Katy Perry will perform at SoFi Stadium before first World Cup game in US

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Katy Perry will perform at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on June 12 before the first World Cup game in the United States, as FIFA announced entertainment Friday night before the initial matches in all three nations that will host games in the expanded 48-nation tournament.

Rappers Future, Lisa and Tyla, singer Anitta, singer/rapper Rema and DJ Sanjoy will be part of the ceremony before the U.S. plays Paraguay.

Entertainment before the tournament opener between Mexico and South Africa at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium on June 11 will include Tyla along with singers Alejandro Fernández, Danny Ocean, Lila Downs, Belinda and J Balvin and the groups Los Ángeles Azules and Maná.

Canada’s opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina at Toronto’s BMO Field will have entertainment by singers Alanis Morissette, Michael Bublé, Alessia Cara, Jessie Reyez, Nora Fatehi, William Prince, Elyanna and Vegedream, along with DJ Sanjoy.

Ceremonies are scheduled to start 90 minutes before kickoff.

Shakira teases new song for the World Cup

Shakira is back. The Colombian singer shared a minute-long teaser clip of a new song on social media Thursday. She wrote in the caption the song will be named “Dai Dai” and called it the FIFA World Cup official song for 2026 to be released May 14. She also included a mention of Afrobeats star Burna Boy. In the video short, Shakira appears on a soccer field joined by dancers.

This is not new for Shakira. Her song “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)” was the official song of the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa.