2026 World Cup Final Like Super Bowl, First Halftime Show in History

2026 World Cup Final Like Super Bowl, First Halftime Show in History

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The halftime musical show will be held for the first time in the U.S.-North Korea World Cup finals in 2026. The performance, which refers to the U.S. Super Bowl method, will be selected by the British band Coldplay as the organizer.

Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, officially announced it after a meeting in the U.S. on the 5th, saying, "It will be a show worthy of the world's best sporting event." The Guardian said, "The performance is modeled on the Super Bowl halftime show, but controversy is expected in that the half-time of football is only 15 minutes."

Kendrick Lamar's performance at last month's Super Bowl LIX lasted 13 minutes. Considering the installation and removal time of the stage, it took more than 30 minutes in total. On the other hand, the FIFA World Cup has emerged as a major challenge as it has to maintain the existing soccer rules. FIFA is planning the halftime show in cooperation with Global Citizen, an international anti-poverty organization, while Coldplay will jointly select artists to perform with FIFA. Infantino said on Instagram, "The first halftime show in history will be held at the final of the 2026 World Cup. The World Cup final in New York and New Jersey will be more than just a game, 바카라 and it will be a festival where FIFA completely occupies Times Square." The event will include the third-place match and the final match, and a large-scale event to mark the end of the World Cup will be held in central New York. Soccer figures have been making moves to strengthen the entertainment elements of the World Cup by benchmarking the Super Bowl.