FIFA always goes further in spectacle football. The closing ceremony of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, before the final lost by the French team against Argentina at the end of a penalty shootout, had turned into mini-concert with the interpreters of the official World Cup songs, such as Gims and the Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Ozuna. The same show will be offered before the final of the World Cup 26 on Sunday 19 July 2026 at the Metlife Stadium, in the suburbs of New York. But we will also have the right to a Halftime Show Like Superbowl!
The president of FIFA Gianni Infantino had formalized this new event on March 6: “The Half-time show by Global Citizen (an organization fighting against extreme poverty, editor's note) And FIFA will be a first, where sport, music and culture will merge to unite the world. On the field, you will attend an incredible football match and half-time, it will be a breathtaking show with the world's largest stars. It will be an essential event, followed by more than 2 billion people ”.
A month after this announcement, a fairly crazy rumor appeared on social networks: Rihanna and Shakira were reportedly contacted to “perform” at halftime in the final of the World Cup. Two immense world stars that could attract even more people in front of television. France-Argentina was watched by 1.5 billion viewers on the planet and a
Halftime Show spectacular could actually propel the audience nearly two billion.
Shakira back to the World Cup?
The two singers would easily ensure the show since they have already occurred during a Halftime Show Superbowl. It was in 2023 in Arizona for the Barbadian and in 2020 for the Colombian at the Hard Rock Stadium of Miami Gardens, in duet with Jennifer Lopez. Who was chosen for the half-time show of the Copa America final last year (between Argentina and Colombia), at Hard Rock Stadium? The old partner of Gerard Piqué! Shakira also sang
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) During the closing ceremony of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Before the FIFA World Cup final, Metlife Stadium (northwest of Manhattan, New Jersey) already welcomed the Superbowl in 2014 with an incredible Halftime Show provided by Bruno Mars (with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in
guest). The shows of the NFL final last a month of 15 minutes, which gives a cut of about twenty minutes. That of the final of the 2026 World Cup will therefore have to last a few minutes less to respect the duration of a half-time of a football match (15 minutes).
