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World Cup to Hold Trio of Star-Studded Opening Ceremonies

FIFA says the shows will feature global stars and local artists, with each host country staging its own kickoff celebration.

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Organisers say fans will have an “active role to play” in the shows and encouraged them to arrive early.

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Shows will be held in each of the host countries. The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) has officially confirmed that instead of one traditional World Cup opening show, fans will be treated to three spectacular ceremonies. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the organization's official website. Read also: Iran has announced its readiness to participate in the 2026 World Cup, but there is a condition. Three countries, …

FIFA announced that each of the hosts of the upcoming World Cup, namely Mexico, Canada and the USA, will prepare their own ceremony before the first match played on their territory.

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The International Football Federation (Fifa) decided to change the traditional format of the opening of the 2026 World Cup. Instead of a single inaugural event, the entity scheduled three distinct ceremonies, one before the first match in each home country: Mexico, Canada and the United States. According to Fifa, the idea is to connect, in the three ceremonies, the way in which each of these nations imagines World Cup trophy. + Read more World C…

Los Angeles - The World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico in June and July, will have opening ceremonies in all three countries, the international federation FIFA announced on the social network X. After 20 years, the Czech national team will also be present at the championship.

The 2026 World Cup of Football will begin for the first time in its history with three distinct opening ceremonies, held successively in Mexico, Canada and the United States, announced on Saturday FIFA, which intends to make this edition to 48 teams "a continental and world celebration" mixing football, music and culture. The post World 2026: an opening ceremony in each of the three host countries appeared first on LesEco.ma.

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leseco.ma broke the news on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
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