{"id":11044,"date":"2026-07-20T01:33:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T20:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11044"},"modified":"2026-07-20T01:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T20:33:34","slug":"jennifer-hudsons-world-cup-anthem-ends-with-anticlimactic-flyover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11044","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Hudson&#8217;s World Cup Anthem Ends with Anticlimactic Flyover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-id=\"1612542\" data-title=\"Jennifer Hudson\u2019s National Anthem at World Cup Final Ends with Anticlimactic Flyover\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/jennifer-hudson-world-cup-national-anthem-military-flyover\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/jennifer-hudson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Hudson<\/a> kicked off the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final with a powerhouse rendition of the US national anthem. It was the kind of typically commanding rendition to be expected from the powerhouse singer and <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2022\/06\/jennifer-hudson-egot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third youngest EGOT winner in history<\/a>. But whether due to a timing issue or some other logistical mishap, the end of Hudson\u2019s performance did not sync up with the planned military flyover. Instead, FOX\u2019s cameras were trained on the sky for roughly 30 seconds, seemingly waiting for the aircraft to appear. When the jets finally arrived, as captured in an Instagram video by influencer Gabby Gonzalez, they flew well off to the side of the stadium and appeared to go unnoticed by much of the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spain vs Argentina: Jennifer Hudson Performs U.S. National Anthem before 2026 FIFA World Cup\u2122 Final\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZtMcEXiAiYg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Da_DhXQuADe\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Hudson kicked off the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final with a powerhouse rendition of the US national anthem. 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