Justin Bieber will perform at the World Cup's star-studded halftime show, joining fellow headliners Madonna, Shakira and BTS, FIFA announced Wednesday. Afrobeats star Burna Boy, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus, a choir of elementary school students based in Staten Island, New York, will also perform, with the last joined by Coldplay. The 11-minute halftime performance, curated by Coldplay's Chris Martin, will take place during the final outside New York on July 19. The show will support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which is raising $100 million to help children access education and soccer.
Burna Boy is one-half of this year's official song for the World Cup, "Dai Dai," led by Shakira. The song is a mesh of Afrobeats and Latin rhythms. In one verse, they name famous soccer players and countries competing in this year's World Cup, with Shakira cheering, "Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia. Mexico, Japan, Korea, Netherlands." While the Super Bowl is famed for its halftime show, such performances are not commonplace in soccer, with events like the Champions League final featuring a pre-match concert. This year's World Cup halftime performance will also feature some characters from Sesame Street, as well as Muppets like Kermit and Miss Piggy.