Madonna, BTS & Shakira up for inaugural World Cup halftime show
It will be the first time a halftime entertainment spectacle is being staged at football's biggest matchup
News By Hanna Ellington | 14 May 2026
Madonna, BTS and Shakira are set to co-headline the first-ever FIFA World Cup Final halftime show, a line-up curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin.
The trio of acts will take to the stage during this year’s final at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium (known as New York New Jersey Stadium during the tournament) on Sunday, 19 July.
It will be the first time a halftime entertainment spectacle is being staged at football’s biggest matchup, which drew a record 1.5 billion…
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