Gerard Piqué has revealed that he confidently assured Shakira they would see each other in the FIFA World Cup final when they first met, before the tournament began.
The Barcelona and Spain defender knew Shakira would be singing during the match. The Colombian pop star performed the tournament’s official song, “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” at the closing ceremony. What was not known at the time, obviously, was that Spain would be not only playing the final, but defeating the Netherlands 1-0 in it.
“I took it for granted that we would play that match,” the defender said in a new interview.