{"id":526203,"date":"2026-07-14T20:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/526203\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T20:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:56:09","slug":"tom-cruise-and-jennifer-hudson-added-to-fifa-world-cup-closing-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/526203\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cruise and Jennifer Hudson Added to FIFA World Cup Closing Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/tom-cruise\/\" id=\"auto-tag_tom-cruise_1\" data-tag=\"tom-cruise\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Cruise<\/a> is heading to Metlife, er, New York New Jersey Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe actor has been booked for a \u201cspecial appearance\u201d at the 2026 FIFA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/world-cup\/\" id=\"auto-tag_world-cup_1\" data-tag=\"world-cup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World Cup<\/a> final July 19, part of another wave of entertainment for the global mega-event. Jennifer Hudson will also perform the U.S. national anthem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tCruise, of course, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/tom-cruise-digger-trailer-1236646274\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">set to star <\/a>in the Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu\u00a0film Digger later this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe World Cup final, which will see either England or Argentina face off against either France or Spain, has already lined up a megawatt halftime show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/music\/music-news\/justin-bieber-joins-fifa-world-cup-final-halftime-show-1236641537\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">that includes<\/a> Justin Bieber, BTS, Shakira and Madonna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tFIFA also said that the closing ceremony, which will take place before the game, will include performances from Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger, Robbie Williams and YouTube star IShowSpeed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tFIFA adds that \u201cfans at the stadium will have an active role to play in the show,\u201d and is encouraging them to arrive at the stadium early.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe event is operating at a scale on par with the Super Bowl or Olympics, with multiple performances and celebrity cameos. Cruise, of course, also made a special appearance at the closing ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics, rappelling from the roof of the stadium to present an Olympic flag to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass as part of the Olympics handoff ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cEchoing the spirit of the opening ceremonies, which welcomed the world to the greatest stage in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the closing ceremony will bring the FIFA World Cup 2026 full circle through music, culture and football, before we kick off the highly anticipated match that will crown the champions of this groundbreaking tournament,\u201d said Heimo Schirgi, COO of FIFA World Cup 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tom Cruise is heading to Metlife, er, New York New Jersey Stadium. 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