{"id":11323,"date":"2026-07-20T07:42:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T02:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11323"},"modified":"2026-07-20T07:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T02:42:48","slug":"justin-bieber-shakira-madonna-bts-perform-at-world-cup-final-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11323","title":{"rendered":"Justin Bieber, Shakira, Madonna, BTS Perform at World Cup Final: Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/madonna\/\" id=\"auto-tag_madonna\" data-tag=\"madonna\">Madonna<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/shakira\/\" id=\"auto-tag_shakira\" data-tag=\"shakira\">Shakira<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/justin-bieber\/\" id=\"auto-tag_justin-bieber\" data-tag=\"justin-bieber\">Justin Bieber<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/bts\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bts\" data-tag=\"bts\">BTS<\/a>, Burna Boy, composer Gustavo Dudamel, the Muppets and so many more. All in 11 minutes. Soccer usually doesn\u2019t have halftime shows, but the 2025 FIFA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/world-cup\/\" id=\"auto-tag_world-cup\" data-tag=\"world-cup\">World Cup<\/a> final was different: Somehow, FIFA and Global Citizen packed in a lineup of names that took almost as long to read as they did to perform, all while Spain and Argentina were locked at 0-0, reorganizing and strategizing in the halftime locker rooms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe halftime show began with a two-song performance by Madonna, who rode through New York New Jersey Stadium\u2019s underground tunnels in a golf cart driven by Brazilian football legends Ronaldo and Ronaldinho while blazing through a new version of her 2000 hit \u201cMusic\u201d and her recent single \u201cDanceteria,\u201d from the fresh release <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/madonna-confessions-ii-album-review-1235588293\/\">Confessions II<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tMadonna\u2019s performance gave way to a rendition of the stadium-classic banger \u201cSeven Nation Army\u201d performed by conductor Gustavo Dudamel and an orchestra made up of parts of the New York Philharmonic, the Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela and Iranian violinist Bijan Mortazavi. Oh, and the Muppets\u2019 house band The Electric Mayhem. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIf that wasn\u2019t enough to keep up with, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/p\/bts-covers\/\"><em>Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2018s recent cover stars<\/a> BTS came out, performing a few seconds of their hit \u201cDynamite,\u201d an understandably brief cameo considering they\u2019d been in Paris less than 24 hours before. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe most overt nod to American soccer culture came right after, when actor Jason Sudeikis came onto the pitch in character as Coach Ted Lasso, with his trusty deputy Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt) by his side, in order to give a pep talk to Justin Bieber. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tBieber then performed a rendition of his \u201cEverything Hallelujah\u201d:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tBieber\u2019s performance follows his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-live-reviews\/justin-bieber-performance-coachella-2026-1235543481\/\">headlining set at Coachella<\/a> in April, and gave way to a rendition of the official song of the tournament, \u201cDai Dai,\u201d by Shakira and Burna Boy.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe whirlwind performance closed with a unifying moment: The PS 22 Chorus \u2014 a choir comprising fourth and fifth graders from a public elementary school in Staten Island \u2014 performing a song written by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/coldplay\/\" id=\"auto-tag_coldplay\" data-tag=\"coldplay\">Coldplay<\/a> called \u201cWe Dance,\u201d with frontman Chris Martin joining in:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAs Argentinian sportscaster shouted \u201cGOLLLLL,\u201d fireworks exploded from the stadium\u2019s outer rim. And in a blink, it was over. The field covering was rushed off by an army of ant-like volunteers. The smoke slowly cleared. The sprinklers came back on to water down the pitch. And almost immediately, the other set of stars were back on the grass.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tShakira, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/shakira-burna-boy-perform-dai-dai-fifa-2026-world-cup-1235574123\/\">performed \u201cDai Dai\u201d with Burna Boy<\/a> during the World Cup opening ceremony in Mexico City, shared her joy over having Uganda\u2019s the Ghetto Kids \u201cdance with me at the World Cup final\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Da3oDYXlvd5\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">in a post on Instagram<\/a> prior to the final game. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe halftime show is set to benefit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalcitizen.org%2Fen%2Fprojects%2Ffifa-global-citizen-education-fund%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Calegaspi%40rollingstone.com%7Cf0d5ababef9a41dca78008dedd0575f4%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C639191212723689764%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vjeocfPl1ElWW7%2B4quxTULIkLyUTUFL0JEwkUe%2BjqbY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund<\/a>, which is looking to raise $100 million to provide children worldwide expanded access to education and football. It has already raised more than half that amount and continues to head toward its goal with $1 from every ticket sold for matches being donated throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAhead of the World Cup\u2019s first-ever halftime show and the start of the game, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/post-malone-world-cup-closing-ceremony-headliner-1235594055\/\">pregame ceremony<\/a> was held featuring headliner Post Malone. Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger, IShowSpeed, and Robbie Williams also performed, and Tom Cruise made a special appearance<strong>. <\/strong>Jennifer Hudson also performed the U.S. national anthem.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tRelated Content<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe final game\u2019s musical performances capped off a tournament filled with memorable musical moments. Last weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/ellie-goulding-performance-world-cup-quarterfinal-halftime-1235592231\/\">Ellie Goulding performed<\/a> the halftime at quarterfinal game between England and Norway. And in addition to Shakira and Burna Boy\u2019s aforementioned Mexico City set, Katy Perry and 10-year-old Norwegian singer Tius Luka performed \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/katy-perry-tius-perform-world-cup-2026-1235577061\/\">Wonder<\/a>\u201d at the 2026 World Cup opening match between the United States and Paraguay in Los Angeles on June 12, preceded by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/future\/\">Future<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/tyla\/\">Tyla<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/future-tyla-lisa-anitta-rema-perform-world-cup-2026-1235574220\/\">high voltage performance\u00a0<\/a>of \u201cGame Time.\u201d They were followed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/lisa\/\">Lisa<\/a>\u00a0of Blackpink, Brazilian icon\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/anitta\/\">Anitta<\/a>, and Nigerian superstar Rema, who delivered \u201cGoals.\u201d That same day, Canada\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/world-cup-canada-alanis-morissette-michael-buble-1235574174\/\">opening ceremony\u00a0<\/a>featured performances from Michael Buble, Alanis Morissette, Alessia Cara, Eliana, Jessie Reyes, Noah Fatehi, Sanjoy, Vegedream, and William Prince.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madonna, Shakira, Justin Bieber, BTS, Burna Boy, composer Gustavo Dudamel, the Muppets and so many more. All in 11 minutes. 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