Nike Football has revived The Opening after a six-year hiatus and regional events got underway in January. Seven cities — Miami, Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Atlanta, New Orleans, New York and Dallas — ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup — the biggest in history — has arrived in North America, and soccer fans across the globe are buzzing with excitement. From Mexico City to New York to Toronto, millions of ...

The pre-match show at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City was headlined by Shakira and Burna Boy, who performed ‘Dai Dai’, the official World Cup 2026 song, for the first time live. The ceremony also ...

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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 kicked things off on June 11. Today's ...

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 ...

A packed stadium in Mexico City saw the hosts kick off the tournament with a win, followed by South Korea’s 2-1 comeback victory that played out in front of some empty seats in Guadalajara. Hwang ...

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 ...