{"id":2459141,"date":"2026-06-14T16:41:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T16:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2459141"},"modified":"2026-06-14T16:41:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T16:41:42","slug":"justin-trudeau-skipped-canada-world-cup-opener-because-girlfriend-katy-perry-performed-at-us-game-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/justin-trudeau-skipped-canada-world-cup-opener-because-girlfriend-katy-perry-performed-at-us-game-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Trudeau skipped Canada World Cup opener because girlfriend Katy Perry performed at US game | Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" false=\"\">\n                                <meta itemprop=\"isAccessibleForFree\" content=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Former Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the United States&#8217; World Cup opener against Paraguay on Friday at Inglewood, California, rather than his own nation&#8217;s game vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>Trudeau said he made the decision because his girlfriend, Katy Perry, performed in the pregame show before the match at SoFi Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes supportive boyfriend duties call. But you know who I\u2019m rooting for to take the Cup,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JustinTrudeau\/status\/2065977680814543297\">he wrote on X<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Trudeau was Canada&#8217;s prime minister from 2015-25.<\/p>\n<p>Canada, the U.S. and Mexico are co-hosting this year&#8217;s World Cup. Canada tied 1-1 in a game that started at 3 p.m. EDT and the U.S. beat Paraguay 4-1 in a match that began six hours later.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>AP World Cup coverage: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yakimaherald.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the United States&#8217; World Cup opener against Paraguay on Friday at Inglewood, California, rather than his own nation&#8217;s game vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina in Toronto. 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