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Ceremony 1 — Mexico City · Jun 11 · 11:30 AM CST
For the first time in World Cup history, FIFA stages three separate opening ceremonies — one per host nation.
Confirmed world-class artists performing live across all three ceremonies.
FIFA replaced the single-song tradition with a full multi-track album. All tracks performed live at the ceremonies.
| Track | Artists | Released |
|---|---|---|
| "Desire" | Robbie Williams, Nicole Scherzinger | Dec 2025 |
| "Echo" | Daddy Yankee, Shenseea | Apr 28, 2026 |
| "Dai Dai" ⭐ Official Anthem | Shakira, Burna Boy | May 14, 2026 |
| "Goals" | LISA, Anitta, Rema, Tropkillaz | TBA |
| "Lighter" | Jelly Roll, Carin León, Cirkut | TBA |
Shakira and Burna Boy collaborated on the official FIFA World Cup 2026 anthem, released May 14, 2026. It will be performed live across all three opening ceremonies as part of the multi-track FIFA album.
Free and paid live stream options for every country — don't miss a second.
All start times for the Mexico City ceremony (June 11). Toronto and Los Angeles follow on June 12.
| Country | Time Zone | 🇲🇽 Mexico City Jun 11 |
🇨🇦 Toronto Jun 12 |
🇺🇸 Los Angeles Jun 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🌎 Americas | ||||
| 🇺🇸 USA (East Coast) | EDT (UTC-4) | 1:30 PM | 1:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| 🇺🇸 USA (Central) | CDT (UTC-5) | 12:30 PM | 12:30 PM | 6:30 PM |
| 🇺🇸 USA (West Coast) | PDT (UTC-7) | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | 4:30 PM |
| 🇨🇦 Canada (Toronto) | EDT (UTC-4) | 1:30 PM | 1:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico City | CST (UTC-6) | 11:30 AM | 11:30 AM | 5:30 PM |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil (São Paulo) | BRT (UTC-3) | 2:30 PM | 2:30 PM | 8:30 PM |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | ART (UTC-3) | 2:30 PM | 2:30 PM | 8:30 PM |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | COT (UTC-5) | 12:30 PM | 12:30 PM | 6:30 PM |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | CLT (UTC-4) | 1:30 PM | 1:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| 🌍 Europe | ||||
| 🇬🇧 UK / Ireland | BST (UTC+1) | 6:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 12:30 AM+1 |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | WEST (UTC+1) | 6:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 12:30 AM+1 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany / 🇫🇷 France / 🇪🇸 Spain | CEST (UTC+2) | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM | 1:30 AM+1 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy / 🇳🇱 Netherlands | CEST (UTC+2) | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM | 1:30 AM+1 |
| 🇬🇷 Greece / 🇹🇷 Turkey | EEST (UTC+3) | 8:30 PM | 8:30 PM | 2:30 AM+1 |
| 🌍 Africa & Middle East | ||||
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia / 🇶🇦 Qatar | AST (UTC+3) | 8:30 PM | 8:30 PM | 2:30 AM+1 |
| 🇦🇪 UAE | GST (UTC+4) | 9:30 PM | 9:30 PM | 3:30 AM+1 |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | EEST (UTC+3) | 8:30 PM | 8:30 PM | 2:30 AM+1 |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | WEST (UTC+1) | 6:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 12:30 AM+1 |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria / 🇬🇭 Ghana | WAT/GMT | 6:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 12:30 AM+1 |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | SAST (UTC+2) | 7:30 PM | 7:30 PM | 1:30 AM+1 |
| 🌏 Asia & Pacific | ||||
| 🇮🇷 Iran | IRST (UTC+3:30) | 9:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 3:00 AM+1 |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | PKT (UTC+5) | 10:30 PM | 10:30 PM | 4:30 AM+1 |
| 🇮🇳 India / 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | IST (UTC+5:30) | 11:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 5:00 AM+1 |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | BST (UTC+6) | 11:30 PM | 11:30 PM | 5:30 AM+1 |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand / 🇻🇳 Vietnam | ICT (UTC+7) | 12:30 AM+1 | 12:30 AM+1 | 6:30 AM+1 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore / 🇲🇾 Malaysia | SGT (UTC+8) | 1:30 AM+1 | 1:30 AM+1 | 7:30 AM+1 |
| 🇨🇳 China / 🇹🇼 Taiwan | CST (UTC+8) | 1:30 AM+1 | 1:30 AM+1 | 7:30 AM+1 |
| 🇯🇵 Japan / 🇰🇷 South Korea | JST/KST (UTC+9) | 2:30 AM+1 | 2:30 AM+1 | 8:30 AM+1 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia (Sydney) | AEST (UTC+10) | 3:30 AM+1 | 3:30 AM+1 | 9:30 AM+1 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | NZST (UTC+12) | 5:30 AM+1 | 5:30 AM+1 | 11:30 AM+1 |
From the opening whistle to the final on July 19.
Fan activations, rewards and pre-match entertainment begin 4 hours before kickoff at every venue.
Papel picado theme. Maná, J Balvin, Tyla, Belinda, Alejandro Fernández, Lila Downs, Danny Ocean, Los Ángeles Azules. Kickoff: Mexico vs South Africa 13:00 CST.
Mosaic theme. Michael Bublé, Alanis Morissette, Alessia Cara, Jessie Reyez, William Prince, Nora Fatehi, Sanjoy, Elyanna, Vegedream. Kickoff: Canada vs Bosnia 15:00 ET.
Hollywood spectacle. Katy Perry, Future, Anitta, LISA (BLACKPINK), Rema, Tyla. Kickoff: USA vs Paraguay 18:00 PT.
Two special ceremonies honoring the United States Semiquincentennial at Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia) and NRG Stadium (Houston).
Kickoff 15:00 ET. First-ever live halftime show in World Cup history. Produced by Global Citizen. Phil Harvey (Coldplay's manager) serves as creative curator.
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