BTS, Madonna, and Shakira will play the World Cup final halftime

The first halftime show at a FIFA World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The headliners are the South Korean group BTS, the American singer Madonna, and the Colombian singer Shakira. The final is scheduled for July 19, 2026. The lineup was announced on May 14.

A halftime show is a concert in the break between halves of a match. The World Cup final is the championship game of world football. FIFA is the federation that runs the tournament. Putting a multi-act concert into that break is described as the first time a World Cup final has had such a show.

BTS is a South Korean boy band with a global audience. Madonna is an American singer with a career spanning decades of pop. Shakira is a Colombian singer who has also performed at major football events before. The three names are the headliners, which means they are the lead acts rather than opening support.

MetLife Stadium is in New Jersey, in the United States, and is the site named for the final. July 19, 2026, is the date given for the match and the show. The announcement does not give the length of the performance or the songs. It gives the artists, the stadium, and the day.

The World Cup is being staged with matches in the United States among its venues. A halftime concert on the scale of these three acts borrows a format long used by American football's championship game. The report calls this the first such show at a World Cup final. No broadcast details are included.

BTS, Madonna, and Shakira will headline the World Cup final halftime show. The match is at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19, 2026. FIFA's men's final has not had a show of this kind before, according to the announcement. The lineup was released on May 14.