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What You Need to Know About the 2026 World Cup Final Halftime Show
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Kaká, Hugh Evans, Founder & CEO of Global Citizen, Shakira, and FIFA president Gianni Infantino appear at the announcement of the FIFA World Cup final halftime show in New York City on on May 14, 2026.
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For the first time ever, the FIFA World Cup final will feature a star-studded halftime show.
In what is being compared to a Super Bowl spectacular, the performances are set to be broadcast live to millions of soccer fans.
TV rights holders frustrated over World Cup final half-time show delay
World Cup TV rights holders are growing increasingly frustrated at Fifa’s failure to confirm the length of the half-time show at next month’s final.
Madonna, Shakira and the K-pop boyband BTS have been booked to perform at the MetLife Stadium in the first half-time spectacle at a World Cup final, curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, who put in a surprise performance at last year’s Club World Cup final at the same venue when the break in play lasted 24 minutes.
Sources at several World Cup rights holders told the Guardian that multiple requests to Fifa for clarity on the length of half-time had gone unanswered, which is causing problems for commercial broadcasters in particular because their advertising teams have inventory to sell.
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