FIFA is planning a Super Bowl-like extravaganza for the final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium, with Coldplay’s Chris Martin putting together a performance that will raise awareness for a $100 million fund dedicated to children’s education worldwide.
Football has always been behind the movie and music world when it comes to shows.. This time it will be different. When the referee blows the whistle to end the first half of the 2026 FIFA World Cup final on July 19, the 82,500 people packed into MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will not get up to get a snack. They will stay in their seats because Football is going to do something. At that moment, football will make history. The people watching Football at the MetLife Stadium will see something that has never happened before in Football. They will be just hanging around because Shakira, Madonna, and BTS are going to perform live on stage.
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The people in charge of football said on Thursday that these three artists will be the performers at the halftime show of the first ever mens World Cup final. This is a deal because it will make football more like the Super Bowl halftime show. The Super Bowl halftime show is the live entertainment event in America, and a lot of people watch it all around the world.
The person who is helping to organise the show is Chris Martin from the band Coldplay. Chris Martin and Coldplay are well known everywhere.
The leader of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, talked about this idea for the first time last year in March. He said that the halftime show will be an occasion for the FIFA World Cup and that the performers will be very good. They will be good enough to perform at the world’s sports event.
He also said that they would tell us who the performers are and how long the show will be on.
On Thursday, they told us who the performers are and other details about the show. The football authority and FIFA are very excited about the football World Cup and the football World Cup finals halftime show.
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Important Details
- The World Cup final will be held on 19 July 2026 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey
- Star performers: Shakira, Madonna, and BTS, at director Chris Martin’s
- This will be the first half-time show in a World Cup final
- The show will raise awareness for FIFA’s Global Citizen Education Fund – a $100m target
- The competition begins on 11 June in the USA, Canada, and Mexico
- The 2026 World Cup is the largest ever, expanding the number of teams to 48
This is not a complete departure from football history. Shakira was the performing artist at the 2024 Copa America final held at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, and last year’s FIFA Club World Cup final, also at MetLife Stadium, featured a half-time show that went well beyond the normal 15-minute interval, which has already led to speculation about how long the break will be for the main event in July, even though FIFA has not stated the time yet.
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For the Colombian, this gig is a kind of homecoming as she has been involved in the World Cup musical legacy more than most musicians. At the 2006 and 2014 tournament finals, she appeared on stage and wrote Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which is widely regarded as the best-selling World Cup anthem of all time. Football is not just a party for her; it is where her music comes in
It was only a few days ago that Shakira was hinting at an official song for this year’s competition. She was featured in a 67-second video made at Brazil’s Maracanã Stadium, as she was seen on the field holding this year’s match ball, called Trionda, the official ball of the 2026 World Cup, and performing parts of the song, Dai Dai, with dancers wearing the colours of various competing nations. The tune was co-created with Nigerian star Burna Boy and came out on Thursday.
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FIFA also revealed it is planning to take over New York’s Times Square during the weekend of the tournament. This is a sign of the huge party that FIFA is planning for what it thinks will be the biggest sporting event ever, on TV.
The 2026 World Cup is going to be huge. For the time being, 48 teams will be participating. The tournament starts on June 11. Will be held in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. With teams and more games, FIFA thinks this World Cup will set a new standard. They are even planning a halftime show. The World Cup is going to be a big deal.
FIFA is going out to make it a success.
Whether the quality of football will be up to the grand festivities is a totally different matter, naturally. However, on 19 July, even if just for 15 minutes or possibly more, that might not even be the reason.
