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Justin Bieber will be part of the star-studded Super Bowl-style halftime show at the 2026 World Cup final. Bieber joins other headlining artists including Madonna, Shakira and BTS, FIFA announced on Wednesday.
Afrobeats star Burna Boy, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus—a Staten Island, New York-based elementary school choir—will also perform, the latter of which will be joined by Coldplay.
The 11-minute halftime performance for the July 19 final was curated by Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin. The show will support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which is raising $100 million to help children access education and soccer.
“The FIFA World Cup unites the world in a way nothing else can,” Bieber said in a statement. “I’m grateful to be a part of this halftime show, and even more grateful knowing it is already helping to expand access to education for children around the world.”
Of all the performances, the inclusion of Burna Boy is particularly notable, as he features on this year's official World Cup song, “Dai Dai,” headlined by Shakira. The track is a blend of their musical landscapes: afrobeats and Latin rhythms, an undeniably global and multilingual pop song. In one verse, they mention several of the world's most famous soccer players and countries competing in this year's World Cup: “Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia,” Shakira cheers. “Mexico, Japan, Korea, Netherlands.”
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“The FIFA World Cup is one of the few moments that truly brings the whole world together,” Burna Boy said in a statement. “Representing Africa in the first-ever FIFA World Cup final halftime show is a privilege and a responsibility I do not take lightly.”
And while the Super Bowl is famous for its halftime show, these types of performances are not common in soccer, with events like the Champions League final instead including a pre-match concert.
The World Cup halftime show this year will also feature some of the Muppets from Sesame Street, as well as Kermit and Miss Piggy.
[Publicidad]