By BigEyeUg Team
The 2026 FIFA World Cup last will make historical past earlier than a ball is even kicked. Spain and Argentina meet at New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday, July 19, and for the primary time ever, the World Cup last can have an official half-time present, together with a star-studded closing ceremony.
The thought is impressed by the Super Bowl. FIFA is mixing music, soccer, and charity work to shut out the most important World Cup in historical past. The event ran for 39 days throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
The Closing Ceremony
Before kick-off, followers will get an enormous pre-match present. Post Malone leads the closing ceremony, which celebrates the event’s journey by means of all three host nations.
Actor Tom Cruise and streamer IShowPace will each make appearances. British singer Robbie Williams can also be on the invoice, together with Italian singer Laura Pausini and Nicole Scherzinger, previously of the Pussycat Dolls.
Jennifer Hudson will shut the pre-match phase by singing the nationwide anthem simply earlier than kick-off.
FIFA has not shared full particulars of what every act will do. The group has requested followers with tickets to reach early, saying the gang will play an lively function within the present.
Half-Time Show Lineup
The half-time present itself is headlined by 4 big names: Madonna, Shakira, BTS, and Justin Bieber. Bieber was the final artist confirmed, becoming a member of a lineup already constructed across the different three.
Burna Boy may even carry out. He sang the event’s official track, “Dai Dai,” on the opening ceremony, and he’ll now share the half-time stage with acclaimed conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
Uganda’s personal Ghetto Kids (TGK) dance group will step onto the world’s greatest soccer stage for the primary time. The group options alongside Shakira and Burna Boy in “Dai Dai.”
The PS22 Chorus, a kids’s choir from a Staten Island elementary college, will carry out as a part of the present along with Coldplay. Coldplay’s frontman, Chris Martin, is curating your complete efficiency.
Adding a household contact, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and characters from Sesame Street may even characteristic within the phase.
Many anticipate the interval to run longer than a traditional 15-minute half-time break, to present crews time to securely arrange and clear the stage.
FIFA has not but launched a last schedule, however the musical efficiency itself is predicted to final round 11 to twenty minutes.
Co-headliners: Madonna, Shakira, BTS, Justin Bieber Also performing: Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel, PS22 Chorus with Coldplay Curator: Chris Martin (Coldplay) Guest appearances: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Sesame Street characters Producers: Global Citizen, with Live Nation and Done and Dusted.
Why FIFA Is Doing This for the First Time
FIFA president Gianni Infantino first introduced the plan for a half-time present, calling it a historic second for the World Cup last.
The present helps the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which goals to boost $100 million to develop schooling and soccer packages for kids.
FIFA is donating $1 from each ticket offered throughout the event’s 104 matches to the fund. More than $50 million had already been raised earlier than the ultimate.
Burna Boy mentioned representing Africa on the first-ever World Cup last half-time present was a privilege tied on to that schooling mission.
The format is completely different from the Champions League last, which normally has a pre-match live performance as a substitute of a half-time present. FIFA has as a substitute modeled this occasion intently on the NFL’s Super Bowl.
How to Watch on DStv in Uganda
Fans in Uganda can watch the ultimate, together with the closing ceremony and half-time present, reside on DStv. SuperSport is broadcasting all 104 matches of the event, together with the ultimate, throughout each DStv bundle, from DStv Access to DStv Premium.
For those that want a decoder, DStv is providing the next costs:
- DStv Standard decoder: UGX 20,000
- DStv Zapper: UGX 15,000
- DStv Explora: UGX 559,000
- DStv full equipment: UGX 45,000
- GOtv decoder (Gotenna): UGX 15,000
The match will also be streamed by means of the DStv Stream app or the MyDStv app for followers who wish to watch on the go.
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