Justin Bieber joins the ranks of stars. halftime performer Who will finish the 2026 World Cup in New York?
The Canadian pop star will perform alongside Madonna, Shakira and K-pop ensemble BTS in the tournament’s first-ever Super Bowl-style halftime show on July 19.
The PS22 Chorus featuring Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel and Coldplay, and Sesame Street Muppets will also appear in the 11-minute set, which supports the Fifa Global Citizenship Education Fund.
“The FIFA World Cup unites the world in a way no other competition can,” Bieber said.
In the spring, the Yukon and Peaches singer returned to the stage with a nostalgic set at California’s Coachella festival, her biggest live show in four years after canceling her Justice world tour due to health concerns.
The 32-year-old spent most of his April performance sitting in front of his laptop, singing YouTube music videos of his previous hits such as Baby, Never Say Never, One Time and Beauty and the Beat.
The FIFA halftime show has been curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin and will raise funds for the Fifa Global Citizenship Education Fund, an initiative aimed at raising $100 million (£73 million) for children around the world.
Among the performers who opened the competition across the three host countries in North America, Colombian pop star Shakira and Nigerian musician Burna Boy will also appear on stage.
Their global hit Dai Dai has dominated the music charts since the tournament began on June 11 and has become a fixture of the match.
The largest tournament in history began with 48 teams competing from Mexico, Canada and the United States, but the national teams from all three host countries were subsequently eliminated.
Eight teams remain as the quarterfinals resume on Thursday when France meets Morocco in Boston.
Spain and Belgium face each other in Los Angeles on Friday, while Norway and England face each other in Miami on Saturday. Defending world champion Argentina also plays Switzerland in Kansas City on Saturday.
Argentina’s Lionel Messi leads the tournament’s Golden Boot category with eight goals and has already made history several times over the past few weeks.
They were followed by France’s Kylian Mbappe and Norway’s Erling Haaland with seven goals, and England’s Harry Kane with six.
