World Cup is taking a page out of the NFL’s playbook with a musical half-time performance. Gianni Infantino, the FIFA President, announced the move—stating Coldplay would help choose the performers.

FIFA is taking a page out of the NFL’s book by adding a half-time show to the upcoming World Cup final. View on euronews ...

The World Cup final will be held at New Jersey's MetLife stadium next July with a half-time show to be introduced for the ...

Readers of a certain vintage will recall the FA Cup final was always adorned by a half-time musical break, but it was more the band of the Coldstream Guards than Coldplay. Next year, at the final ...

Buckle up. The next FIFA World Cup Final will have a half-time show featuring as-yet-to-be-announced musical acts selected by Coldplay’s lead singer Chris Martin and the band’s manager Phil Harvey, ...

The planned half-time show would be in the same style as the ... showcase is now the most-watched Halftime Show ever, per Apple Music and Roc Nation. The performance clocked in a whopping 133 ...

Louise commented: "There have long been big music displays kicking off these international tournaments. But the idea of putting one on at half time is quite a new idea, when it comes to football.

And despite a half-time break in football lasting for just 15 minutes, Infantino has said that a "list of artists" will perform during the half-time show at the World Cup final next year.

The 2026 men’s World Cup Final will feature a half-time music show for the first time. FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced that the men’s tournament will conclude with a show in a ...