is always possible that the alleged double had spent months studying Shakira\u2019s every move, learning her choreographies, copying her hairstyle and reproducing even the tiniest facial scar in order to fool millions of viewers and dozens of high-definition cameras.<\/p>\n

Or, alternatively, that it was Shakira.<\/p>\n

We are inclined to go with the second option. After all, those hips don\u2019t lie.<\/p>\n

Here are the results (source in Spanish)<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Thursday 11 June, the 2026 World Cup kicked off in Mexico City with a lavish opening ceremony.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":634655,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[5343,23132,59,1735,128,11440,101,56,54,55,58033],"class_list":["post-634654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-culture","tag-fake-news","tag-gb","tag-mexico","tag-music","tag-shakira","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-world-cup-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/634654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=634654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/634654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/634655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=634654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=634654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=634654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}