BTS, Madonna, Muppets take World Cup stage
ONP Summary
The 2026 World Cup Final between Argentina and Spain at New York/New Jersey Stadium featured the tournament's first-ever halftime show, an 11-minute performance spanning multiple global superstars. The spectacle included Shakira, Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber, and Burna Boy performing 'Dai Dai,' the official tournament song.
Progressive:Historic multicultural celebration — progressive outlets celebrated this unprecedented gathering of diverse international artists performing together at a World Cup final for the first time.
Moderate:Major international coordination — centrist sources highlighted FIFA's achievement in delivering high-caliber entertainment without disrupting the match itself.
Global superstars BTS took the World Cup stage singing their hit song "Dynamite" for the first-ever World Cup halftime show, Monday local time.
Madonna opened the World Cup halftime show with her 2000 dance-pop hit “Music,” joined by star Brazilian soccer players of yesteryear, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho.
It started with an apparently pre-recorded piece in a roller rink before she rode into the stadium on a dune buggy, singing “Music, makes the people come together.” Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel led an orchestra through the White Stripes’ sports anthem “Seven Nation Army,” while Animal and other Muppets bopped and shook.
BTS then took to the field in red and black moments later singing “Dynamite.” Promoting the upcoming season of “Ted Lasso,” Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt, in character, pumped up Justin Bieber, who changed the tempo with the slower “Everything Hallelujah.” Then Shakira and Burna Boy performed their anthem “Dai Dai,” heard before all 104 kickoffs in this tournament.
The show wrapped with a chorus of elementary-school students from Staten ...
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