Making a hit World Cup song is a creative hat trick: a score for the artist, FIFA and a global audience.

The Colombian singer’s trilingual “Waka Waka,” featuring Freshlyground — which served as the official FIFA song in 2010 for the World Cup that took place in South Africa — captured fans globally ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Pop star Shakira performed the African Waka Waka dance at a school in Soweto on Wednesday as she prepared for her World Cup opening concert performance. Dressed in blue jeans and a ...

"Wow! Waka Waka now has more than a BILLION views! The song and the video that changed my life," Shakira wrote on Twitter. The official 2010 FIFA World Cup theme has helped Shakira become only the ...