Mexico City will host the opening ceremony for the 2026 World Cup, the first with 48 teams and shared by Mexico, the US, and Canada. The event precedes the inaugural match between hosts Mexico and South Africa.

<p> <img alt="For Shakira, it will be her fourth World Cup appearance, after &#147;Hips Don&#039;t Lie&#148; in 2006, &#147;Waka Waka&#148; in 2010 &mdash;the official song of that South African edition&mdash; and &#147;La La La&#148; in 2014" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110436/100x80/sha.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> Mexico City will be the stage on Thursday for the opening ceremony ...