Madonna will be part of the show. Photo \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
Shakira confirmed she will perform the tournament\u2019s official anthem, Dai Dai, and announced she will donate \u201c100% of the proceeds\u201d of the song to the fund.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are very troubled times, and it\u2019s important that we all come together, to remember and to remind everyone how important our kids are and their education,\u201d Shakira told the Global Citizen NOW event in New York.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Madonna described the concert in support of expanding global education as \u201cdeeply meaningful to me\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cMusic is the universal language of hope and harmony, and we\u2019re honoured to celebrate that power at the World Cup by connecting with millions of viewers around the world in support of children\u2019s education,\u201d added BTS.<\/p>\n
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Infantino had announced last year that there would be a first-ever halftime show \u201cbefitting the biggest sporting event in the world\u201d at the World Cup final.<\/p>\n
A halftime show was trialled at last year\u2019s Fifa Club World Cup final, also at MetLife Stadium. It stretched the break in excess of the regulation 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
Shakira also performed at halftime during the final of the 2024 Copa America in Miami.<\/p>\n
The singer \u2013 who has a long association with the World Cup, having created the 2010 tournament\u2019s anthem Waka Waka \u2013 teased Dai Dai last week in a brief video of the track filmed at Brazil\u2019s iconic Maracana Stadium.<\/p>\n
In the 67-second video, Shakira appears on the pitch at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, where she performed in a free concert at the city\u2019s Copacabana Beach before two million people.<\/p>\n
BTS will perform at the halftime show. Photo \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
Holding the \u201cTrionda\u201d, the official match ball of the 2026 World Cup, Shakira performed excerpts of the song in English, joined by dancers dressed in the colours of teams including the United States and Colombia.<\/p>\n
The song was produced with Nigerian artist Burna Boy and is set for official release. The clip, also shared by the Fifa World Cup account, ends with the message: \u201cWe\u2019re ready!\u201d<\/p>\n
The World Cup will feature three separate opening ceremonies \u2013 one in each of its host countries \u2013 starting with Mexico on June 11, followed by Canada and the US the following day.<\/p>\n
Global music stars including Katy Perry, Future, Alanis Morissette, Michael Buble, J Balvin and Lisa will feature across those three concerts.<\/p>\n
Infantino has also said that Fifa plans to \u201ctake over\u201d New York\u2019s Times Square on the final weekend of the World Cup.<\/p>\n
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