Overview
- The tournament officially begins Thursday, June 11, with an 11:30 a.m. Central Mexico Time opening ceremony at Estadio Azteca followed by Mexico vs. South Africa at 1:00 p.m. CDMX.
- FIFA confirmed a lineup of international performers for the Mexican ceremony including Shakira with Burna Boy plus J Balvin, Alejandro Fernández and other artists.
- Major broadcasters and streamers across the Americas and beyond are carrying live coverage of the ceremony and match on free and paid channels such as Telefe, TV Pública, TyC Sports, Telemundo, FOX Sports, DIRECTV/DSports and ViX.
- Mexico’s Servicio Meteorológico Nacional warned of cloudiness, heavy rain, thunderstorms and electrical activity over Mexico City that could affect attendance, stadia operations and outdoor fan zones.
- Research cited by coverage notes that World Cup eliminations can briefly affect national stock markets, with knockout rounds starting June 28 likely to produce the clearest market sentiment effects.