Daft Punk’s ‘One More Time’ becomes French team’s official 2026 World Cup goal song

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22/06/2026 - 10:37 GMT+2

The 2026 World Cup knockout stages are coming, and in the meantime, fans are getting acquainted with a lot of new rule changes.

There are eleven to be precise, including time-saving measures, time-limited substitutions, a lot more VAR (Video Assistant Referee), and the rather controversial rule which states that a referee can send a player off for “covering their mouth in a confrontational situation with an opponent.”

This new rule hopes to prevent players from hiding their insults, and Miguel Almiron learned this the hard way during the first half of Paraguay’s win against Turkey last Friday. The player made unfortunate history by becoming the first at a World Cup to receive a red card for covering his mouth while speaking to an opponent – despite the fact that there was no suggestion Almiron used insults or inappropriate language.

On the plus side, one new rule states that countries can now choose their own goal songs.

Indeed, competing nations are allowed to submit personalised music to be played after goals and during other key match moments.

England chose the track ‘Chase the Sun’ by Planet Funk; Scotland are using The Proclaimers’ ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’; Brazil selected traditional samba tracks including ‘Esquentado O Couro’; South Korea went for BLACKPINK’s ‘JUMP’; Australia has gone down the rock route with AC/DC’s ‘Thunderstruck’; and Switzerland went for the tried and tested classic that is Gala’s ‘Freed From Desire’.

One song choice, however, has caught the attention of music fans worldwide, as France has opted for a true electro classic: Daft Punk’s ‘One More Time’.

The iconic 2000 single, released on Daft Punk’s second album ‘Discovery’, played over the big speakers three times as France kicked off their campaign with a 3-1 win over Senegal on Tuesday (16 June).

Discerning French Touch fans are hoping to hear the track a few more times today, as France are facing off against Iraq.

26 years since its release, the song can still trigger full-stadium chorus singalongs and you can expect streaming numbers to increase during the tournament.

Earlier this year, one half of the robot electro pioneers, Thomas Bangalter, announced his next project: a new ballet soundtrack, 'Mirage – Ballet For 16 Dancers', billed as "a vast and atmospheric piece of electronic minimalism." The album came out on 5 June.

The France team - currently ranked second in the world and odds-on favourites to win the final - began their World Cup campaign on Tuesday 16 June with a 3-1 victory over Senegal. Their second game is tonight (11pm CET) against Iraq in Philadelphia.