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World Cup is plotting opening ceremonies for each host nation’s first match

Katy Perry performing in 2025 (photo: Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for Katy Perry).

The 2026 World Cup is shaping up less like a soccer tournament and more like a very expensive global music festival. Per the New York Times , FIFA is planning star-studded opening ceremonies for each host nation’s first match this summer, which will feature Katy Perry, Future, LISA from BLACKPINK, Michael Bublé, Alanis Morissette, J Balvin, Anitta and Mexican rock royalty Maná.

Mexico gets the first kick on June 11, when Mexico faces South Africa at Estadio Azteca.…