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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anthem was accidentally played, sung or performed, including playing the anthem of the wrong country, playing an outdated anthem, and playing a non-anthem piece in place of a national anthem.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 host Location 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] non-anthem Politics
1959 Friendly, United Kingdom  Italy The Royal March of the Kingdom of Italy was played.[2][3] outdated Football
1977 Austrian Grand Prix, Austria  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-anthem 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.[7] wrong country Giant slalom
1986 FIFA World Cup OFC qualifiers  Australia The West German national anthem was played by mistake, however, the Australian national anthem was played. Football
1986 FIFA World Cup, Mexico  Belgium The West German national anthem was played rather than the Belgian one.[8]
1986 FIFA World Cup, Mexico  Brazil The Brazilian Flag Anthem was played instead of the Brazilian National Anthem for Brazil.[9] wrong anthem
1991 friendly match against Brazil, Uberlândia  Bulgaria A Brazilian military band played Shumi Maritsa, the national anthem of the Kingdom of Bulgaria rather than Mila Rodino. outdated
1995 visit of Federal President Roman Herzog to Porto Alegre, Brazil[10]  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 outdated Politics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 for the winning Irish-licensed Jordan team.[11] wrong country Auto racing
2003 Davis Cup, Australia  Spain The "Himno de Riego", Spain's obsolete anthem, was played.[12] outdated Tennis
2004 African Cup of Nations, Tunisia  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's former anthem "Ishe Komborera Africa" was played.[13] Football
2004 African Championships in Athletics, Congo  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's former anthem "Ishe Komborera Africa" was played.[14] Athletics
2004 African Cup of Nations, Tunisia  Nigeria Liberia's anthem, "All Hail, Liberia, Hail!" was played instead of "Arise O Compatriots", the Nigerian national anthem.[15][16] wrong country Football
2006 FIFA World Cup, Germany  Togo The anthem of South Korea was played.[17]
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.[18] wrong country/outdated Cricket
2007, Yves Leterme, when he was the prime minister of Belgium, in an interview with RTBF  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 country Interview
2007 Tour de France, France  Spain The anthem of Denmark was played at the podium ceremony for winning Spaniard Alberto Contador.[24] wrong country Cycling
2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Spain  China The anthem of Chile was played during Liu Xiang's medal ceremony.[25] wrong country Track and field
2008 Valencia GP2 Series round, Spain  Russia Russia's former anthem, "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya", was played at the podium ceremony for winning Russia Vitaly Petrov.[26] outdated Auto racing
2009 Chinese Grand Prix, PR China  Austria The anthem of the United Kingdom was played for the winning Austrian-licensed Red Bull team.[11] wrong country Auto racing
2011 Giro d'Italia, Italy  Spain The Franco-era version of the Marcha Real was played.[27] outdated Cycling
2011 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Bermuda  Bermuda The anthem of the United States was played.[28] wrong country Football
2012 6th Kostanay regional ski festival, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan "Livin' la Vida Loca", a Latin pop song by Ricky Martin, was played.[29] non-anthem Skiing
2012 International Shooting Grand Prix, Kuwait  Kazakhstan "O Kazakhstan", a parody anthem in the movie Borat, was played during Mariya Dmitriyenko's medal ceremony.[30] Shooting
2012 London Cup, United Kingdom  South Africa The former South African anthem "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" was played.[31] outdated Field hockey
2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League, Netherlands  Australia The anthem of New Zealand was played.[32] wrong country
2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Lithuania  Serbia The anthem of Yugoslavia was played.[33] outdated Football
2013 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, Ukraine  Ukraine The anthem of Russia was played.[34] wrong country Gymnastics
2014 Friendly, Slovakia  Malta The first few seconds of Linkin Park's "Numb" was played.[35] non-anthem Football
2014 Friendly, Slovakia  Russia The State Anthem of the Soviet Union's Stalinist version was played.[36] outdated Ice Hockey
2015 Women's Youth Hockey World Championship, U.S.A.  Russia Russia's former anthem, "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya", was played.[37][38]
2015 FIL World Luge Championships, Latvia  Germany The anthem of the former German Democratic Republic was played for Tobias Arlt and Tobias Wendl at their award ceremony in Sigulda.[39] Luge (Double)
2015 Friendly, U.S.A.  El Salvador The anthem of the Isle of Man was played.[40] wrong country Football
2016 Copa América Centenario, U.S.A.  Uruguay The anthem of Chile was played.[41]
2016 Olympics, Brazil  Nigeria The anthem of Niger was played.[42][43]
2017 Biathlon World Championships, Austria  Russia Russia's former anthem, "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya", was played.[44] outdated Biathlon
2017 Fed Cup, U.S.A.  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.[45] Tennis
2017 IIHF World Championship, Germany and France  Slovakia The anthem of Slovenia was played.[46] wrong country Ice Hockey
2017 European Athletics U20 Championships, Italy  Belarus The anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina was played during Viyaleta Skvartsova's medal ceremony.[47] Track and field
2017 Jerez Formula 2 round, Spain  Monaco The anthem of France was played during Charles Leclerc's podium ceremony.[48] Auto racing
2018 Rugby Europe Championship, Germany  Russia The State Anthem of the Soviet Union was played.[49] outdated Rugby
2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, Netherlands  Russia "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya" was played during Nikita Troitskiy's podium ceremony.[50] Auto racing
2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Armenia  Gibraltar The anthem of Liechtenstein was played.[51] wrong country Football
2018 AFC U-19 Championship, Indonesia  South Korea The anthem of North Korea was played.[52]
2018–19 UEFA Nations League D, Macedonia  Gibraltar "God Save the Queen" was initially played before "Gibraltar Anthem" was played correctly.[53]
2018 Mega Hockey Games, Norway  Belarus "Kasiu Yas' kanushynu", a song by Belarusian folk rock band Pesniary, was played.[54] non-anthem Ice Hockey
2019 Spanish state visit to Italy  Spain The Franco-era lyrics of the Marcha Real were performed[55] outdated Politics
2019 end-of-year rugby union internationals, Scotland  Georgia The former Georgian anthem "Dideba" was played.[56] Rugby union
2020 UEFA Euro qualifying, France  Albania The anthem of Andorra was played.[57] wrong country Football
2020 ATP Cup, Australia  Moldova The anthem of Romania was played (it was also used as the Moldovan anthem from 1991 to 1994).[58] Tennis
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 on as the anthem for the RPC during Russia's suspension from official Paralympic participation.[59] Track cycling
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, United Arab Emirates  Indonesia The anthem of Malaysia was played.[60] Football
2021–22 KHL, Finland  Belarus "Belau rekid", the anthem of Palau, was misidentified and played due to the title’s resemblance to the word "Belarus".[61] Ice Hockey
2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon  Mauritania The former anthem of Mauritania was played.[62] outdated Football
2022 Tournoi de France, France  Finland The anthem of Albania was played.[63] wrong country
2022 Cetin vs Voraberger, Turkey  Austria The anthem of Austria-Hungary was played.[64][65] outdated Boxing
2022 elections in India  India The anthem of Nepal was played.[66] wrong country Politics
2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, South Korea  Hong Kong "Glory to Hong Kong" was played.[67] non-anthem Rugby 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 the "March of the Volunteers" correctly.[68] 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 the "March of the Volunteers".[69] Ice Hockey
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying tournament, Brussels, Belgium  Azerbaijan The anthem of Sweden was played.[70] wrong country Football
2024 World Triathlon Cup, Hong Kong  United Kingdom The anthem of Spain was played. Triathlon
2024 Olympics, France  South Sudan The anthem of Sudan was played. Basketball

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References

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  40. ^ "Manx anthem played by mistake at Argentina v El Salvador game". BBC News. 30 March 2015.
  41. ^ "Mexico beat Uruguay after Copa América plays Chile anthem by mistake". The Guardian. 2016-06-06.
  42. ^ "Nigeria fans furious after wrong anthem played before opening Olympic football match in Rio". The Daily Telegraph, Australia. 2016-08-05.
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