Madonna, Shakira, BTS to headline World Cup final half-time show
Key takeaways
- Coldplay’s Chris Martin will curate the show during the July 19 final at the Met Life Stadium in New Jersey, FIFA says.
- Coldplay’s Chris Martin will curate the show, which is a first for a football World Cup final, but the programme details released on Thursday have raised concerns about how long half-time will be.
- “This will be a historic moment for the FIFA World Cup and a show befitting the biggest sporting event in the world,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Instagram.
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Coldplay’s Chris Martin will curate the show during the July 19 final at the Met Life Stadium in New Jersey, FIFA says.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Shakira will also sing the new official song for the World Cup [File: Jason Armond/Getty Images]By AFPPublished On 14 May 202614 May 2026Madonna, Shakira and K-pop megastars BTS will headline a Super Bowl-style half-time show at the World Cup final on July 19 at Met Life Stadium in New Jersey, FIFA has confirmed.
Coldplay’s Chris Martin will curate the show, which is a first for a football World Cup final, but the programme details released on Thursday have raised concerns about how long half-time will be.