FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony details are out: Check lineup of singers, list of events for the biggest soccer world cup in history

FIFA announced on Friday that it ​will hold separate ​opening ceremonies prior to the first ​game in each of the three host countries for this year's World Cup, which is being held in ‌Mexico, Canada ⁠and ⁠the United States. The biggest World Cup in history kicks ​off on June 11 in Mexico City, where Grammy Award-winning ​Mexican pop band Mana will be performing as part of a lineup that also includes ​Alejandro Fernandez and Belinda, FIFA ⁠said in ‌a post on X.

According to ​sources, ​Canadian singers Alanis Morissette, Michael Buble, ⁠Alessia Cara and Bangladeshi American Sanjoy, who is ​a Los Angeles-based DJ, will perform ahead ​of Canada’s opening group stage match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto on June 12.

Later that day, American singer-songwriter Katy Perry will headline an opening ceremony ahead of the ‌U.S. team's match against Paraguay in Los Angeles, where Atlanta rap star Nayvadius Wilburn, better known as ⁠Future, will also perform, the sources said.


This year's World Cup marks the second time the global ​soccer showcase is being co-hosted by multiple countries. The 2002 World Cup was co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, with the former staging the opening ceremony.

Meanwhile, The price of a roundtrip rail ticket from New York to the nearby stadium that will host the final and seven other matches at football's World Cup is being cut from $150 to $105, following outrage from fans, an official said Thursday.

Supporters' groups had accused organizers of price gouging on transit to the New York New Jersey stadium, an approximately 18-mile (30-kilometer) roundtrip journey. The return fare is typically $12.90.

Just 40,000 train tickets will be available for each of the games at the 82,500-capacity stadium.

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill, responsible for the railroad that will ferry fans from Manhattan to the Meadowlands sports complex, "asked NJ TRANSIT to find private sponsorships and other sources to reduce the cost of the ticket," said the system's chief Kris Kolluri.

"I am pleased we are able to reduce the price by at least 30 percent and bring the cost down to $105 per ticket," said Kris Kolluri.

The decrease is unlikely to put to bed the row over the steep pricing that also drew rebukes from football's governing body, FIFA.

FIFA, already under fire over the high cost of match tickets, previously said that the original host city agreements "required free transportation for fans to all matches."