Opening Ceremony FIFA World Cup 2014 - The Upcomming Excitement

FIFA has released information on the show that will kick things off in Sao Paulo on June 12.

Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte and Brazilian band Olodum will perform the official anthem of the World Cup, "We Are One," at the end of the ceremony.

Naturally, the opening ceremony will pay homage to the host country of the 2014 World Cup. The show will take place at 3:15pm local time at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Belgian artistic director Daphné Cornez is the coordinator of the spectacle.

The 25-minute performance will take place around a glowing spherical centerpiece symbolizing a soccer ball.

Made of 90,000 light clusters, the ball will have a total luminance of 7,000 Lux. The performers will practice for a total of 84 hours before the big day.

Acrobatic gymnasts, trampolinists, capoeira performers and stilt walkers will all take part in the event to kick off the festivities.

The opening game of the tournament, in which Brazil will face off against Croatia, will take place around two hours later in the same stadium, so the performers will be taking special care not to damage the pitch.

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FIFA World Cup 2014 Opening Ceremony:

The “New Corinthians Stadium” in Sao Paulo has bee choosen to host the opening ceremony which is promising to be one the biggest showpiece curtain raiser in the recently history. There is whole list of biggest starts who will be taking part in the opening ceremony of world cup and we list the big names below.

Pitbull’s “We Are One (Ole Ola)” is the Official Song of the 2014 FIFA World Cup

The Official Song of the 2014 FIFA World Cup^TM “We Are One (Ole Ola)” is by Pitbull and features Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte. The artists will be performing the upbeat football anthem together at the FIFA World Cup™ Opening Ceremony on June 12 at the Arena de Sao Paulo.

Jennifer Lopez & Pitbul and Claudia Leitte:

JLO, Pitbull and local brazilian singer Claudia Leitte combined to produce the official FIFA World CUp song called “We Are One (Ole Ola)” and now we can confirm that all three of the stars will be performing together on the world stage with live performance of official song as well as individual performances.

Beyonce & Paul McCartney:

Probably the biggest name in music industry, Beyonce will be teaming up with beatles signer Paul McCartney to perform live at the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony on 12 june 2014. This is not yet known whether both of them will be performing together or with individual performances.

Mohammed Assaf:

“Palestine idol” winner and a big name from middle east music industry, Mohammad Assaf has been invited by FIFA president to perform at the biggest stage of them all, the world cup opening ceremony