The 2026 World Cup party is approaching, and to enliven it, FIFA has confirmed the participation of several artists who entertained The three opening ceremonies that will take place in the countries of the host teams: Mexico, United States and Canada.

Until now, it is known that the opening match of the tournament, scheduled for June 11 at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, will see them face said host selection against South Africa. For the occasion, there will be performances by the rock band Maná, Alejandro Fernández, Belinda and Los Ángeles Azules.

For his part, Michael Bublé, Alanis Morissette and Alessia Cara for the show that will take place in Canada's first group-stage match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, scheduled for June 12 in Toronto.

For the event in the United States, where the selection will face Paraguay at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Katy Perry will be the main artist. The statement informs that The other American talents hired by FIFA are: rapper Future, DJ Sanjoy and Lisa, Thai rapper and singer of the South Korean group Blackpink.

According to information from The Athletics, the opening ceremonies, are scheduled to begin 90 minutes before the start of each game. In addition, they advanced that the event in Mexico has a expected duration of 16 minutes 30 seconds, while those in the United States and Canada would last 13 minutes each.

Likewise, international media report that other artists who could appear at the football festival are: J Balvin, the Brazilian Anitta, the Venezuelan Danny Ocean, Palestinian-Chilean artist Elyanna and Vegedream from France, as well as Canadians Jessie Reyez, Nora Fatehi and William Prince.

These presences could be related to the special ceremonies that are prepared to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States in the games that will be played in Houston and Philadelphia on July 4th.

Shakira leads the FIFA 2026 World Cup anthem

This great revelation emerges just a few hours from confirming the return of the singer Shakira as the main voice of the 2026 World Cup at tr its official theme. It is the single “Dai Dai”, whose release is scheduled for this May 14th on Spotify and Apple Music.

The Colombian presented a preview of the awaited theme from her X accounts, TikTok and Instagram with a video in which the artist can be seen dancing to the rhythm of the theme from the imposing Maracaná Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Along a a Latin rhythm that invites the audience to dance, Shakira intones: “What once broke you, made you stronger” and “Here, in this place, you belong.”