International football
The president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, announced that the final of the next World Cup will have “the first show” at the rest of a final.
General view of the previous one at the Lusil Stadium in the World Cup final of Qatar 2022. (Free Press Photo: AFP)
FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced on March 5 “The first show“At the rest of the final of a World Cup, in the 2026 edition, on the outskirts of New York, in the style of the Super Bowl.
“I can confirm the first part -time show of a FIFA World Cup final in New York, in association with Global Citizen. It will be a historical moment for the World Cup and a show worthy of the world’s largest sporting event,” Infantino announced on his Instagram account after a meeting with commercial partners in Dallas (Texas).
“We also talk about how FIFA will invest in Times Square During the last weekend of the World Cup in 2026, for the match for third place and the final, “added the president of world football.
Contacted, the institution did not give more details about these events.
“I want to thank Chris Martin and Phil Harvey, from Coldplay, who will work with us to Complete the list of artists They will perform during the part -time show, as well as in Times Square, “concluded Infantino.
In September 2024, in New York, where FIFA revealed the stadiums selected for the Club World Cup that will take place between June and July in the United States, the president of the FIFA already mentioned an unpublished show in the mid -time of the final of this tournament.
He was then accompanied by actor Hugh Jackman, DJ Khaled and presenter Gayle King.
The modalities and duration of these shows remain to be defined, since a half time of a football match cannot last more than a quarter of an hour according to the regulation, much less than the final of the American Football Super Bowl in which infantino is inspired.
The next Soccer World Cup will be co -organized by the United States, Canada and Mexico, from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
