World Cup 2026 opening ceremony live updates, reviews on Katy Perry and other performances in USA

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For the archetypal clip successful 32 years, the World Cup has returned to the United States' shores. It's lone right, then, that the on-field enactment is accompanied by a signature soundtrack.

On Friday, the games volition begin, with the United States taking connected Paraguay to footwear disconnected Group D's slate of games. Before then, different spectacle volition instrumentality implicit SoFi Stadium — 1 that figures to person much headliners than immoderate other.

FIFA enlisted a fistful of stars to header its opening ceremonies. Katy Perry is the biggest of the bunch, dazzling audiences for the amended portion of 20 years arsenic 1 of the world's biggest popular acts. She'll beryllium joined by Future, Tyla and Anitta, each planetary stars who should adhd to the tournament's legitimacy.

The Sporting News is tracking unrecorded updates from Friday's opening ceremony. Follow beneath for highlights, reviews and much from 1 of the most-watched events successful the shot calendar.

STREAM: Watch the 2026 World Cup opening ceremonial unrecorded connected fubo (U.S. lone escaped trial) 

World Cup 2026 opening ceremonial unrecorded updates, reviews connected Katy Perry and others

(All times Eastern)

5:45 p.m.: The gates are starting to beryllium breached present astatine SoFi Stadium. Kickoff for tonight's contention begins astatine 9 p.m. ET, though the opening ceremonial volition instrumentality spot astatine 7:30 p.m. ET.

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5:20 p.m.: The last opening ceremonial is slated to instrumentality spot tonight. Here's a look backmost astatine its 2 predecessors.

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Who is successful World Cup opening ceremony?

• Katy Perry
• Future
• Lisa
• Tyla
• Anitta
• Rema
• DJ Sanjoy
• Dan + Shay (U.S. anthem)
• Purahei Soul (Paraguay anthem)
• Jason Sudeikis (FIFA ambassador)

The star-studded database of performers successful Inglewood's opening ceremonial is headlined by Katy Perry and Future.

FIFA besides announced Golden Globe-winning actor, comedian, screenwriter and comedian Jason Sudeikis arsenic the ceremony's host, with Dan + Shay and Purahei Soul performing the nationalist anthems earlier the United States vs. Paraguay lucifer gets underway.

World Cup opening ceremonial commencement time

• Date: Friday, June 12
• Time: 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. section time)

The 2026 World Cup opening ceremonial kicks disconnected connected Friday, June 12 astatine 6 p.m. section clip (9 p.m. ET) successful Mexico City, astir 90 minutes earlier the commencement of Mexico's clash with South Africa. The festival volition instrumentality spot astatine Estadio Azteca, Mexico's astir celebrated sporting colosseum.

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How to ticker World Cup opening ceremony

• TV channel: Fox, Telemundo
• Live stream: fubo

The opening ceremonial of the 2026 World Cup volition aerial unrecorded connected Fox, the long-standing location of FIFA's signature competition. Spanish-speaking viewers tin find the lawsuit connected Telemundo. Viewers successful the U.S. tin watercourse the lawsuit unrecorded with fubo, which offers a escaped proceedings for caller users.

Fox has recruited an awesome formed of characters to pb its World Cup coverage, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thierry Henry and Peter Schmeichel. Rob Stone, Rebecca Lowe, Jules Breach and Pien Meulensteen volition service arsenic the presenters during the spectacle, which volition span from June 11 to July 19.

How agelong is the World Cup opening ceremony?

The 2026 World Cup opening ceremonial is expected to past 90 minutes.

The hour-and-a-half duration is modular procedure, taking spot close earlier the opening crippled of the tournament. The United States volition instrumentality connected Paraguay astatine SoFi Stadium astatine 9 p.m. ET, truthful the tract volition person to beryllium cleared and acceptable for usage soon aft the likes of Katy Perry and Future instrumentality the stage.