World Cup begins June 11 in Mexico City with Mana performing; Katy Perry to headline US ceremony in Los Angeles
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\nFifa announced that it will hold separate opening ceremonies prior to the first game in each of the three host countries for this year\u2019s World Cup, which is being held in Mexico, Canada, and the United States.
\nThe 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.
\nThe Mexico City concert will highlight Mexican culture and include Indigenous and \u201cmodern folkloric\u201d performers, Fifa said.
\nCanadian singers Alanis Morissette, Michael Buble, Alessia Cara, William Prince, and Bangladeshi American Sanjoy, who is a Los Angeles-based DJ, will perform ahead of Canada\u2019s opening group stage match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto on June 12.
\nFifa said a \u201cmosaic-inspired reimagining of the Fifa World Cup Trophy will reflect Canada\u2019s diversity and community\u201d at the concert.
\nLater that day, American singer-songwriter Katy Perry will headline an opening ceremony ahead of the US team\u2019s match against Paraguay in Los Angeles, where Atlanta rap star Nayvadius Wilburn, better known as Future, will also perform. The lineup also includes Anitta, LISA, Rema and Tyla.
\nThe US concert is designed around \u201cdelivering a high-energy spectacle that reflects the scale, ambition and cultural power of the tournament itself,\u201d Fifa said.
\nThis year\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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