Shakira, Madonna, Justin Bieber and BTS perform at colourful World Cup half-time show
Ahead of kick-off, multi-award-winning singer and actor Jennifer Hudson performed the US national anthem, accompanied by a live band.
After the performances, Tom Cruise took to the stage to introduce the match.
"From every corner of the globe, we have witnessed greatness, and we have shared in moments of joy," he told the crowd. "Football is a language spoken without words, a force that unites people."
Watch: Torrential rain hits New York and New Jersey triggering flash floods
New York City and New Jersey were battered by torrential rain and thunderstorms on Saturday, triggering flash flooding and widespread disruption.
The downpour cascaded into subway stations and flooded city streets in parts of New York and the Tri-State area, which also includes Connecticut, while some drivers abandoned their vehicles in rising water.
Videos shared on social media showed people wading through knee-deep water, vehicles surrounded by water and multiple people being rescued by emergency services.
A number of flights were disrupted on the eve of the World Cup
Health officials identify source of US explosive diarrhoea outbreak
A sample of iceberg lettuce from the food supplier Taylor Farms has tested positive for the parasite that caused an explosive diarrhoea outbreak affecting thousands of people in the US, officials said.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that Taylor Farms, which supplies the Taco Bell food chain, had confirmed the sample was taken from a product not part of its current recall announced on Friday.
The agriculture company announced on Friday that it was voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce from the US market sourced from central Mexico and issued a list
The 1975's Matty Healy marries model Gabbriette Bechtel in Los Angeles
The 1975's frontman Matty Healy and model Gabriette Bechtel have tied the knot in Los Angeles.
The couple announced their engagement in 2024, after dating for nine months, and got married on Saturday.
A statement shared from the couple's representatives said the pair were married "at a private ceremony in Los Angeles, attended by their family and close friends".
According to several US media outlets, they were married at Madonna's former estate in the Hollywood Hills and celebrities including
Marathon runners compete on drifting sea ice at North Pole
Twenty-three runners from seven countries took part in races at the Arctic's geographic North Pole, organisers have said, in an event they dubbed as the "world's coolest marathon".
The races took place on drifting sea ice at the geographic North Pole in the Arctic, with competitors arriving from Norway aboard the French polar vessel Le Commandant Charcot.
They disembarked the ship to run laps of a 1,055 metre loop on the ice below, wearing thermal gear and life vests as a safety
Ferry carrying 116 passengers sinks off Guyana coast, authorities say
A ferry carrying 116 passengers has sunk off the coast of Guyana with 53 people so far rescued, local authorities have said.
The MV Barima capsized near Iron Punt, on its route from Georgetown to Port Kaituma.
A distress call was received at 23:01 local time (03:01 +1 BST), triggering an urgent search operation involving state and private boats, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said in a statement posted on social media.
The state of the operation is currently
Messi on the brink of history - will it be his last World Cup game?
If Messi decides to carry on with Argentina to 2030, then he would become the oldest outfield player to appear at a World Cup, at the age of 43 - unless, of course, Cristiano Ronaldo opts to keep going for Portugal.
Not only could Messi add a new record to his long list, but he would have the chance to play in one of the centenary matches held in Argentina at the start of the next World Cup.
Spanish football expert Guillem Balague doesn't think this is
Russia launches major ballistic missile attack on Kyiv
Russia has carried out a wave of ballistic missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing one person and wounding at least 14, officials say.
A number of areas in the region were hit overnight. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called it "one of the most massive ballistic attacks on Kyiv" since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
The Ukrainian military said air defences had shot down 18 out of 41 missiles. The systems also intercepted 108 drones.
Meanwhile Ukraine has continued its
Neighbours actor Terence Donovan dies aged 90
British-Australian actor Terence Donovan - known for his roles on Neighbours and Home and Away - has died aged 90, his family has said.
His son, the actor Jason Donovan, confirmed his father died peacefully in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday night.
"Our Dad was a huge character, larger than life. He was our best friend ... our world! We will desperately miss him but we take comfort knowing we were all here by his side in his final days," the post said.
Cuban dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara goes into exile in US
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Cuban government's "brutal crackdown against its own people five years ago is yet another reminder of the unique misery and evil that is innate to the communist system".
"Otero Alcántara's only 'crime' was refusing to stay silent and using his art to demand the basic freedoms everyday Cubans have been denied for almost seven decades," he said in a statement.
The cases of Otero Alcántara and fellow SIM member Maykel Castillo, known as