List of wrong anthem incidents

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This is a list of incidents when an incorrect national anthem was accidentally played, sung or performed, including playing the anthem of the wrong country, playing an outdated anthem, and playing a non-anthem piece in place of a national anthem.

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Event and hostLocation affectedIncidentTypeOccasion
1953 visit of Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to Chicago, United StatesFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany A band performed the carnival song "Heidewitzka, Herr Kapitän  [ de ]". West Germany had readopted the "Deutschlandlied" in 1952. [1] non-anthemPolitics
1959 Friendly, United KingdomFlag of Italy.svg  Italy The Royal March of the Kingdom of Italy was played. [2] [3] outdatedFootball
1977 Austrian Grand Prix, AustriaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia A misconception [4] states that "Happy Birthday to You" was played for winning driver Alan Jones. [5] However, "Advance Australia Fair" was actually played, [6] different from what Jones remembered.non-anthemAuto racing
1985 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, ItalyFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany The anthem of the German Democratic Republic was played for West German Markus Wasmeier. [7] wrong countryGiant slalom
1986 FIFA World Cup OFC qualifiersFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia The West German national anthem was played by mistake, however, the Australian national anthem was played.Football
1986 FIFA World Cup, MexicoFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The West German national anthem was played rather than the Belgian one. [8]
1986 FIFA World Cup, MexicoFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil The Brazilian Flag Anthem was played instead of the Brazilian National Anthem for Brazil. [9] wrong anthem
1991 friendly match against Brazil, UberlândiaFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria A Brazilian military band played Shumi Maritsa, the national anthem of the Kingdom of Bulgaria rather than Mila Rodino.outdated
1991 Five Nations Championship match against France, Parc des Princes Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Marche des Soldats de Robert Bruce (the air of Scots Wha Hae) was played by a Gendarmerie band for the Scottish team, as the score for Flower of Scotland were not available at the time.non-anthemRugby union
1995 visit of Federal President Roman Herzog to Porto Alegre, Brazil [10] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany A police band performed the anthem of the former German Democratic Republic.outdatedPolitics
1998 Belgian Grand Prix, BelgiumFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland The anthem of the United Kingdom was played for the winning Irish-licensed Jordan team. [11] wrong countryAuto racing
2003 Davis Cup, AustraliaFlag of Spain.svg  Spain The "Himno de Riego", Spain's obsolete anthem, was played. [12] outdatedTennis
2004 African Cup of Nations, TunisiaFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's former anthem "Ishe Komborera Africa" was played. [13] Football
2004 African Championships in Athletics, CongoFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's former anthem "Ishe Komborera Africa" was played. [14] Athletics
2004 African Cup of Nations, TunisiaFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Liberia's anthem, "All Hail, Liberia, Hail!" was played instead of "Arise O Compatriots", the Nigerian national anthem. [15] [16] wrong countryFootball
2006 FIFA World Cup, GermanyFlag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo The anthem of South Korea was played. [17]
2007, Inauguration of the National Cricket Stadium, GrenadaFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China The National Anthem of the Republic of China (ROC) was played in front of the ambassador of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The stadium was funded by the PRC. [18] wrong country/outdatedCricket
2007, Yves Leterme, when he was the prime minister of Belgium, in an interview with RTBF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium When asked by the interviewer to sing a part of "La Brabançonne", the Belgian national anthem, the then-prime minister of Belgium started singing "La Marseillaise" instead, which is the national anthem of France. [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] wrong countryInterview
2007 Tour de France, FranceFlag of Spain.svg  Spain The anthem of Denmark was played at the podium ceremony for winning Spaniard Alberto Contador. [24] wrong countryCycling
2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships, SpainFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China The anthem of Chile was played during Liu Xiang's medal ceremony. [25] wrong countryTrack and field
2008 Valencia GP2 Series round, SpainFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Russia's former anthem, "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya", was played at the podium ceremony for winning Russia Vitaly Petrov. [26] outdatedAuto racing
2009 Chinese Grand Prix, PR ChinaFlag of Austria.svg  Austria The anthem of the United Kingdom was played for the winning Austrian-licensed Red Bull team. [11] wrong countryAuto racing
2011 Giro d'Italia, ItalyFlag of Spain.svg  Spain The Franco-era version of the Marcha Real was played. [27] outdatedCycling
2011 FIFA World Cup qualifying, BermudaFlag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda The anthem of the United States was played. [28] wrong countryFootball
2012 6th Kostanay regional ski festival, KazakhstanFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan "Livin' la Vida Loca", a Latin pop song by Ricky Martin, was played. [29] non-anthemSkiing
2012 International Shooting Grand Prix, KuwaitFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan "O Kazakhstan", a parody anthem in the movie Borat , was played during Mariya Dmitriyenko's medal ceremony. [30] Shooting
2012 London Cup, United KingdomFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa The former South African anthem "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" was played. [31] outdatedField hockey
2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League, NetherlandsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia The anthem of New Zealand was played. [32] wrong country
2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, LithuaniaFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia The anthem of Yugoslavia was played. [33] outdatedFootball
2013 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, UkraineFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine The anthem of Russia was played. [34] wrong countryGymnastics
2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, ChinaFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine The anthem of Uzbekistan was played. [35]
2014 Friendly, SlovakiaFlag of Malta.svg  Malta The first few seconds of Linkin Park's "Numb" was played. [36] non-anthemFootball
2014 Friendly, SlovakiaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The State Anthem of the Soviet Union's Stalinist version was played. [37] outdatedIce Hockey
2015 Women's Youth Hockey World Championship, U.S.A.Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Russia's former anthem, "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya", was played. [38] [39]
2015 FIL World Luge Championships, LatviaFlag of Germany.svg  Germany The anthem of the former German Democratic Republic was played for Tobias Arlt and Tobias Wendl at their award ceremony in Sigulda. [40] Luge (Double)
2015 Friendly, U.S.A.Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador The anthem of the Isle of Man was played. [41] wrong countryFootball
2015 King's Cup, ThailandFlag of Honduras.svg  Honduras The anthem of Uzbekistan was played. [42]
2016 Copa América Centenario, U.S.A.Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay The anthem of Chile was played. [43]
2016 Olympics, BrazilFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria The anthem of Niger was played. [44] [45]
2017 Biathlon World Championships, AustriaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia Russia's former anthem, "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya", was played. [46] outdatedBiathlon
2017 Fed Cup, U.S.A.Flag of Germany.svg  Germany The original first stanza of the "Deutschlandlied" was sung, which is not part of the official anthem and is usually avoided due to its associations with the Nazi era. [47] Tennis
2017 IIHF World Championship, Germany and FranceFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia The anthem of Slovenia was played. [48] wrong countryIce Hockey
2017 European Athletics U20 Championships, ItalyFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus The anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina was played during Viyaleta Skvartsova's medal ceremony. [49] Track and field
2017 Jerez Formula 2 round, SpainFlag of Monaco.svg  Monaco The anthem of France was played during Charles Leclerc's podium ceremony. [50] Auto racing
2018 Rugby Europe Championship, GermanyFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The State Anthem of the Soviet Union was played. [51] outdatedRugby
2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, NetherlandsFlag of Russia.svg  Russia "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya" was played during Nikita Troitskiy's podium ceremony. [52] Auto racing
2018–19 UEFA Nations League, ArmeniaFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar The anthem of Liechtenstein was played. [53] wrong countryFootball
2018 AFC U-19 Championship, IndonesiaFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea The anthem of North Korea was played. [54]
2018–19 UEFA Nations League D, MacedoniaFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar "God Save the Queen" was initially played before "Gibraltar Anthem" was played correctly. [55]
2018 Mega Hockey Games, NorwayFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus "Kasiu Yas' kanushynu", a song by Belarusian folk rock band Pesniary, was played. [56] non-anthemIce Hockey
2019 Spanish state visit to ItalyFlag of Spain.svg  Spain The Franco-era lyrics of the Marcha Real were performed [57] outdatedPolitics
2019 end-of-year rugby union internationals, ScotlandFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia The former Georgian anthem "Dideba" was played. [58] Rugby union
2020 UEFA Euro qualifying, FranceFlag of Albania.svg  Albania The anthem of Andorra was played. [59] wrong countryFootball
2020 ATP Cup, AustraliaFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova The anthem of Romania was played (it was also used as the Moldovan anthem from 1991 to 1994). [60] Tennis
2020 Summer Paralympic Games, JapanRussian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC  (Russian Paralympic Committee)The anthem of the International Paralympic Committee was played instead of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, which had been agreed on as the anthem for the RPC during Russia's suspension from official Paralympic participation. [61] Track cycling
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, United Arab EmiratesFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia The anthem of Malaysia was played. [62] Football
2021–22 KHL, FinlandFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus "Belau rekid", the anthem of Palau, was misidentified and played due to the title’s resemblance to the word "Belarus". [63] Ice Hockey
2021 Africa Cup of Nations, CameroonFlag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania The former anthem of Mauritania was played. [64] outdatedFootball
2022 Tournoi de France, FranceFlag of Finland.svg  Finland The anthem of Albania was played. [65] wrong country
2022 Cetin vs Voraberger, TurkeyFlag of Austria.svg  Austria The anthem of Austria-Hungary was played. [66] [67] outdatedBoxing
2022 elections in India Flag of India.svg  India The anthem of Nepal was played. [68] wrong countryPolitics
2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, South KoreaFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong "Glory to Hong Kong" was played. [69] non-anthemRugby sevens
2022 Asian Classic Powerlifting Championship, Dubai, UAE Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong "Glory to Hong Kong" was played, and after around 15 seconds, the winner signalled that there was a problem. Organisers then played the "March of the Volunteers" correctly. [70] Powerlifting
2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Bosnia and HerzegovinaFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong "Glory to Hong Kong" was played. Some Hong Kong players signalled that there was a problem. After 90 seconds, the organisers correctly played the "March of the Volunteers". [71] Ice Hockey
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying tournament, Brussels, BelgiumFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan The anthem of Sweden was played. [72] wrong countryFootball
2024 World Triathlon Cup, Hong KongFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The anthem of Spain was played.Triathlon
2024 Olympics, FranceFlag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan The anthem of Sudan was played.Basketball

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