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Madonna, Shakira and BTS set to headline 2026 World Cup final halftime show

sportsMay 14, 2026281,626

FIFA announced Madonna, Shakira and BTS will co-headline the halftime show at the 2026 World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The lineup pairs Madonna's four-decade pop catalog, Shakira's Latin crossover anthems and BTS's global K-pop repertoire for a single, high-profile performance. The United States, Canada and Mexico are cohosting the tournament, and the halftime event will cap the final while drawing a global television audience and spotlighting pop music's international reach.

pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky”
@pixelatedboat.bsky.social

Sad to see ticket sales for the World Cup are struggling. FIFA need to do something drastic to get people excited about it. Let the players pick up the ball

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tweets mcgee is not changing his name to something else54

A live alligator will be released onto the field during penalty time.

E20

Maybe they could line up and try to advance the ball ten meters at a time until they cross the entire pitch to score

Tuckerman19

Not American enough. Give the players guns.

I hate bullies (love my dog)14

There are so many reasons why people outside the US dont want to come and most start with Trump, guns, high cost, safety, so ill stick to the summary

Dr. Cocaine Boss Garry PhD12

landmine hidden somewhere in the field

Webgiant9

FIFA needs to cancel their Peace Prize.

Adam the one more year wanter8

Using your hands is a crutch

Orac | buy my miniatures!7

One player on each team can have a gun

Jonas Viggo Pedersen6

How about guaranteeing ticket holders from abroad not being detained, shot, annexed or tariffed? - Nah, who would trust that kind of promise …

Dane Pop Frippery5

Could use the trump head ball Mexican artists made

Dwight McCabe5

I wonder why foreign visitors are reluctant to come to the US after the attacks on foreigners by ICE thugs. FIFA, corrupt as usual, has added to the appeal by charging atrociously high prices for tickets. FIFA needs to move the games to Canada and Mexico for the safety of their players and fans.

Jeremy Diamond ☕️4

Wasn’t this how rugby was invented?

John Gosland4

Soccer needs to implement Ai into the game or get left behind!

Tollberg3

11 goalies a side, each with different colored jerseys. Penalty box covers the whole field. Let it rip

Carighan Maconar3

Sad to see ticket sales are still happening, instead of them selling 0 tickets, and the FIFA execs having footballs kicked at them by pro players for a few hours.

Corner DJ3

Give every attendee a peace prize

arriviste houso3

if they could use their hands, they wouldn't be playing soccer.

Grant Elliott2

When “ICE will not be attending” is a selling point once a potential spectator has made it past Border Control is not a selling strategy. The Canadian and Central/South American games will be a better time than anything the USA is capable atm.

alexdel.bsky.social2

They should try not being corrupt sleazy rapacious bastards instead of changing the game. FIFA delende est.

BiochemDoc2

Tickets in LA for some games are in the $1000s for shitty seats. The resellers really screwing people.

kpaws22.bsky.social2

how about take it to somewhere that actually cares about it would be a great place to start

🌻🇺🇦Omberto Aldobrandeschi🇩🇪🇮🇹2

Maybe it was a mistake to stage a football World Cup in a fascist shithole country? And yes, THIS is FOOTBALL!

Joey2

Maybe they shouldn't give out peace prizes to wannabe dictators and just stick to football? That'd probably help

Ed Akerboom2

Funny. The problem is that it’s held in the US, who care as much about soccer as about cricket or table tennis. They have no business hosting this, and I wish they hadn’t.

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