'Thrilled' Shakira to perform at World Cup closing ceremony

London: Colombian pop star Shakira will perform at this year’s Football World Cup closing ceremony, which takes place before the final in Rio de Janeiro on 13 July. [caption id=“attachment_1602657” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Shakira has performed at the 2006 and 2010 World Cup finals.[/caption] The 37-year-old singer will perform ‘La La La’ (Brazil 2014) at the Maracana stadium, reported BBC online. It is her third consecutive appearance at a World Cup closing ceremony, after performing in South Africa in 2010 and in Germany in 2006. Shakira, whose home team Colombia will face Brazil in the quarter-finals, said she was “thrilled” to be performing. “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,” the singer said in a statement. “The fans have shown the most incredible support for this song and I can’t wait to perform it for them,” she added. PTI