The 23rd FIFA World Cup started with a grand ceremony in Mexico. There will be a total of 3 opening ceremonies in the 3 host countries. The official ball of the tournament is named ‘Trionda’, symbolizing the three hosts.
Mexico City: The 23rd FIFA World Cup, which everyone was eagerly waiting for, has made a grand start. An impressive opening ceremony took place at the famous Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on Thursday night before the match between hosts Mexico and South Africa. Famous singers Shakira and Burna Boy won the hearts of fans by singing this time’s FIFA World Cup official song ‘Die Die’. Apart from these, Mexico’s singers Alejandro Fernandez, Belinda, Leela Downs, Venezuela’s Danny Ocean and Colombia’s J. Big artists like Balvin also performed. Spectacular dance performance, light show, aerial photographs made by drones and traditional dance of Mexico attracted everyone’s attention. Thousands of spectators present in the stadium thoroughly enjoyed this colorful program.
Still 2 more opening ceremonies left
This time three countries are hosting the World Cup, so there will be a total of three opening ceremonies. A ceremony will be held at BMO Field Stadium in Canada on Friday. At the same time, the last opening ceremony will be held at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, America on Friday itself before the US-Panama match.
today’s matches
The. Korea vs Czech Republic, 7.30 am
Canada vs Bosnia, 12.30 pm
a funny thing
This time the name of the ball used in the FIFA World Cup is ‘Trionda’. It is made by Adidas company. Because this time 3 countries are hosting, hence ‘Tri’ has been taken from the English word ‘Three’. ‘Onda’ is a Spanish word, which means ‘waves’. That is, Trionda means ‘three waves’. The ball uses red, green and blue colors representing the United States, Mexico and Canada and also has a wave-like design.