IShowSpeed

“World Cup (Champions)” is most interesting as a song about football that also documents a change in who gets to speak for football culture. IShowSpeed built his public identity partly through loud, intensely personal reactions to the sport, especially his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo. Here, that supporter energy is no longer happening outside the tournament’s official frame: FIFA contacted him and confirmed that the song would appear on the 2026 World Cup album. His jubilant response—complete with Ronaldo’s “Siuuu” celebration—made the institutional recognition itself part of the release story. (IBTimes UK)

IShowSpeed’s “World Cup” is not a polished attempt to imitate the official tournament anthem. It is a fan’s overexcited roll call rendered as music: nations, famous players, predictions, mispronunciations, shouting and an instantly repeatable refrain. The same qualities that might look undisciplined in a conventional sports broadcast are the source of the record’s authenticity.