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By Rosalba O’Brien and Lisa Richwine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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EAST RUTHERFORD, New \u2060Jersey, \u2060July 19 (Reuters) – Superstars Madonna, BTS, \u2060Justin Bieber and Shakira offered a high-energy musical medley on \u200bSunday in the first halftime show at a World Cup final.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Madonna kicked off the Super \u200cBowl-style show, one of several American \u200celements added to this year’s tournament, with a performance of her 2000 hit \u2060single “Music.” Wearing \u2060a pink corset and sporty jacket, she emerged from\u00a0the tunnels of \u200bNew York New Jersey Stadium via a dune buggy driven by Brazilian football greats Ronaldo and Ronaldinho.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Music, makes the people, come together,” she sang.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The spotlight moved to renowned Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, \u200bwho led an orchestra of musicians from New York and Venezuela, plus The \u2060Muppets band \u2060Electric Mayhem and their \u2060wild drummer \u200bAnimal, in a rendition of the White Stripes song “Seven Nation Army.”\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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K-pop band BTS, clad \u200bin black-and-red outfits, followed \u2060with the upbeat “Dynamite.” American actors Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt, in character as coaches from TV show “Ted Lasso,” introduced Bieber as a mid-show substitution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Go out there, don’t be nervous, nobody’s watching,” Sudeikis said to the singer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bieber slowed the tempo with the acoustic “Everything Hallelujah,” changing \u2060the song’s final words to \u201cWorld Cup Hallelujah.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Colombian singer Shakira and Nigeria’s Burna Boy \u2060joined for \u201cDai Dai,\u201d the official song of the 2026 World Cup. Shakira shimmered in a sequined pink-and-yellow outfit that complemented a multi-colored carpet underneath. The show ended with the word “LOVE” splashed across the field, with an image of the Earth representing the letter O.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ahead of the match, the halftime show drew criticism for deviating from the traditional 15-minute interval. International Laws of the Game say players are entitled to a halftime interval “not exceeding 15 minutes.” Tournament \u2060regulations, however, mention a 15-minute break but do not say it cannot exceed that time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The musical performances lasted 11 minutes, but the entire break extended to around 27 minutes as workers moved equipment to and from the pitch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(Reporting \u200bby Rosalba O’Brien in East Rutherford, New Jersey and Lisa Richwine \u200bin Los Angeles; editing by Ed Osmond)<\/p>\n

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