{"id":38737,"date":"2026-07-09T00:53:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T00:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/justin-bieber-and-others-participate-in-world-cup-final-halftime-show\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T00:53:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T00:53:23","slug":"justin-bieber-and-others-participate-in-world-cup-final-halftime-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/justin-bieber-and-others-participate-in-world-cup-final-halftime-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Bieber and others participate in World Cup final halftime show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NEW YORK (AP) &#8211; Justin Bieber brings swag. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">world cup<\/span> The star-studded Super Bowl-style halftime show will also include headliners Madonna, Shakira and BTS, FIFA announced Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>Afrobeats star Burna Boy; <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel<\/span> The PS22 Chorus, an elementary school choir based in Staten Island, New York, also performed, and Coldplay joined in at the end.<\/p>\n<p>The 11-minute halftime performance, directed by Coldplay&#8217;s Chris Martin, will take place at the finals on July 19 outside New York. The show supports the FIFA Global Citizenship Education Fund, which is raising $100 million to support children&#8217;s education and access to soccer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The FIFA World Cup brings the world together in a way that nothing else can,&#8221; Bieber said in a statement. \u201cI am grateful to be a part of this halftime show, and even more grateful to know that it is already helping expand access to education for children around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among all the performances, Burna Boy&#8217;s addition is especially noteworthy. He is half of the official song of this year&#8217;s World Cup. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">&#8220;Dai Dai&#8221; led by Shakira.<\/span> The song is a web of their musical landscape of Afrobeats and Latin rhythms, making it an undeniably global and multilingual pop track. In one poem, they name the world&#8217;s most famous soccer players and the countries participating in this year&#8217;s World Cup: &#8220;Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia,&#8221; Shakira cheers. &#8220;Mexico, Japan, South Korea, and the Netherlands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FIFA World Cup is one of the few moments when the whole world truly comes together,\u201d Burna Boy said in a statement. \u201cRepresenting Africa in the first-ever FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show is an honor and a responsibility that cannot be taken lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And while the Super Bowl is being held, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Famous for its halftime show,<\/span> Such performances are not common in soccer, and pre-match concerts are held at events such as the Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s World Cup halftime performance will also feature characters from &#8220;Sesame Street&#8221; and Muppets such as Kermit and Miss Piggy.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">See more of AP&#8217;s World Cup coverage here<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/justin-bieber-world-cup-halftime-show-9587b78ba94ac915b4b2dd208f9a6eed\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK (AP) &#8211; Justin Bieber brings swag. world cup The star-studded Super Bowl-style halftime show will also include headliners Madonna, Shakira and BTS, FIFA announced Wednesday. 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