For the first time, football, music, and social impact will come together during the FIFA World Cup 2026 halftime show.
FIFA and Global Citizen today announced that Madonna, Shakira, and BTS will co-headline the historic FIFA World Cup 2026™ Final Halftime Show, taking place on Sunday, July 19, at New York New Jersey Stadium. The performance will be curated by Chris Martin of Coldplay and broadcast live to millions of fans around the world.
The FIFA World Cup 2026™ Final Halftime Show will support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, an initiative aiming to raise $100 million to expand access to quality education and football opportunities for children worldwide. More than $30 million has already been raised, with momentum continuing to build as $1 from every ticket sold to FIFA World Cup 2026™ matches will be donated to support social projects worldwide..
Characters from Sesame Street and The Muppets will be part of the show. Their inclusion reinforces the purpose of the FIFA World Cup 2026™️ Final Halftime Show to ensure children around the world have access to quality education.
Global Citizen is producing the Halftime Show in partnership with Live Nation and Done + Dusted. In a short film announcing the performers, Coldplay’s Chris Martin unveiled the star-studded lineup and said that the show will be “all about togetherness… and everyone’s invited.”
“I’ve spent my life doing two things — making songs and building schools. At the FIFA World Cup, those two paths come together. Standing alongside Madonna and BTS, I’ll be performing “Dai Dai”, the song I created for this World Cup and for the kids around the world we will reach with the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund. My hope is that on the world’s biggest stage, the importance of investing in children’s education steals the show!” said Shakira, FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund Board member.
Earlier this week, FIFA and Global Citizen announced the first group of organisations to receive grants from the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, supporting programmes that provide access to education and football for children in underserved communities across 10 countries. More information on the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund and the inaugural grantees is available on globalcitizen.org/education-fund-grantees.
The non-fiduciary FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund advisory board includes FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Global Citizen Co-Founder and CEO Hugh Evans, Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, Australian actor Hugh Jackman, US businesswoman and entrepreneur Ivanka Trump, Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd, US tennis great Serena Williams, Brazilian football legend Kaká, and co-president of Bank of America Jim DeMare.