Global Citizen, Coldplay's Chris Martin and Sesame Street's Elmo announced the first-ever World Cup Halftime Show will feature BTS, Shakira and Madonna as headliners.

The world's most popular game is taking a page from the biggest spectacle in U.S. sports, the Super Bowl. For the first time, the FIFA World Cup will present a halftime show in the middle of its championship match.

For the first time ever, the final match will feature a halftime performance of three acts capturing this year's global spotlight.

Shakira, Madonna, and BTS are now confirmed to headline this year's 2026 FIFA World Cup final halftime show. The 2026 World Cup final is set to take place on Sunday, Jul. 19, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford,

The official anthem of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is here. World-renowned artists Shakira and Burna Boy dropped "Dai Dai," the official song of the World Cup, ahead of next month's world cup. This marks the second time that Shakira is the artist behind the official song for the World Cup,