List of wrong anthems incidents

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anthem was accidentally played, sung or performed, including playing the anthem of the wrong country, playing an outdated anthem, and playing a non-anthem piece in place of a national anthem.

List
Event and host Nation affected Incident Type Occasion
1953 visit of Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to Chicago, United States West GermanyA band performed the carnival song Heidewitzka, Herr Kapitän. West Germany had readopted the Deutschlandlied in 1952.[1] non-anthemPolitics
1977 Austrian Grand Prix, Austria  Australia Happy Birthday to You was played for winning driver Alan Jones.[2] Auto racing
1985 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Italy  West Germany The anthem of the German Democratic Republic was played for West German Markus Wasmeier.[3] wrong country Giant slalom
1995 visit of Federal President Roman Herzog to Porto Alegre, Brazil[4]  Germany A police band performed the anthem of the former German Democratic Republic. outdated Politics
1998 Belgian Grand Prix, Belgium Republic of IrelandThe anthem of the United Kingdom was played.[5] wrong countryAuto racing
2003 Davis Cup, Australia SpainHimno de Riego, Spain's obsolete anthem, was played.[6] outdatedTennis
2004 African Cup of Nations, Tunisia ZimbabweZimbabwe's former anthem "Ishe Komborera Africa" was played.[7]Football
2004 African Championships in Athletics, Congo ZimbabweZimbabwe's former anthem "Ishe Komborera Africa" was played.[8]Athletics
2006 FIFA World Cup, Germany TogoThe anthem of South Korea was played.[9] wrong countryFootball
2007, Inauguration of the National Cricket Stadium, Grenada ChinaThe 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.[10] outdatedCricket
2007 Tour de France, France SpainThe anthem of Denmark was played at the podium ceremony for winning Spaniard Alberto Contador.[11] wrong countryCycling
2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Spain ChinaThe anthem of Chile was played in Liu Xiang's medal ceremony.[12]Track and field
2009 Chinese Grand Prix, PR China AustriaThe anthem of the United Kingdom was played.[5]Auto racing
2011 Giro d'Italia, Italy SpainThe Franco-era version of the Marcha Real was played.[13] outdatedCycling
2011 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Bermuda BermudaThe anthem of the United States was played.[14] wrong countryFootball
2012 6th Kostanay regional ski festival, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan"Livin' la Vida Loca", a Latin pop song by Ricky Martin, was played.[15] non-anthemSkiing
2012 International Shooting Grand Prix, Kuwait KazakhstanO Kazakhstan, a parody anthem in the movie Borat, was played in Mariya Dmitriyenko's medal ceremony.[16]Shooting
2012 London Cup, United Kingdom South AfricaThe former South African anthem "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" was played.[17] outdatedField hockey
2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League, Netherlands AustraliaThe anthem of New Zealand was played.[18] wrong countryField hockey
2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Lithuania SerbiaThe anthem of Yugoslavia was played.[19] outdatedFootball
2013 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, Ukraine UkraineThe anthem of Russia was played.[20] wrong countryGymnastics
2014 Friendly, Slovakia MaltaThe first few seconds of Linkin Park's Numb was played.[21] non-anthemFootball
2015 FIL World Luge Championships, Latvia  Germany Anthem of former German Democratic Republic was played for Tobias Arlt and Tobias Wendl at award ceremony in Sigulda.[22] outdated Luge (Double)
2015 Friendly, U.S.A. El SalvadorThe anthem of the Isle of Man was played.[23] wrong countryFootball
2016 Copa América Centenario, U.S.A. UruguayThe anthem of Chile was played.[24]Football
2016 Olympics, Brazil NigeriaThe anthem of Niger was played.[25][26]Football
2017 Biathlon World Championships, Austria RussiaRussia's former anthem "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya" was played[27] outdatedBiathlon
2017 Fed Cup, U.S.A. GermanyDeutschlandlied's original first stanza was sung, which is not part of the official anthem and is usually avoided due to its associations with the Nazi era.[28]Tennis
2017 IIHF World Championship, Germany and France SlovakiaThe anthem of Slovenia was played.[29] wrong countryIce Hockey
2017 European Athletics U20 Championships, Italy BelarusThe anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina was played in Viyaleta Skvartsova's medal ceremony.[30]Track and field
2017 Jerez Formula 2 round, Spain MonacoThe anthem of France was played in Charles Leclerc's podium ceremony.[31]Auto racing
2018 Rugby Europe Championship, Germany RussiaThe State Anthem of the Soviet Union was played.[32] outdatedRugby
2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, Netherlands RussiaPatrioticheskaya Pesnya, Russia's obsolete anthem, was played in Nikita Troitskiy's podium ceremony.[33]Auto racing
2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Armenia GibraltarThe anthem of Liechtenstein was played.[34] wrong countryFootball
2018 AFC U-19 Championship, Indonesia South KoreaThe anthem of North Korea was played.[35]Football
2018–19 UEFA Nations League D, Macedonia Gibraltar"God Save the Queen" was initially played before "Gibraltar Anthem" was played correctly.[36]Football
2018 Mega Hockey Games, Norway BelarusKasiu Yas' kanushynu, a song by Belarusian folk rock band Pesniary, was played. [37] non-anthemIce Hockey
2019 Spanish state visit to Italy SpainThe Francoist-era lyrics of "Marcha Real" were performed[38] outdatedPolitics
2019 end-of-year rugby union internationals, Scotland GeorgiaThe former Georgian anthem "Dideba" was played.[39]Rugby union
2020 UEFA Euro qualifying, France AlbaniaThe anthem of Andorra was played.[40] wrong countryFootball
2020 ATP Cup, Australia MoldovaThe anthem of Romania was played.[41]Tennis
2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan Bermuda The first ever gold medal for Bermuda was won by triathlete Flora Duffy. During her victory ceremony, the national anthem of the United Kingdom, "God Save the King" was played instead of the territorial anthem of Bermuda ("Hail to Bermuda"), as Bermuda is a British overseas territory. Triathlon
2020 Summer Paralympic Games, Japan 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 as the anthem for the RPC during Russia's suspension from official Paralympic participation[42]Track cycling
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, United Arab Emirates IndonesiaThe anthem of Malaysia was played.[43]Football
2021–22 KHL, Finland BelarusBelau rekid, the anthem of Palau, was misidentified and played due to the title’s resemblance to the word “Belarus”.[44]Ice Hockey
2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon MauritaniaThe former anthem of Mauritania was played.[45] outdatedFootball
2022 Tournoi de France, France FinlandThe anthem of Albania was played.[46] wrong countryFootball
2022 Cetin vs Voraberger, Turkey AustriaThe anthem of Austria-Hungary was played.[47]Boxing
2022 elections in India IndiaThe anthem of Nepal was played.[48]Politics
2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, South Korea Hong KongGlory to Hong Kong was played.[49] non-anthemRugby sevens
2022 Asian Classic Powerlifting Championship, Dubai, UAE  Hong Kong Glory to Hong Kong was played, and after around 15 seconds, the winner signalled that there was a problem. Organisers then played March of the Volunteers correctly.[50] Powerlifting
2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Bosnia and Herzegovina  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 March of the Volunteers.[51] Ice Hockey

See also

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