List of wrong anthems incidents

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    This is a list of incidents when the wrong national anthems were played, sung or performed.

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    Event and host Nation affected Incident Type Occasion
    1953 visit of Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to Chicago, United States  West Germany A band performed the carnival song Heidewitzka, Herr Kapitän [de]. West Germany had readopted the Deutschlandlied in 1952.[1] Politics
    1977 Austrian Grand Prix, Austria  Australia Happy Birthday to You was played for winning driver Alan Jones.[2] non-anthem Auto racing
    FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1985, Italy  West Germany At Giant slalom Award ceremony in Bormio anthem of 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, Brasilia[4]  Germany A police band performed the anthem of the former German Democratic Republic. outdated Politics
    1998 Belgian Grand Prix, Belgium  Republic of Ireland The anthem of the United Kingdom was played.[5] wrong country Auto racing
    2003 Davis Cup, Australia  Spain Himno de Riego, Spain's obsolete anthem, was played.[6] outdated Tennis
    2004 African Cup of Nations, Tunisia  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's former anthem "Ishe Komborera Africa" was played.[7] outdated Football
    2004 African Championships in Athletics, Congo  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's former anthem "Ishe Komborera Africa" was played.[8] outdated Athletics
    2006 FIFA World Cup, Germany  Togo The anthem of South Korea was played.[9] wrong country Football
    2007, Inauguration of the National Cricket Stadium, Grenada  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.[10] wrong country Cricket
    2007 Tour de France, France  Spain The anthem of Denmark was played at the podium ceremony for winning Spaniard Alberto Contador.[11] wrong country Cycling
    2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Spain  China The anthem of Chile was played in Liu Xiang's medal ceremony.[12] wrong country Track and field
    2009 Chinese Grand Prix, PR China  Austria The anthem of the United Kingdom was played.[5] wrong country Auto racing
    2011 Giro d'Italia, Italy  Spain The Franco-era version of the Marcha Real was played.[13] outdated Cycling
    2011 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Bermuda  Bermuda The anthem of the United States was played.[14] wrong country Football
    2012 International Shooting Grand Prix, Kuwait  Kazakhstan O Kazakhstan, a parody anthem in the movie Borat, was played in Mariya Dmitriyenko's medal ceremony.[15] non-anthem Shooting
    2012 London Cup, United Kingdom  South Africa The former South African anthem "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" was played.[16] outdated Field hockey
    2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League, Netherlands  Australia The anthem of New Zealand was played.[17] wrong country Field hockey
    2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Lithuania  Serbia The anthem of Yugoslavia was played.[18] wrong country Football
    2013 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, Ukraine  Ukraine The anthem of Russia was played.[19] wrong country Gymnastics
    2014 Friendly, Slovakia  Malta The first few seconds of Linkin Park's Numb was played.[20] non-anthem Football
    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.[21] outdated Luge (Double)
    2015 Friendly, U.S.A.  El Salvador The anthem of the Isle of Man was played.[22] wrong country Football
    2016 Copa América Centenario, U.S.A.  Uruguay The anthem of Chile was played.[23] wrong country Football
    2016 Olympics, Brazil  Nigeria The anthem of Niger was played.[24][25] wrong country Football
    2017 Biathlon World Championships, Austria  Russia Russia's former anthem "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya" was played[26] outdated Biathlon
    2017 Fed Cup, U.S.A.  Germany Deutschlandlied's first stanza, usually skipped, was sung.[27] Tennis
    2017 IIHF World Championship, Germany and France  Slovakia The anthem of Slovenia was played.[28] wrong country Ice Hockey
    2017 European Athletics U20 Championships, Italy  Belarus The anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina was played in Viyaleta Skvartsova's medal ceremony.[29] wrong country Track and field
    2017 Jerez Formula 2 round, Spain  Monaco The anthem of France was played in Charles Leclerc's podium ceremony.[30] wrong country Auto racing
    2018 Rugby Europe Championship, Germany  Russia The State Anthem of the Soviet Union was played.[31] wrong country Rugby
    2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, Netherlands  Russia Patrioticheskaya Pesnya, Russia's obsolete anthem, was played in Nikita Troitskiy's podium ceremony.[32] outdated Auto racing
    2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Armenia  Gibraltar The anthem of Liechtenstein was played.[33] wrong country Football
    2018 AFC U-19 Championship, Indonesia  South Korea The anthem of North Korea was played.[34] wrong country Football
    2018–19 UEFA Nations League D, Macedonia  Gibraltar "God Save the Queen" was initially played before "Gibraltar Anthem" was played correctly.[35] wrong country Football
    2018 Mega Hockey Games, Norway  Belarus Kasiu Yas' kanushynu, a song by Belarusian folk rock band Pesniary, was played. [36] non-anthem Ice Hockey
    2019 Spanish state visit to Italy  Spain The Francoist-era lyrics of "Marcha Real" were performed[37] outdated Politics
    2019 end-of-year rugby union internationals, Scotland  Georgia The former Georgian anthem "Dideba" was played.[38] outdated Rugby union
    2020 UEFA Euro qualifying, France  Albania The anthem of Andorra was played.[39] wrong country Football
    2020 ATP Cup, Australia  Moldova The anthem of Romania was played.[40] wrong country Tennis
    2020 Summer Paralympic Games, Japan  RPC The anthem of the International Paralympic Committee was played[41] wrong country Track cycling
    2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, United Arab Emirates  Indonesia The anthem of Malaysia was played.[42] wrong country Football
    2021–22 KHL, Finland  Belarus Belau rekid, the Palau anthem that spelled like "Belarus", was misidentified and played.[43] wrong country Ice Hockey
    2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon  Mauritania The former anthem of Mauritania was played.[44] outdated Football
    2022 Tournoi de France, France  Finland The anthem of Albania was played.[45] wrong country Football
    2022 Cetin vs Voraberger, Turkey  Austria The anthem of Austria-Hungary was played.[46] wrong country Boxing
    2022 elections in India  India The anthem of Nepal was played.[47] wrong country Politics
    2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, South Korea  Hong Kong Glory to Hong Kong was played.[48] non-anthem Rugby sevens
    2022 Asian Classic Powerlifting Championship, Dubai, UAE  Hong Kong Glory to Hong Kong was played, after around 15 seconds, the winner made a "T-sign" to signal there was a problem. Organisers then played March of the Volunteers correctly.[49] non-anthem Powerlifting
    2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Hong Kong Glory to Hong Kong was played. Some Hong Kong players then made a "T-sign" to signal the problem. Organisers then played March of the Volunteers correctly after 90 seconds.[50] non-anthem Ice Hockey

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    References[edit]

    1. ^ Landsberg, Torsten (2 May 2022). "The story of Germany's national anthem". Deutsche Welle.
    2. ^ George, Dhruv (2019-09-03). "TIL: Band Forgot Australian National Anthem After Alan Jones Victory and Instead Played Happy Birthday!". EssentiallySports. Retrieved 2023-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    3. ^ Eiskalt erwischt, spiegel.de, 2005-06-02.
    4. ^ Heike Amos: Auferstanden aus Ruinen… Die Nationalhymne der DDR 1949 bis 1990. Dietz, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-320-01939-2, p. 170.
    5. ^ a b Lynch, Steven (6 May 2015). "Wrong note for Jordan?". Espn.co.uk.
    6. ^ "Spanish fury over national anthem gaffe". Irish Times. 28 November 2003.
    7. ^ "Anger over Zimbabwe anthem gaffe". BBC News. 26 January 2004.
    8. ^ "Zimbabwe athlete sings own anthem". BBC News. 19 July 2004.
    9. ^ "Memo to Fifa: This is Togo's national anthem". The Guardian. 14 June 2006.
    10. ^ "Grenada 'thanks' China by playing wrong anthem". Associated Press. 3 February 2007.
    11. ^ "Danish anthem played for Spanish winner Contador". Reuters. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
    12. ^ Aroon, Preeti (11 March 2008). "Top Chinese athlete shrugs off anthem snafu". Foreign Policy.
    13. ^ "Los italianos ponen el himno equivocado a Alberto Contador". Marca. 2011-05-29.
    14. ^ "BFA Apologize for Playing Wrong Anthem". Bernews. 10 October 2011.
    15. ^ "Borat anthem stuns Kazakh gold medallist in Kuwait". BBC. 23 March 2012.
    16. ^ "GB apologise over SA anthem error". BBC Sport. 6 June 2012.
    17. ^ Fox, Jack (18 June 2013). "Australian men's hockey side greeted by New Zealand national anthem: Video". Metro.
    18. ^ "National Anthem Antics: 6 Times Stadiums Got it Totally Wrong in International Fixtures". 90Min. 8 September 2019. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019.
    19. ^ "Ukraine plays Russian anthem in error at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships for winner Ganna Rizatdinova". The Courier Mail. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023.
    20. ^ "National anthem replaced by Linkin Park song at Malta-Slovakia friendly". MaltaToday. 5 September 2014.
    21. ^ Deutsche Gold-Rodler mit DDR-Hymne geehrt, focus.de 2015-02-14.
    22. ^ "Manx anthem played by mistake at Argentina v El Salvador game". BBC News. 30 March 2015.
    23. ^ "Mexico beat Uruguay after Copa América plays Chile anthem by mistake". The Guardian. 2016-06-06.
    24. ^ "Nigeria fans furious after wrong anthem played before opening Olympic football match in Rio". The Daily Telegraph, Australia. 2016-08-05.
    25. ^ "Rio Olympics: Organisers apologise to Nigeria over wrong anthem". Business Day. 2016-08-07.
    26. ^ "Wrong anthem played for gold medallists". BBC News.
    27. ^ "US Tennis says sorry for using Nazi-era anthem before Germany Fed Cup match". The Guardian. 2017-12-12.
    28. ^ "Hockey championship tourney accidentally plays Slovenian anthem after Slovakia victory". SBNation. 2017-05-07.
    29. ^ WWOS Staff. "Belarus triple jumper Violetta Skvortsova smirks and walks off over wrong anthem at medal ceremony". Nine.com.au. Nine Network. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
    30. ^ "When Charles Leclerc won the 2017 Formula two Championship and the wrong national anthem was played for his podium celebrations". The Sports Rush. 2022-07-20.
    31. ^ "Перепутали гимн: россиянам напомнили о СССР". Gazeta. 2018-03-29.
    32. ^ Wrong Russian national anthem - Nikita Troitckii - Euro F3 Zandvoort Race 3
    33. ^ "Gibraltar enjoy historic first win after anthem blunder". 13 October 2018.
    34. ^ "S. Korea files complaint over use of N. Korean anthem at youth football tournament". The Investor. 2018-10-23.
    35. ^ "National anthems of Gibraltar and Macedonia (19.11.2018)". YouTube.
    36. ^ "Норвегия - Беларусь. Гимн Беларуси - "Касіў Ясь канюшыну"". YouTube. 2018-12-17.
    37. ^ "Italian choir mistakenly sings Franco-era national anthem to the King of Spain". City AM. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
    38. ^ White, Jim (30 September 2019). "Musical insults to national sensitivities are nothing new in sport - the Georgia Rugby World Cup gaffe is just the latest". The Telegraph.
    39. ^ "France apologises to Albania for playing wrong anthem at Euro 2020 qualifier". rfi. 2019-09-09.
    40. ^ "F'We are sincerely sorry': Wrong anthem played for Moldova at ATP Cup". The Guardian. 2020-01-03.
    41. ^ "Tokyo 2020 apologises after using wrong anthem for RPC at Paralympics". 27 August 2021.
    42. ^ "'Negaraku' Was Mistakenly Played For The Indonesia Team During FIFA World Cup Qualifiers". Says. 2021-06-14.
    43. ^ "Dinamo Minsk kräver straff efter nationalsångsfadäsen i Helsingfors – här är dj:ns förklaring: "Greps av panik"". Yleisradio. 2021-12-23.
    44. ^ "AFCON out of tune: Wrong Mauritanian anthem played… three times". 13 January 2022.
    45. ^ "THE FFF APOLOGISES FOR PLAYING THE ALBANIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM FOR THE FINNISH WOMEN'S TEAM". Get French Football News. 2022-02-17.
    46. ^ "Boxen: Voraberger geht nach Hymnen-Fauxpas k. O." 14 May 2022.
    47. ^ https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/trending/rahul-gandhi-invites-trolls-as-nepals-national-anthem-plays-during-bharat-jodo-yatra-when-he-asks-for-rashtriya-geet-bjp-slams-congress-leader-over-goof-up-451849
    48. ^ "Hong Kong protest song plays instead of China anthem in rugby final mix-up". CNN. 2022-11-14.
    49. ^ "Another national anthem blunder at sporting event". RTHK News. 2022-12-03.
    50. ^ "Protest song Glory to Hong Kong played again at sporting event instead of Chinese, as gov't demands probe". Hong Kong Free Press. 1 March 2023.
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