Shakira with "La La La" to shake Cup closure

Colombia Pop singer Shakira poses with a football ball on the pitch of the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on July 12, 2014, a day before the 2014 FIFA World Cup final between Germany and Argentina. Photo: AFP
Colombia Pop singer Shakira poses with a football ball on the pitch of the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on July 12, 2014, a day before the 2014 FIFA World Cup final between Germany and Argentina. Photo: AFP

Colombian pop singer Shakira will make her third consecutive World Cup appearance at the closing ceremony in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium at Bangladesh time 11:30pm before the final match scheduled to be started tonight at 1:00pm(BD).

Shakira will perform her song "La La La (Brazil 2014)" alongside Brazilian percussionist and singer Carlinhos Brown.

"I have an intricate relationship with football for obvious reasons, and I truly understand what the World Cup means to so many people, myself included," Shakira said in a statement from FIFA.

Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana, Haitian-American hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean and Brazilian singer Alexandre Pires will perform the official anthem of the 2014 World Cup "Dar Um Jeito," Portuguese for "We Will Find a Way."

The closing ceremony will also feature a samba performance from one of the Rio de Janeiro schools that participate in the city's famous Carnival celebrations.