FIFA has announced a new pre-match ceremony format for the 2026 World Cup, which will see the entire matchday squad for both teams on the field.

The new pre-match ceremony will also include extra-large country flag banners and the players will enter the pitch through a dedicated arch.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Ceremony: Football fans across India are counting down the final hours until the highly anticipated FIFA World Cup 2026 officially gets underway across North America. For local audiences planning to catch the spectacular curtain-raiser live,

Los Angeles, Mexico City and Toronto host FIFA World Cup opening ceremonies celebrating unity, culture and soccer.

For the first time in FIFA World Cup™ history, three opening ceremonies across Canada, Mexico and the United States will unite the continent in one shared global celebration The FIFA World Cup 2026™ will open with a landmark celebration across North America,

Shakira and Burna Boy to headline first World Cup opening ceremony in Mexico City - The first World Cup opening ceremony will take place in Mexico City ahead of Mexico’s match against South Africa

FIFA will debut a new anthem ceremony at the 2026 World Cup with all players on the field, fan participation, and enhanced entertainment.

Alejandro Fernández, Belinda, Danny Ocean, J Balvin, Lila Downs, Los Ángeles Azules, Maná and Tyla will be among the headliners.

The FIFA World Cup is just days away with a number of iconic venues set to host a number of games, including a stadium with the world’s largest retractable roof outside the US

FIFA has announced a new World Cup 2026 pre-game ceremony that will change how every player experiences the national anthems before kick-off. The change fits the scale of a tournament already being presented as the biggest FIFA has staged.

Chicago took itself out of the running to be a host city for the 2026 World Cup