Singer Justin Bieber will be one of the attractions at the halftime show of the World Cup final Getty Images/BBC Justin Bieber has joined the list of stars who will perform at the halftime show of the 2026 World Cup final at MetLife Stadium, in New York. The Canadian pop star will perform alongside Madonna, Shakira and K-pop group BTS during the first Super Bowl-style halftime show in the tournament's history on July 19. Gustavo Dudamel, PS22 Chorus, Coldplay and the Sesame Street Muppets will also perform during the 11-minute show. "The FIFA World Cup unites the world in a way nothing else can," said Bieber. Follow the 2026 World Cup on ge: 2026 World Cup Simulator 2026 World Cup Calendar: see dates and times of all games RESULTS: check the table for the 2030 World Cup E? See who to follow and names that are on the radar in the next cycle of the Selection The halftime show of the FIFA game was created by Chris Martin, from Coldplay, and will raise funds for FIFA's Global Citizen Education Fund, an initiative that seeks to raise US$100 million for children around the world. Colombian pop star Shakira and Nigerian musician Burna Boy — who were among the artists opening the tournament in the three North American host countries — will also return to the stage together. The global hit Dai Dai dominated the music charts and became a constant presence in matches since the start of the tournament on June 11th. The biggest World Cup of all time began with 48 teams playing in Mexico, Canada and the United States, but the national teams of the three host countries have already been eliminated. Eight teams remain in the competition. The quarterfinals began on Thursday (9/7), when France defeated Morocco 2-0 in Boston. Spain and Belgium face each other in Los Angeles this Friday (10/07), and Norway and England play in Miami on Saturday. Defending world champions Argentina face Switzerland in Kansas City on Saturday. Argentine Lionel Messi leads the race for the tournament's Golden Boot alongside Kylian Mbappé, both with eight goals. He has already made history several times over the last few weeks. He easily beat the record for top scorer in all World Cups, which belonged to German Miroslav Klose, with 16 goals. Messi has 21 in total. Erling Haaland, from Norway, has seven goals so far in this World Cup, and Harry Kane, from England, six. We use artificial intelligence to translate this report, originally written in English. The text was reviewed by a BBC journalist before publication. Find out more here about how the BBC is using artificial intelligence (link to English text).