{"id":3182,"date":"2026-07-20T04:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T20:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itpbaz.kinsta.cloud\/culture\/fifa-world-cup-2026-final-halftime-show\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T22:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:24:11","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-final-halftime-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-2\/culture\/fifa-world-cup-2026-final-halftime-show\/","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Halftime Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

11 minutes of pure entertainment.<\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t\tRonaldinho and Ronaldo walk out with Madonna at the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Halftime Show. (Photo: Getty Images)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

After 45 minutes of tense gameplay between Spain and Argentina with both teams still tied for the iconic solid 18-karat gold FIFA trophy, this strictly 11-minute performance brought much-needed levity to the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. This inaugural halftime performance, curated by Coldplay\u2019s Chris Martin, has been a big topic of conversation among football fans. As the players disappeared into the tunnels, pop icon Madonna took over with an electrifying performance of \u201cDanceteria\u201d, <\/em>a hit from her latest Confessions II<\/em> album. She walked onto the field with two Brazilian football legends: Ronaldinho Ga\u00facho and Ronaldo (also known as O Fen\u00f4meno).<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tBTS performs \u2018Dynamite\u2019 at FIFA World Cup Finals 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The Muppets then performed a rendition of The White Stripes\u2019s \u201cSeven Nation Army\u201d alongside the New York Philharmonic and Venezuela\u2019s Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar Symphony Orchestra. Jung Kook emerges from behind the orchestra with the butter-smooth first line of \u201cDynamite\u201d; <\/em>and the crowd goes wild for BTS\u2019s upbeat performance. The energy remains high, even as Justin Bieber performs a stripped down version of \u201cEverything Hallelujah\u201c<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tJustin Bieber<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Shakira\u2013originator of \u201cWaka Waka (This Time for Africa)\u201c<\/em>, an enduring and beloved football anthem around the world since 2010\u2013closes out the show with the tournament\u2019s latest official anthem, \u201cDai Dai\u201d. <\/em>She wears a custom Roberto Cavalli look.<\/p>\n\n

The game resumes with the world at the edge of their seats to watch the team that will cinch the title of champions of the FIFA World Cup 2026.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tShakira<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Take a look at Shakira, Madonna, Justin Bieber, and BTS’s electrifying performances at the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Halftime Show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":3187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bzd_title_left":"","bzd_title_right":"","footnotes":"","bz_kicker":"","bz_opener":"bleed","bz_photographer":"","bz_hero_caption":"","bz_hero_credit":"","bz_hero_clip":0,"bz_inset":0,"bz_tile_image":0,"bz_clip":0,"bz_tile_dek":"","bz_reading_time":"","bz_duration":"","bz_feature_small":0,"bz_feature_medium":0,"bz_feature_quote":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1270,255,1127,910,1075,257,1271,1272,1273,1266,1274],"bz_slot":[],"class_list":["post-3182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-argentina","tag-bts","tag-fifa-world-cup","tag-fifa-world-cup-2026","tag-football","tag-jung-kook","tag-justin-bieber","tag-madonna","tag-shakira","tag-spain","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3553,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3182\/revisions\/3553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3182"},{"taxonomy":"bz_slot","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preview.itp.luxury\/baz-my-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bz_slot?post=3182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}