Tom Cruise is everywhere! Even on the field of the 2026 World Cup final

The Hollywood star opened the 2026 World Cup final with a speech in front of billions of viewers.

Two years after making an impression during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, by emerging from the roof of the Stade de France to collect the Olympic flag before taking it on a motorcycle in a spectacular handover to Los Angeles, Tom Cruise once again made an appearance at the event.

The Hollywood star was this time at the heart of the 2026 World Cup final, played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Tom Cruise opened the meeting between Spain and Argentina with a speech celebrating football and its unifying power.

A new coup for the actor of Mission: Impossibledefinitely a master in the art of transforming each major world meeting into a real cinema scene:

“As we come together for this final chapter, let’s celebrate a tournament that brought the world together. Let’s celebrate each other. This is football. This is unity. This is greatness.” launched Tom Cruise in front of millions of viewers.

This appearance was not by chance. For several weeks, the actor has been increasing promotional operations to Diggerseveral advertising spots of which were broadcast during the World Cup matches on American TV.

Note that the final also attracted an impressive gallery of celebrities: Tom Cruise was able to greet Matt Damon in the stands and congratulate him again for The Odyssey. He was also able to meet Beyoncé and Jay-Z, and his wife Luciana, Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner, David and Victoria Beckham, Serena Williams, Mick Jagger, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Will Ferrell, Tom Brady, Kevin Hart, Martha Stewart, Victor Wembanyama, Post Malone, Pharrell Williams, Julia Garner, Trevor Noah, Anya Taylor-Joy and Adrien Brody.