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Future and Tyla opened the World Cup ceremony in the USA on Friday with an electrifying performance at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
A huge FIFA World Cup trophy was set up on the pitch as the celebrations began, before Future appeared at center stage – fireworks and red smoke exploding behind him. The Atlanta rapper, dressed in a sparkly red varsity jacket, launched into “Game Time,” the seventh single from the official album “2026 FIFA World Cup,” while dancers in the foreground held up gold soccer balls. Shortly afterwards, South African singer Tyla joined for her smooth verse.
They were followed by Lisa from Blackpink, Brazilian icon Anitta and Nigerian superstar Rema. The trio appeared in coordinating white outfits and performed “Goals,” another rousing World Cup track.
Three countries, three shows
The opening ceremony on Friday evening was one of three major ceremonies organized by FIFA for the opening games of the 2026 World Cup – one each in the three main host countries USA, Mexico and Canada. At the official opening match on Thursday in Mexico City, Mexico vs. South Africa, Shakira and Burna Boy took the stage with their official tournament song “Dai Dai.”
The Colombian singer J Balvin was also there, as were the Mexican artists Maná, Los Ángeles Azules, Alejandro Fernández, Lila Downs and Belinda as well as the Venezuelan singer Danny Ocean. Tyla even played twice and also appeared in her home country’s tournament opener at the game in Mexico City.
And earlier that same day, Canada’s opening game against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Toronto featured Michael Bublé, Alanis Morissette, Alessia Cara, Eliana, Jessie Reyes, Noah Fatehi, Sanjoy, Vegedream and William Prince.