Tiny Desk: World Cup Concert Matchups!
The 2026 FIFA World Cup enters its single-elimination phase on Sunday, June 28, when each nation's soccer team will need to win or go home.NPR Music's Tiny Desk series has featured musicians with ties to each of the remaining World Cup countries (with one exception that we'll get to), many of whom rarely receive this type of global spotlight.
So we're taking this opportunity to introduce you to some very talented artists you wouldn't normally seek out if not for World Cup fever.We'll update this page to feature each day's matches, so come back as the tournament unfolds.Credit: Photo: Zayrha Rodriguez/NPRSouth Africa: Thandiswa MazwaiThandiswa Mazwai is one of post-apartheid South Africa's most influential musicians.
For nearly 30 years, she has championed a kind of dance music called Kwaito.The South African genre mixes a variety of rhythms and influences, including hip-hop, reggae, jazz and house music.Credit: NPRCanada: Daniel CaesarDaniel Caesar is Canada's reigning songwriter of the year and has won a total of four Juno awards since his breakthrough 2017 album, Freudian.
His 2018 Tiny Desk (above) is the 10th most-watched concert in the series.Japan: Fujii KazeCredit: Photo by Yosuke KAMIYAMABrazil: Liniker e os CaramelowsCredit: NPRGermany: Alice Sara OttCredit: Photo: Elizabeth Gillis/NPRParaguay: The Recycled Orchestra of CateuraNetherlands: Benny SingsCredit: NPRMorocco: Khadija El Warzazia's Bnat el Houariyat & Esraa WardaCredit: NPRCôte d'Ivoire: Peter OneCredit: Photo: Michael ZamoraNorway: AURORACredit: NPRFrance: AirSweden: Snoh AalegraCredit: Laura Beltran Villamizar/NPRMexico: Natalia LafourcadeCredit: NPREcuador: Rio MiraCredit: Shuran Huang/NPREngland: Jorja SmithCredit: NPRDemocratic Republic of Congo: KOKOKO!Credit: Mhari Shaw/NPRBelgium: Stromae Senegal: Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA TrioCredit: Photo: Elizabeth Gillis/NPRUnited States: Bad BunnyCredit: Photo: Virginia LozanoBosnia and Herzegovina: Dua LipaCredit: Pho...