As someone that always likes looking at this stuff, compare the BBC opening titles...
... and the ITV ones.
Tbf the BBC intro is better than the ones they used for the last World Cup, which I thought were pretty bad and on its own, the BBC choice actually isn't too bad. It's not as good as their pinball one for the last Euros, but the concept is reasonable. But let's be real, the ITV one is better.
Alkaline Trio 90
Barrington Levy 80
Basement Jaxx 120
Billy Bragg 100
Billy Ocean 100
The Black Keys 50
Carl Cox 100
Chase & Status 120
Chelsea Wolfe 80
CMAT 135
Confidence Man 150 MAX
David Byrne 150 MAX
Disclosure 40
Everything Everything 115
Faithless 110
Fatboy Slim 100
Four Tet 130
Garbage 100
GOAT 105
Greentea Peng 120
Happy Mondays 80
Hollie Cook 90
Jorja Smith 100
José González 100
Joy Crookes 120
Judas Priest 70
Kasabian 40
Kneecap 120
Levellers 85
Linkin Park 90
Lorde 120
Madness 65
The Maccabees 110
Neck Deep 135
Nile Rodgers & Chic 100
Overmono 90 (-10)
The Prodigy 145
Pulp 150 MAX
RAYE 100
Richard Ashcroft 100
Say She She 75
Scissor Sisters 120
Self Esteem 120
Skunk Anansie 100
Stereolab 120
The Streets 110
Super Furry Animals 110
Thundercat 90
Tyler, the Creator 50
Underworld 125
Wet Leg 90
Wilco 95
The Wombats 60
Wolf Alice 150 MAX
I'm only judging by highlights but considering that I saw a lot of anxieties from US fans about them getting it wrong after several bad results in the last year or so, they very much had it on opening night. Might be as much about Paraguay being a long way from the team that beat Brazil and Argentina in qualifying though.
Canada also doing something in a World Cup other than lose and arguably be good enough to have beaten Bosnia means reasonable start. Think they might regret not winning though.
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