{"id":681,"date":"2026-06-12T13:02:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/?p=681"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:02:43","slug":"nora-fatehi-to-headline-fifa-world-cup-2026-opening-ceremony-in-canada-when-and-where-to-watch-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/?p=681","title":{"rendered":"Nora Fatehi to headline FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony in Canada: When and where to watch | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131685162,imgsize-70788,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/canada-wcup-soccer-reaction.jpg\" alt=\"Nora Fatehi to headline FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony in Canada: When and where to watch\" title=\"Nora Fatehi (AP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/fifa-world-cup\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> 2026 moves from Mexico to Canada for its second opening ceremony on Friday, following an action-packed start to the tournament.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>After Mexico staged the tournament&#8217;s first opening celebrations and kicked off their campaign with a victory, attention now shifts to Toronto, where co-hosts Canada will begin their World Cup journey against Bosnia and Herzegovina.<!-- --> Before the match gets underway, fans will be treated to a star-studded opening ceremony at Toronto Stadium.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Bollywood star and international performer <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nora-fatehi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Nora Fatehi<\/a> is set to headline the entertainment programme. She will be joined by an impressive lineup of artists that includes <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/alanis-morissette\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Alanis Morissette<\/a>, Alessia Cara, Elyanna, Jessie Reyez, Michael Buble, Sanjoy, Vegedream and William Prince.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The tournament got off to a memorable start in Mexico City, where Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0 despite their opponents finishing the game with nine players. Julian Quinones and <!-- -->Raul Jimenez<!-- --> found the net for the hosts, who are staging the FIFA World Cup for a record third time. <!-- -->Elsewhere in Group A, South Korea recovered from an early setback to defeat Czechia 2-1 in Guadalajara.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4>When will the second <keyword id=\"36887882\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"FIFA-World-Cup-2026-Opening-Ceremony\" source=\"keywords\">FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Ceremony<\/keyword> begin?<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The opening ceremony in Canada is scheduled to start at 11:00 PM IST.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4>Where will the ceremony take place?<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The event will be held at Toronto Stadium in Toronto, Canada.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4>Which TV channels will broadcast the ceremony live?<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Viewers in India can watch the ceremony live on UNITE8 Sports and DD Sports.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4>Where can fans watch the live streaming?<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>The live streaming of the event will be available through the Zee5 website and mobile application.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4>Full list of performers<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>Fans can look forward to performances from:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>Nora Fatehi<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>Alanis Morissette<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>Alessia Cara<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"47\"\/>Elyanna<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"49\"\/>Jessie Reyez<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"51\"\/>Michael Buble<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"53\"\/>Sanjoy<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"55\"\/>Vegedream<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"57\"\/>William Prince<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"59\"\/>With Canada preparing to host its first World Cup match of the tournament, the opening ceremony is expected to provide a spectacular showcase of music, culture and entertainment before the action begins on the pitch.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"61\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/nora-fatehi-to-headline-fifa-world-cup-2026-opening-ceremony-in-canada-when-and-where-to-watch\/articleshow\/131685102.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FIFA World Cup 2026 moves from Mexico to Canada for its second opening ceremony on Friday, following an action-packed start to the tournament.After Mexico staged the tournament&#8217;s first opening celebrations and kicked off their campaign with a victory, attention now shifts to Toronto, where co-hosts Canada will begin their World Cup journey against Bosnia&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportracker.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}