{"id":91439,"date":"2025-12-06T17:51:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T17:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/fifa-unveils-star-studded-entertainment-lineup-for-2026"},"modified":"2025-12-06T19:13:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T19:13:59","slug":"fifa-unveils-star-studded-entertainment-lineup-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/fifa-unveils-star-studded-entertainment-lineup-for-2026","title":{"rendered":"FIFA Unveils Star-Studded Entertainment Lineup for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The world\u2019s football governing body, FIFA, has announced a high-profile entertainment lineup for the Final Draw of the 2026 World Cup, which will take place at the John F. 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Disco group Village People would close the show with their global hit \u201cY.M.C.A.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FIFA said details of the draw conductors and assistants will be announced later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The world\u2019s football governing body, FIFA, has announced a high-profile entertainment lineup for the Final Draw of the 2026 World Cup, which will take place at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on December 5, 2025. 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