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The United States’ first World Cup match is scheduled for Friday, June 12, at SoFi Stadium, which will be temporarily renamed Los Angeles Stadium during the tournament under FIFA regulations that ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is here and it's kicking off in an epic way with not one but three opening ceremonies. Before the first match on Thursday, June 11, between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico ...

Here's a playback of the opening ceremony for the 2026 World Cup games in Mexico City featuring performers including Shakira, Burna Boy, Alejandro Fernández, Belinda, Danny Ocean, J Balvin, Lila Downs ...

Shakira, Maná, Andrea Bocelli and a surprise appearance by Salma Hayek lit up the World Cup opening ceremony ahead of Mexico's 2-0 victory over South Africa on Friday. Shakira performed Dai Dai, the ...

The FIFA 2026 World Cup has officially kicked off (pun intended)! The latest edition of the global football tournament opened in Mexico City with the first of three opening ceremonies before Group A's ...

The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup got underway with the first of three opening ceremonies in Mexico on Thursday, with a tribute to the co-host nation's Indigenous cultures and pop performances to help ...

Diana Ross missing the target with her penalty. The goal breaking in half anyway. The nice red trouser suit Ross was wearing. Truly, the World Cup opening ceremony is the event that happens before the ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will launch with a first-of-its-kind celebration: three opening ceremonies across three host nations on two consecutive days. Mexico kicks things off June 11, followed by ...

The 2026 World Cup is, quite literally, the biggest in the competition's history. FIFA enlisted a handful of stars to bring that designation to life. The opening ceremony was brief, wrapping up inside ...