Katy Perry will perform before first World Cup game in US

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Katy Perry will perform at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on June 12 before the first World Cup game in the United States, as FIFA introduced leisure Friday night time before the preliminary matches in all three nations that will host video games in the expanded 48-nation match.

Rappers Future, Lisa and Tyla, singer Anitta, singer/rapper Rema and DJ Sanjoy will be a part of the ceremony before the US performs Paraguay.

Entertainment before the match opener between Mexico and South Africa at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium on June 11 will embody Tyla together with singers Alejandro Fernández, Danny Ocean, Lila Downs, Belinda and J Balvin and the teams Los Ángeles Azules and Maná.

Canada’s opener in opposition to Bosnia and Herzegovina at Toronto’s BMO Field will have leisure by singers Alanis Morissette, Michael Bublé, Alessia Cara, Jessie Reyez, Nora Fatehi, William Prince, Elyanna and Vegedream, together with DJ Sanjoy.

Ceremonies are scheduled to start out 90 minutes before kickoff.

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