Overview
- FIFA announced the trio Thursday in a social video with Chris Martin, Elmo and the Muppets for the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
- Coldplay’s Chris Martin will curate the performance, with Global Citizen producing the show to support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund.
- Organizers say $1 from every World Cup ticket will go to the fund, which targets $100 million and has already secured more than $30 million.
- The set is expected to run about 11 minutes, though the sport’s rules cap halftime at 15 minutes and officials have not detailed the exact break.
- FIFA tested similar entertainment at the 2025 Club World Cup, and this shift brings a Super Bowl-style spectacle to the expanded 48‑team tournament across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.