"Shakira, Madonna and K-pop megastars BTS will headline a Super Bowl-style half-time show at the World Cup final on 19 July at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Fifa said Thursday. Coldplay's Chris Martin is curating the show, which is a first for a football World Cup final but has raised concerns about how long half-time will be."
"The biggest-ever World Cup, with 48 teams, kicks off on 11 June in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Fifa president Gianni Infantino announced in March last year that there would be the first-ever half-time show at a Fifa World Cup final. He did not say at the time who would be performing or how long the show would last."
"Infantino added that Fifa also planned to take over New York's Times Square on the final weekend of the World Cup. The half-time extravaganza will support Fifa's Global Citizen Education Fund, an initiative working to raise $100m for children worldwide during the World Cup."
"Shakira last week teased the new official song for the World Cup, releasing a brief video of the track filmed at Brazil's iconic Maracana Stadium. The singer who also created the 2010 World Cup anthem Waka Waka announced the song, titled Dai Dai, in a post on her Instagram account. In the 67-second video, Shakira appears on the pitch at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, where she performed in a free concert at the city's Copacabana Beach before 2 million people."
Shakira, Madonna, and BTS will headline a halftime show at the World Cup final on 19 July at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Chris Martin will curate the performance. The World Cup will begin on 11 June across the United States, Canada, and Mexico with 48 teams. FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced the first halftime show at a World Cup final and later described it as a historic moment. The plan follows entertainment at the 2024 Copa America final and a Club World Cup final at MetLife Stadium that extended the break beyond 15 minutes. FIFA also plans Times Square takeover during the final weekend. The halftime show will support the Global Citizen Education Fund aiming to raise $100 million for children worldwide, and Shakira will release the official World Cup song “Dai Dai.”
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