The 2026 FIFA Males’s World Cup ultimate will function a Tremendous Bowl-style halftime present,
“I can verify the primary ever halftime present at a FIFA World Cup ultimate in New York New Jersey,” throughout a conference for the 2026 World Cup’s business and media companions in Dallas. “This shall be a historic second for the FIFA World Cup and a present befitting the largest sporting occasion on the earth.
“We additionally spoke about how FIFA will takeover Instances Sq. for the ultimate weekend of the FIFA World Cup in 2026, throughout each the bronze ultimate match and ultimate.”
New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium will host the ultimate on July 19, 2026 and a “listing of artists” will carry out on the sphere in the course of the break. Coldplay supervisor Phil Harvey and lead singer Chris Martin will produce the halftime present. Coldplay won’t carry out, however the duo will put collectively the listing of artists who will participate.
Regular halftime breaks in soccer are quarter-hour, as per the . Barring a calming of the principles earlier than the 2026 World Cup, the efficiency will should be shorter to ensure that the setup and breakdown course of to be accomplished in time.
If FIFA is taking a web page out of the NFL’s e book by introducing a halftime present, it could not be a shock to see the break prolonged, very similar to what occurs in the course of the Tremendous Bowl the place half-hour is carved out for a efficiency, than the usual halftime break.