Tom Cruise is booting FIFA World Cup over the weekend in true Hollywood fashion as he released a special promotional video for his upcoming film ‘Digger’.Showing off his football skills, the actor appeared in a promotional video, ahead of his appearance at the closing ceremony of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Sharing the clip on his social media, Cruise wrote: “Do you like football, Maggie? DIGGER only in theaters October.“
Tom Cruise falls World Cup promotional clip
The clip features the actor in full costume and prosthetic makeup as his Digger character. Sitting in an armchair with a cat on the headrest, Cruise effortlessly juggles the football at his feet while singing “Ole.” He concludes the video by declaring, “Let’s go to hell!”
Tom Cruise will appear at the closing ceremony of the FIFA World Cup
The promotional video comes just days after FIFA confirmed that the ‘Top Gun’ star will make a special appearance during the closing ceremony of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The star-studded event will take place ahead of the World Cup final at the New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday 19 July. Cruise will join an impressive line-up of global stars during the pre-match festivities, including Italian singer-songwriter Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls, British singer Robbie Williams and YouTube personality IShowSpeed. Actress and singer Jennifer Hudson will also perform a special rendition of the US National Anthem before kickoff.The closing ceremony is scheduled to start 90 minutes before the final, at 13:30 local time.
Tom Cruise prepares for the release of ‘Digger’
Meanwhile, Cruise is gearing up for the release of ‘Digger’, directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu. The recently released trailer shows the actor in a radically transformed appearance under heavy prosthetic makeup.According to the film’s official synopsis on IMDb, ‘Digger’ follows “the most powerful man in the world [who] embarks on a frenzied mission to prove that he is the savior of mankind before the disaster he has unleashed destroys everything.”‘Digger’ is scheduled to hit theaters nationwide on October 2.