Soccer-FIFA to Stage Separate World Cup Opening Ceremonies in Mexico, Canada and US
FIFA says the concerts will highlight host-country culture and diversity, with lineups including Maná, Katy Perry and Michael Bublé.
- FIFA announced on Friday that it will hold separate opening ceremonies before the first match in each of the three host countries: Mexico, Canada, and the United States.
- This year marks the second time the global soccer showcase is being co-hosted by multiple countries, following the 2002 World Cup co-hosted by South Korea and Japan.
- Mexico City features Grammy Award-winning Mexican pop band Mana and Alejandro Fernandez on June 11, while Toronto hosts Alanis Morissette, Michael Buble, Alessia Cara, and William Prince on June 12.
- American singer-songwriter Katy Perry will headline the Los Angeles ceremony before the United States team faces Paraguay, with Atlanta rap star Nayvadius Wilburn, known as Future, also performing.
- The United States concert is designed around "delivering a high-energy spectacle that reflects the scale, ambition and cultural power of the tournament itself," FIFA said.
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World football governing body FIFA has devised three separate opening ceremonies for the upcoming World Cup. Numerous stars from the music world will perform at the opening matches in the host countries, the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
There are not only one, but three opening parties at the World Cup this summer. What FIFA is planning for the tournament in the USA, Mexico and Canada - and which stars are coming.
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