A World Cup legend will be returning for the 2026 edition later this month after FIFA confirmed that music icon Shakira will be performing at the opening ceremony in Mexico. It would genuinely not be too much to say that the Colombian superstar etched her name into World Cup folklore with her song ‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’ for the 2010
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is upon us and with 48 teams set to compete in 104 total matches over the next six weeks across the United States, Mexico and Canada, it's also the biggest World Cup ever.
We also hear from some of those who will be playing including South Korea captain and former Tottenham Hotspur striker, Son Heung-min and Argentina World Cup winner, Geronimo Rulli. More than the Score brings you more than the men’s football World Cup - the new teams,
Shakira and Burna Boy will perform "Dai Dai" live for the first time at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Cup in Mexico.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd edition of the tournament, scheduled for June 11 to July 19, 2026. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities across three countries—the United States, Mexico and Canada—marking the first time the tournament is held in three nations. The event will feature 48 teams, expanded from the previous 32-team format.
There will be an opening ceremony in each of the host countries of the FIFA World Cup 2026 ahead of their respective first matches.
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Soccer fans looking to bring the party to World Cup games will have to go without vuvuzelas, with FIFA banning the plastic horns from venues in the U.S., Canada and Mexico in its stadium code of conduct.
Shakira will headline the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Cup in Mexico City, with the Colombian superstar set to perform the tournament's official song
What happens when you let the odds decide the World Cup? We simulated the entire bracket to find out. For the first time ever, 48 nations will compete across 12 groups of four spread throughout the United States,