Coldplay will work alongside Fifa to decide a "set of artists" to perform a half-time show at the 2026 World Cup final.

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. The NFL’s Super Bowl half-time typically lasts about half an hour,

Football fans are fearing the death of the sport after FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed the next World Cup final will feature a Super Bowl style half-time show. Next summer’s tournament, which will be hosted by America, Mexico and Canada, will culminate on July 19 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Next year, the FIFA World Cup is coming back to America. And the final match will be embracing an American tradition. For the first time ever, the game will include a Super Bowl-style halftime show. The list of artists for the halftime show for the match to be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will be curated by Coldplay.

For the first time in FIFA World Cup history, the 2026 tournament final will feature a Super Bowl-style halftime show, bringing an expanded entertainment element to soccer's biggest event. The move marks a departure from the long-standing tradition of keeping the final match focused solely on the game.

Whenever football wraps itself in the red, white and blue, forsaking any dignity for some shameless American razzle-dazzle – as Fifa is planning with a helping hand from Coldplay – the ensuing horror lends itself to instant folklore.

FIFA World Cup Final Will Feature an Unprecedented Entertainment Extravaganza The 2026 FIFA World Cup final is set to make history not just on the field, but off it as well. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has confirmed that for the first time ever,