{"id":8139,"date":"2026-05-14T16:50:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/?p=8139"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:20:35","slug":"madonna-shakira-bts-to-headline-world-cup-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/?p=8139&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Madonna, Shakira & BTS to Headline World Cup Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Madonna, Shakira, and K-pop sensation BTS<\/strong> are set to co-headline the Super Bowl-style half-time show at this summer’s World Cup final.<\/p>\n

The highly anticipated tournament, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, will culminate with the final match in New Jersey on July 19.<\/p>\n

Reports suggest the show is expected to be 11 minutes long. While there have been discussions about the show potentially exceeding 15 minutes, the official laws of the game stipulate that the interval should not surpass this duration.<\/p>\n

For context, the half-time show during last summer’s Club World Cup final in the US, featuring Chelsea and Paris St-Germain, extended beyond 24 minutes.<\/p>\n

A Historic First for the World Cup Final<\/h3>\n

While pre-match performances have become a common feature at major sporting events like the Champions League final, this upcoming event marks the first-ever half-time show at a World Cup final<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Colombian pop icon Shakira<\/strong> is scheduled to release her official World Cup song, ‘Dai Dai’ \u2013 an Italian phrase meaning ‘let’s go’ or ‘come on’ \u2013 on Thursday. The track also features Nigerian singer Burna Boy. The 49-year-old ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer previously released ‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’ for the 2010 tournament in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The ‘Queen of Pop’ Madonna<\/strong>, recognized as the best-selling female music artist of all time, is preparing for the release of her 15th album, ‘Confessions II,’ on July 3. In April, the 67-year-old made a surprise guest appearance during Sabrina Carpenter’s headline set at the Coachella music festival, performing duets of ‘Vogue’ and ‘Like A Prayer.’<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the seven members of BTS<\/strong> hold the record as the best-selling music act in South Korean history, with over 45 million albums sold. In 2021, they achieved a UK number three hit with ‘My Universe’ alongside Coldplay. The band is currently making its comeback after a three-year music hiatus for mandatory military service and will be in the midst of an 85-date world tour when they perform at the final.<\/p>\n

FIFA President’s Endorsement and Charitable Cause<\/h3>\n

In March, FIFA President Gianni Infantino stated that the show “will be a historic moment for the FIFA World Cup, befitting the biggest sporting event in the world.”<\/p>\n

The half-time show has been curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin and aims to raise money for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, an initiative dedicated to raising $100 million (\u00a373 million) for children worldwide.<\/p>\n

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Madonna, Shakira, and K-pop sensation BTS are set to co-headline the Super Bowl-style half-time show at this summer’s World Cup final. The highly anticipated tournament, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, will culminate with the final match in New Jersey on July 19. Reports suggest the show is expected to be 11 minutes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}