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FIFA announces Super Bowl-style World Cup final halftime show featuring Madonna, Shakira and BTS

Colorado Springs Gazette·THE ASSOCIATED PRESS·6 months ago
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NEW YORK (AP) — The World Cup final will feature a star-studded halftime show headlined by Madonna, Shakira and boy-band BTS.

FIFA announced Thursday that, for the first time, the final at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19 will include a Super Bowl-style concert .

Soccer’s governing body said the show would support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which is raising $100 million to help children access education and soccer.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said it would bring together “music and football on the biggest stage in sport for a very special cause.”

“When you have a position of responsibility, you want to do everything you can to have a real impact,” Infantino said at the Global Citizen NOW conference in New York Thursday. “Not everyone can become a world champion, but everyone can become a little bit better by having the right education.…

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