FIFA World Cup Final Features First Super Bowl-Style Half-Time Show
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The FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina at MetLife Stadium featured the tournament's first Super Bowl-style half-time show, extending the break to nearly 30 minutes with performances by Shakira, Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber, and classical musicians, as part of FIFA's partnership with Global Citizen for education funds.
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The FIFA World Cup final introduced its first-ever Super Bowl-style half-time show, extending the break and featuring major international music acts.
The first-ever half-time show at a FIFA World Cup final transformed the break between Spain and Argentina into a Super Bowl-style music spectacle.
FIFA brought some of the biggest names in international music to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, extending the interval to nearly 30 minutes to accommodate the unprecedented production.
Curated by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, the show featured Shakira performing the tournament's official anthem, "Dai Dai".
Madonna, BTS and Justin Bieber also took to the stage, with Bieber adapting the lyrics of his song "Everything Hallelujah" to include the line: "It's the World Cup, hallelujah."
Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel also appeared alongside the New York Philharmonic and Venezuela's Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, marking a rare inclusion of classical music in a show of this kind.
Following the model of major US sporting events, the production required an extensive pitch set-up and extended the half-time break well beyond the usual 15 minutes as determined by world football's governing body.
While the International Football Association Board (IFAB) advises against intervals of that length, the World Cup's competition regulations allowed organisers to extend the break to stage the performances, dismantle the set and prepare the pitch before play resumed.
Beyond the entertainment, FIFA said the show formed part of its partnership with Global Citizen to raise funds for education projects around the world.
The final, played in front of a capacity crowd with ticket prices reaching as much as €35,000, underscored FIFA's ambition to turn football's biggest match into a global entertainment spectacle aimed at attracting new audiences.
Preguntas abiertas
- What was the total amount raised for education projects?
- How did the extended half-time break impact player performance?
- What was the audience reception to the new format?
