Back-to-Back National Anthem Blunders Sound Sour Note at Copa America

Copa organizers later sent out a statement apologizing for the gaffe, which they attributed to “human error.”

"We sincerely apologize to the Uruguayan Federation, the Uruguay National Team, the people of Uruguay and to the fans for this mistake," the statement said. “We will work with all parties involved to ensure such an error does not occur again."

In fact, just a day later, before the Chile-Argentina match at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the Chilean team and their fans were wholeheartedly singing along to their anthem (playing for the right team, this time) when it was interrupted by Pitbull shouting “Mr. Worldwide!” over the speakers.

The Chileans continued to sing on, competing with the Cuban-American star; Pitbull’s “Superstar,” featuring Becky G, is the official Copa America anthem.

This time, the Copa America producers explained that the length of the Chilean anthem track that they played had been approved by Chilean team representatives, although it was not a complete version of the national song. Still, at future games, it sounds like it would be a good idea to have someone in the control booth able to press “stop.”

Barring any technical malfunctions, Pitbull will perform his song with Becky G at the June 26 Copa America closing ceremony, to be held at Met Life Stadium in New Jersey.