Rema has added another global milestone to his career with a high‑energy performance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony. The Nigerian star joined BLACKPINK’s Lisa and Brazilian singer Anitta at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles to debut their collaboration “Goals,” one of the headline tracks from the official World Cup 2026 album. For a tournament hosted across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, the trio’s mix of Afrobeats, K‑pop and Latin pop felt like a sonic summary of the competition’s global ambitions.
The performance saw Rema step out in a striking all‑white look, trading verses and choreography with Lisa and Anitta over Cirkut’s glossy, stadium‑tailored production. Nigerian coverage described his verse as an Afrobeats‑leaning rap where he paints himself as an unstoppable striker “scoring goals” in music and life, while Lisa’s precision and Anitta’s charisma completed the picture of three different pop worlds meeting on one stage. You can watch the full “Goals” performance from the opening ceremony here and see a social cut from a Nigerian outlet here.
The song itself was crafted for this kind of moment. Built on a mid‑tempo bounce and big, chant‑ready hooks, “Goals” is designed to live over highlight montages, fan‑zone speakers and TikTok edits all tournament long. Lyrically, it leans into ambition, resilience and celebration—classic World Cup themes—but does so in the language of Gen Z global pop, where football, nightlife and online flex all bleed into one narrative.
@revolt He had no business going this hard 😮💨🔥 Rema popped off while performing at the World Cup opening ceremony in America with Anitta and LISA 🇺🇸⚽️ #rema #worldcup
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Rema’s presence at the ceremony also confirms how central Afrobeats has become to global sports culture. In the same opening weekend that Shakira and Burna Boy took “Dai Dai” to the pitch in Mexico City, Rema was anchoring another official song in Los Angeles—effectively making African artists key voices at both ends of the tournament’s continental footprint. Nigerian media framed it as part of an ongoing run that includes Champions League stages, Coachella, and now the World Cup, positioning him as one of the faces of Afrobeats’ stadium era.
For fans across Africa and the diaspora, the “Goals” performance felt like more than just a pre‑match show—it was another reminder that the biggest global events now build their soundtracks around African and diaspora talent, not as guests but as headliners. As the tournament unfolds, “Goals” is set to keep looping through broadcasts and social feeds, cementing Rema, Lisa and Anitta’s collaboration as one of the defining pop moments of this World Cup cycle.