{"id":2031904,"date":"2026-07-07T20:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2031904"},"modified":"2026-07-07T20:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:45:21","slug":"watch-eddie-vedder-soak-up-the-glory-as-pearl-jams-alive-is-played-during-hydration-break-of-usa-vs-belgium-world-cup-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2031904","title":{"rendered":"Watch Eddie Vedder soak up the glory as Pearl Jam\u2019s \u2018Alive\u2019 is played during hydration break of USA vs Belgium World Cup match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/eddie_vedder_worldcup.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch Eddie Vedder soak up the glory as Pearl Jam\u2019s \u2018Alive\u2019 is played during hydration break of USA vs Belgium World Cup match<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>It was a brief moment of joy on a bad night for the USMNT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-07T21:45:21+01:00\">7th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/eddie_vedder_worldcup-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"USA v Belgium: Round of 16 - FIFA World Cup 2026\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam watches the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between USA and Belgium at Seattle Stadium on July 06, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Soobum Im &#8211; FIFA\/FIFA via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Pearl Jam\u00a0frontman\u00a0Eddie Vedder\u00a0was filmed soaking up the moment as \u2018Alive\u2019 rang out during the hydration break at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1126\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Pearl Jam \u2013 \u2018Dark Matter\u2019 review: some of their strongest work in recent memory<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The incident took place during the 2026 FIFA World Cup last-16 match at Seattle Stadium yesterday (July 6), where the\u00a0USA\u00a0were beaten 4-1 by Belgium.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the second-half hydration break, the stadium PA blasted out Pearl Jam\u2019s 1991 classic \u2018Alive\u2019, with cameras cutting to hometown legend Vedder in the stands as the crowd joined in with the song.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Vedder can be seen raising a drink, conducting the\u00a0crowd\u00a0and then downing a can of Stella Artois, letting it pour down his shirt as those around him laughed and cheered.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Alive\u2019 was Pearl Jam\u2019s debut single, later appearing on their landmark 1991 debut album \u2018Ten\u2019. Written by\u00a0Vedder and\u00a0Stone Gossard, it has since become one of the band\u2019s defining songs and a staple of their live shows.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the moment here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaeUVEUtiRi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Dae3-8qh9mk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The game itself ended in disappointment for the co-hosts, with Belgium running out 4-1 winners to knock the USA out of the tournament. Charles De Ketelaere scored twice for Belgium, while Hans Vanaken and Romelu Lukaku also found the net. Malik Tillman scored the USA\u2019s only goal.<\/p>\n<p>The match had also been overshadowed by a controversy around USA striker Folarin Balogun, who had initially been due to serve a one-match ban after being sent off in the\u00a0previous\u00a0round against Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump later called FIFA president Gianni Infantino to ask for the red-card ban to be reviewed, with FIFA subsequently suspending the ban and allowing Balogun to play against Belgium. The decision drew criticism from across the football community, although FIFA maintained that its judicial bodies had operated independently.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Belgium will now face Spain in the World Cup\u00a0quarter-finals\u00a0at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday (July 10), with the winners of that match set to face either France or Morocco in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>As for Vedder,\u00a0he recently shared the inspirational new single \u2018Better Believe\u2019, made alongside Chicago-based non-profit Guitars Over Guns, which uses music to support young people by pairing students with professional musicians and artists.<\/p>\n<p>Vedder wrote the song with a number of audio arts students from Columbia College Chicago, with royalties going to Guitars Over Guns. 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Gordon<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Pearl Jam\u00a0frontman\u00a0Eddie Vedder\u00a0was filmed soaking up the moment as \u2018Alive\u2019 rang out during the hydration break at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1126\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Pearl Jam \u2013 \u2018Dark Matter\u2019 review: some of their strongest work in recent memory<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The incident took place during the 2026 FIFA World Cup last-16 match at Seattle Stadium yesterday (July 6), where the\u00a0USA\u00a0were beaten 4-1 by Belgium.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the second-half hydration break, the stadium PA blasted out Pearl Jam\u2019s 1991 classic \u2018Alive\u2019, with cameras cutting to hometown legend Vedder in the stands as the crowd joined in with the song.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Vedder can be seen raising a drink, conducting the\u00a0crowd\u00a0and then downing a can of Stella Artois, letting it pour down his shirt as those around him laughed and cheered.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Alive\u2019 was Pearl Jam\u2019s debut single, later appearing on their landmark 1991 debut album \u2018Ten\u2019. Written by\u00a0Vedder and\u00a0Stone Gossard, it has since become one of the band\u2019s defining songs and a staple of their live shows.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the moment here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaeUVEUtiRi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Dae3-8qh9mk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The game itself ended in disappointment for the co-hosts, with Belgium running out 4-1 winners to knock the USA out of the tournament. Charles De Ketelaere scored twice for Belgium, while Hans Vanaken and Romelu Lukaku also found the net. Malik Tillman scored the USA\u2019s only goal.<\/p>\n<p>The match had also been overshadowed by a controversy around USA striker Folarin Balogun, who had initially been due to serve a one-match ban after being sent off in the\u00a0previous\u00a0round against Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump later called FIFA president Gianni Infantino to ask for the red-card ban to be reviewed, with FIFA subsequently suspending the ban and allowing Balogun to play against Belgium. The decision drew criticism from across the football community, although FIFA maintained that its judicial bodies had operated independently.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Belgium will now face Spain in the World Cup\u00a0quarter-finals\u00a0at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday (July 10), with the winners of that match set to face either France or Morocco in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>As for Vedder,\u00a0he recently shared the inspirational new single \u2018Better Believe\u2019, made alongside Chicago-based non-profit Guitars Over Guns, which uses music to support young people by pairing students with professional musicians and artists.<\/p>\n<p>Vedder wrote the song with a number of audio arts students from Columbia College Chicago, with royalties going to Guitars Over Guns. The track also received its live debut at the opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago last month, where Vedder appeared alongside the students.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year,\u00a0it also\u00a0emerged\u00a0that Vedder could be working on music with Yungblud, after\u00a0the two met at a corporate Christmas party last year. \u201cEddie\u2019s such an inspiration to me, especially vocally,\u201d Yungblud said afterwards. \u201cI think we might write together in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pearl Jam\u2019s latest album \u2018Dark Matter\u2019 arrived in spring 2024,\u00a0with\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>giving it a four-star review\u00a0and praising it as \u201csome of their strongest work in recent memory\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-eddie-vedder-soak-up-the-glory-as-pearl-jams-alive-is-played-during-hydration-break-of-usa-vs-belgium-world-cup-match-3955582&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/eddie_vedder_worldcup.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch Eddie Vedder soak up the glory as Pearl Jam\u2019s \u2018Alive\u2019 is played during hydration break of USA vs Belgium World Cup match It was a brief moment of joy on a bad night for the USMNT By Max Pilley 7th July 2026 Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam watches the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2031904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2031904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2031904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2031904\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2031904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2031904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2031904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}