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TIL: Gerard Pique first met his future partner Shakira right before the 2010 FIFA World Cup for the music video "Waka Waka." Pique told her that Spain (his team) would win the World Cup so that he could meet her again when she sang at the final. That year, Spain won their first-ever World Cup.

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