{"id":522127,"date":"2026-07-12T09:16:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T09:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/522127\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T09:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T09:16:30","slug":"ellie-goulding-world-cup-quarterfinal-halftime-performance-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/522127\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellie Goulding World Cup Quarterfinal Halftime Performance Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAnything could happen at the World Cup<\/a> quarterfinals, and Ellie Goulding<\/a> is ready. The British pop star announced Friday (July 10) that she\u2019ll be performing during halftime of England\u2019s quarterfinal match against Norway, voicing her emphatic support for her home country in an Instagram<\/a> post.<\/p>\n

\n\tGoulding shared the news with followers by posting photos of herself wearing a soccer jersey and jumping excitedly on her bed. She wrote, \u201cPerforming at the @fifaworldcup quarter final for England vs Norway has me feeling like truly anything could happen\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the caption, she added that she\u2019s definitely biased going into the match where she\u2019ll perform. \u201cI already know the boys will make England proud, it\u2019s coming home,\u201d she boasted.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe two teams will continue their quest for the World Cup trophy on Saturday (July 11), facing off at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Whoever wins will continue on in the tournament, which will end with the World Cup Final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., featuring a first-of-its-kind halftime show<\/a> curated by Coldplay\u2019s Chris Martin that will see co-headliners Justin Bieber, BTS, Madonna and Shakira take the stage.<\/p>\n

\n\tGoulding has long been cheering on Team England in the World Cup, which takes place every four years. After the country won a big match in the tournament in 2018, she trolled followers <\/a>by pretending to tease \u201cnew music\u201d while actually posting a video of herself singing \u201cThree Lions (Football\u2019s Coming Home),\u201d a 1996 anthem by David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and the band the Lightning Seeds that the country has adopted as a victory anthem.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother British pop star who\u2019s rallying for England this year is Ed Sheeran, who recently visited the team\u2019s <\/a>practice camp in Kansas City, Mo., as part of a long tradition of performing for the players. \u201cAnyone can win, and I think it\u2019ll be us,\u201d he said in a clip posted Thursday (July 10).<\/p>\n


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