By Jailene Giron
What moments of emotion he gave the first match of the 2026 World Cup between the USA and Paraguay during the evening of last June 12.
And, in addition to the football stars who competed for the first victory in the United States, SoFi Stadium also saw dozens of film, television and music personalities parade who gathered to be part of the sporting event.
Through social networks, a wave of photographs and videos was recorded that captured those stars who decided to join the football party. Names like Justin Bieber, Hilary Duff, Paris Hilton, David Beckham and Tom Cruise went viral after being captured at the legendary Los Angeles stadium.
Likewise, Latin figures captured the attention as they were a prominent part of the atmosphere that was experienced in the stadium; such was the case of Sofía Vergara, Becky G and the Argentine actress Anya Taylor-Joy.
This is how the start of the World Cup in the United States was experienced
The evening began with an opening ceremony that brought together figures such as Future, Tyla, Rema, Lisa and Anittawho were in charge of warming up the engines for the official whistle of the match between the American team and the Paraguayan team.
However, The singer Katy Perry took the indicate with her presentation at the World Cup protocol ceremony. This included a performance of the song “Wonder” by the young Norwegian Tius Luka, whom he met when he recorded his voice for the same song when he was only five years old in 2021.
The music star was also in charge of lending her voice to sing the United States national anthem before an audience full of expectations for the performance of her team.
The opening ceremony of the World Cup held in Los Angeles was the third of the World Cup, taking into account the trinational format that this World Cup adopted for its 2026 edition. This was preceded by the formal ceremony in Canada during the morning of the same Friday, as well as an indicate headed by Alessia Cara, Jessie Reyez, Alanis Morissette, Michael Bublé and other artists.
For its part, Mexico City was the scene of the first act of this trilogy on June 11. The indicate that preceded the match between the Mexican team and the South African team featured the presentations of Maná, Los Ángeles Azules, Belinda, Danny Ocean, J Balvin and Ryan Castro, with Shakira being in charge of closing with a flourish along with “Dai Dai”the official theme of the 2026 World Cup.
Check out all the celebrities who gathered at the opening of the 2026 World Cup from SoFi Stadium here:
Hilary Duff
Paris Hilton
Sofia Vergara
justin bieber
Becky G
Anya Taylor-Joy
Continue reading:
• World Cup 2026: Future, Anitta, Lisa and Katy Perry shone at the opening in the United States
• World Cup 2026: this is how the opening in Canada was experienced with Jessie Reyez and more stars
• From Kenya Os to Jacky Bracamontes: this is how the stars celebrated Mexico’s victory
