Playlist
The soundtrack to building Hubba26 — I feel these are quintessential world cup tracks. A lot of these are going to be from my childhood memories of playing Fifa!
Think something belongs here? Email me at rishabh@functionpod.com
| Track | Artist | Listen | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Song 2 | Blur | YouTube | Remembering the Fifa 98 intro as a child - oh! the adrenaline! |
| To Brazil | Vengaboys | YouTube | Does this even need a reason to be on this playlist? Reminds of Rivaldo and R9. |
| Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) | Shakira | YouTube | No world cup playlist can exist without Shakira |
| Wavin' Flag | K'naan | YouTube | Insipirational, great groove! |
| Busy Child | The Crystal Method | YouTube | Another Fifa 98 classic - if you haven't heard Crystal Method yet, I strongly suggest you do |
| Das Glockenspiel | Schiller | YouTube | Fifa 2002 and synthesizer fans - assemble! |
| We Are The People | Empire Of The Sun | YouTube | I think I heard Empire Of The Sun's Alive for the first time on the Fifa 14 soundtrack, leading me down a rabbit hole |
| Opening Credits | BBC | YouTube | This really stuck while watching my first ever world cup. Sorry for making you watch an opening credits :D |
| We Are One (Ole Ola) | Pitbull | YouTube | Pretty catchy samba tune |
| Funk Soul Brother | Fatboy Slim | YouTube | Another Fifa classic. Fifa 99, I think? Gateway to Fatboy Slim |
BETA
While building this, I also thought of adding some of my favourite world cup goals.
What's your favourite World Cup Goal? Email me at rishabh@functionpod.com
| Scorer | Country | Year | Watch | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Bergkamp | Netherlands | France 1998 | YouTube | My favourite goal, possibly ever. The control to pluck the ball out of the air, the poise to finish in the top corner. The commentary makes it even better |
| Robin van Persie | Netherlands | Brazil 2014 | YouTube | The flying dutchman. 'Nuff said. |