This year, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is becoming even more exciting for its halftime show. Shakira, Madonna, and BTS will headline the event on 19th July.

As of now, it is known that the clock is set to 11 minutes. The announcement of the halftime has been made through a social media video-sharing post. In the video, Coldplay’s Chris Martin was seen along with Sesame Street’s Elmo and the Cookie Monster, along with Miss Piggie, Kermit, and many others from The Muppets. In addition to that, the crew even calls up BTS on FaceTime in the video.
While making the announcement, a statement has been shared by Coldplay that says ‘Madonna, Shakira and BTS will co-headline the first-ever FIFA World Cup™ Final Halftime Show at the New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19. Curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin and produced by Global Citizen, the show will raise funds for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, improving access to quality education and football for children around the world.’
The world’s biggest stage. An even bigger purpose. On July 19, the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Final Halftime Show is coming to New York New Jersey Stadium, featuring superstars @Madonna , @shakira , and @bts_bighit , curated by @coldplay ‘s Chris Martin!
A FIFA World Cup first, the… pic.twitter.com/OblQmXTW1M
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) May 14, 2026
This Year, hosted in North America, the World Cup is going to take place across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The name of Shakira was associated with this year’s World Cup from the announcement of ‘Dai Dai’. It is the official FIFA World Cup song that has been made by Shakira along with Burna Boy. This is the second time Shakira has done the official song for the most popular football tournament. This, it is quite an exciting matter for the artist as well. Previously, she did the song ‘Waka, Waka (This Time for Africa)’ in 2010, which is still the most popular song of the World Cup.
Now, everyone is waiting eagerly for the 2026 World Cup soundtrack. Right now, it is known that the Colombian star is about to start her Las MujeresYa No Lloran World Tour 2026 in June. On 14th July and 20th July, she will perform in New Jersey and New York as well. Among all these, Shakira will perform at the final of the World Cup. Thus, it can be stated that the upcoming months are really eventful for Shakira.
On the other hand, Madonna is getting ready for her album ‘Confessions II’, which is a sequel to her 2005 classic, ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor’. The upcoming album is going to be released on 3rd July. Along with that, BTS is also making a comeback with their sixth studio album, named ‘ARIRANG’. The halftime is becoming even more exciting as all the artists are going to perform amidst their upcoming releases and tours.
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