Overview
- Shakira attended the Argentina v. Austria World Cup match in Dallas with her sons and was shown on the stadium broadcast on Monday, June 22.
- Live footage captured one of her sons wrapping an arm around her and leaning in for a kiss, a short exchange that fans on site and viewers at home called sweet.
- The clip spread rapidly online and prompted many users to mistakenly identify the person as a romantic partner before posts clarified he was her son.
- Reports noted Shakira split from Gerard Piqué in 2024 and that she was not publicly known to be dating as of June 2026, which helped correct the social‑media confusion.
- The episode came while Shakira remains publicly tied to the tournament through the new anthem, an expected final‑show performance, and a pledge to donate related royalties to education programs.