The 2026 World Cup closing in New Jersey will make historical past by having a Tremendous Bowl-style half-time present, world soccer chief Gianni Infantino mentioned Wednesday.
Coldplay band members Chris Martin and Phil Harvey will decide the artists who will carry out, FIFA president Infantino mentioned.
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“I can affirm the first-ever half-time present at a FIFA World Cup closing in New York/New Jersey,” Infantino wrote on Instagram.
“This will probably be a historic second for the FIFA World Cup and a present befitting the most important sporting occasion on the planet.”
Infantino revealed the choice following a gathering of FIFA’s business and media companions in Dallas forward of the 2026 event, which will probably be co-hosted in the US, Canada and Mexico.
No additional details about particular particulars or length of the half-time present had been revealed by Infantino.
The transfer mirrors the present held throughout the closing of final yr’s Copa America in Miami, when Colombian star Shakira carried out at half-time on the Laborious Rock Stadium.
Infantino added that FIFA additionally deliberate to “take over” New York’s Occasions Sq. on the ultimate weekend of the event.
