FIFA announces Super Bowl-style World Cup final halftime show featuring Madonna, Shakira and BTS
Global Citizen says the 11-minute show will raise money for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which has already collected more than $30 million.
- Global Citizen announced Thursday that Madonna, Shakira, and K-pop group BTS will headline the first-ever FIFA World Cup final halftime show on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
- Coldplay's Chris Martin is curating the 11-minute spectacle, following FIFA's experiments with halftime entertainment at the 2025 Club World Cup. Martin hand-selected the performers alongside Sesame Street characters Elmo and Kermit in a promotional video.
- Proceeds from the show will support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, aiming to raise $100 million for football and education access worldwide. The fund has already raised more than $30 million through World Cup ticket sales.
- Madonna and Shakira previously headlined Super Bowl halftime shows in 2012 and 2020, respectively. BTS returned to music earlier this year with their sixth studio album, 'ARIRANG,' marking their first project following military service.
- The 2026 FIFA World Cup, featuring 48 teams, kicks off June 11 across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. FIFA president Gianni Infantino stated the halftime show will be "a historic moment for the FIFA World Cup and a show befitting the biggest sporting event in the world.
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Artists for the Very First Halftime Show of the World Cup Final Announced: Madonna, Shakira, and BTS
The final takes place on July 19 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, not far from New York City.
Madonna, Shakira, BTS To Headline World Cup Final
The New York Times reports: Shakira, Madonna and BTS will headline the first halftime show at a World Cup final, FIFA announced early Thursday morning, in a meshing of Latin, pop and Korean music that reflects the global community of soccer fans. The World Cup final, which is scheduled for July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, is already a quadrennial spectacle that in 2022 drew more than 500 million live viewers. But the introduction of a m…
For the first time there will be a show with music and dance at the World Cup in the mid-term break of the final. Top stars like Madonna will also collect a gigantic sum for worldwide education and football projects.
Madonna, BTS and Shakira to headline first World Cup final halftime show
May 14 : Madonna and Shakira will line up with K-pop supergroup BTS to headline the first-ever World Cup final halftime show at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, FIFA said on Thursday.Coldplay singer Chris Martin will curate the extravaganza scheduled for July 19, the tournament's organiser added."The
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