Content creator Darren Watkins Jr., known as IShowSpeed, will participate in the closing ceremony of the 2026 World Cup. The news was confirmed this Tuesday and quickly became a trend on social networks.
With more than 50 million followers on TikTok, the 21-year-old will perform his song World Cup Champions. The song has accumulated more than 89 million views on YouTube and was released as a tribute to the participating teams.
Speed’s reaction upon receiving the invitation from FIFA went viral due to his emotion:
“A young man from Ohio is going to be performing in the World Cup final. They told me that they had heard the song and wanted me to perform in the final, at first I thought it was a prank call. The final of the last World Cup was watched by 1.4 billion viewers and this year it could be 2 billion…”
The influencer closely followed several important matches of the tournament and shared his adventures with his followers. His enthusiasm for football infected millions of people during the World Cup.
The closing ceremony will be broadcast globally. FIFA confirmed its participation and the event promises to be one of the most watched in the history of football, surpassing the 1.4 billion viewers of the previous edition.




