Madonna, Shakira, Burna Boy, BTS, Justin Bieber, Tom Cruise and IShowSpeed confirmed for first FIFA World Cup final half-time show

The 2026 FIFA World Cup last volition marque past agelong earlier Spain and Argentina footwear disconnected astatine New York New Jersey Stadium connected Sunday, with FIFA introducing the tournament's first-ever authoritative half-time amusement alongside a star-studded closing ceremony.

Inspired by the Super Bowl, the expanded amusement programme volition harvester music, shot and philanthropy arsenic FIFA brings the biggest World Cup successful past to a adjacent pursuing a 39-day tourney crossed the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Beyond the onfield spectacle that volition spot Lionel Messi travel up against 19-year-old Lamine Yamal, Sports Mole takes a look astatine everything fans request to cognize up of the showpiece event.

When is the World Cup 2026 final

The last is scheduled for Sunday, July 19, with kickoff astatine 8:00pm astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey.

FIFA is branding the venue New York New Jersey Stadium for the tourney nether its clean-venue sponsorship policy.

Spain reached the last by beating France 2-0, portion Argentina came from down to bushed England 2-1 successful the different semi-final.

The closing ceremonial is acceptable to statesman astir 90 minutes earlier kickoff, putting its commencement adjacent to 18:30.

 Closing ceremonial performers

Post Malone headlines the pre-match closing ceremony, which FIFA says volition people the 48-team tournament's travel done Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Actor Tom Cruise and streamer IShowSpeed are some scheduled to appear, alongside British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams.

Italian vocalist Laura Pausini and Nicole Scherzinger, formerly of the Pussycat Dolls, are besides billed to perform.

Jennifer Hudson closes retired the pre-match conception with a rendition of the nationalist anthem earlier kickoff.

FIFA has not elaborate precisely what each enactment volition bash during the ceremony, and has urged summons holders to get aboriginal due to the fact that fans are described arsenic having an progressive relation successful the show.

Half-time amusement lineup

Madonna, Shakira, BTS and Justin Bieber co-headline the first-ever FIFA World Cup last half-time show.

Bieber was confirmed arsenic the last summation to the bill, joining a lineup already built astir Madonna, Shakira and BTS.

Burna Boy, who besides performed the tournament's authoritative song, Dai Dai, astatine the opening ceremony, is connected the half-time measure alongside conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

The PS22 Chorus, an simple schoolhouse choir from Staten Island, New York, performs arsenic portion of the amusement alongside Coldplay.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is curating the wide performance.

Muppets characters Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, on with figures from Sesame Street, besides diagnostic successful the segment.

Many expect the interruption to past importantly longer than the accepted 15-minute interval successful bid to let the signifier to beryllium assembled and removed safely, though FIFA has yet to people a last schedule.

The philharmonic show itself is expected to tally for astir 11 to 20 minutes, depending connected the last production.

• Co-headliners: Madonna, Shakira, BTS, Justin Bieber
• Also performing: Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel, PS22 Chorus with Coldplay
• Curator: Chris Martin (Coldplay)
• Guest appearances: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Sesame Street characters
• Producers: Global Citizen, with Live Nation and Done and Dusted

Why FIFA is doing a half-time amusement for the archetypal time

FIFA president Gianni Infantino archetypal confirmed the program for a half-time show, describing it arsenic a historical infinitesimal for the World Cup final.

The amusement is tied to the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which aims to rise $100m to grow entree to acquisition and shot programs for children.

FIFA is donating $1 from each summons sold crossed the tournament's 104 matches to the fund, with much than $50m already raised earlier the final.

Burna Boy said representing Africa connected the archetypal World Cup last half-time amusement was a privilege tied straight to that acquisition mission.

Unlike the Champions League final, which has traditionally utilized a pre-match performance alternatively than a half-time slot, FIFA has modelled this amusement much intimately connected the NFL's Super Bowl format.

Where to ticker extracurricular the stadium

Around 50,000 fans are expected to stitchery connected the Great Lawn successful Central Park for a escaped ticker enactment featuring elephantine screens and unrecorded amusement tied to the ceremonial and half-time show.

In the United States, FOX holds the English-language broadcast rights to the final, with Telemundo carrying Spanish-language coverage.

Both the lucifer and the surrounding ceremonies tin beryllium streamed done FOX One and the FOX Sports app successful English, and done Peacock and the Telemundo app successful Spanish.