FIFA World Cup 2026 Closing Ceremony Highlights: Post Malone stars in closing ceremony

But this was only the beginning. The main event of the night is set to get underway. You can find our live blog of what could be a truly memorable final HERE.

Well that's pretty much it as far as the pre-match bit of the closing ceremony goes. Despite the best efforts of the performers, it has to be said, the regular buildup to the national anthems of teams before matches felt more eventful than this half-an-hour affair. But, there will be a SuperBowl-style half-time show later at, well, half-time. That will feature Chris Martin, Justin Bieber, Madonna and Shakira.

Post Malone first comes out with some of his hits and then, Swae Lee joins him to perform "Sunflower", which you would be very familiar with if you saw "Spiderman: Into the Spideverse". It does sound like there is a heavy usage of playback, in fact it sounds like its entirely playback which isnt much of a surprise considering the nature of the performance. Disappointing nevertheless.

All right then, here we go! The performers are at the centre of the pitch. And well, we get underway with the influencer IShowSpeed singing into the mic with a heavy dose of autotune. "This is the World Cup, put your hands up in the air, put your flags up in the air," is the grand total of his lyrics.

So this is it. Well, not quite it. Argentina do face Spain today for the biggest prize in football but before that, there will be a slew of performances that might not be too enticing for those coming to this game for the sport. But then this is the World Cup final. It transcends the sport in every way. Even those who never care to watch football tune in for this one and so why not give those not too much into football something they might be familiar with. More importantly, though, this closing ceremony will be a celebration of all 48 teams who have brought this tournament alive. Stay tuned for more updates.