Madonna, Shakira, and BTS are set to headline the World Cup show.

 Madonna, Shakira, and BTS are set to headline the World Cup show.

The tournament, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, wraps up with the final in New Jersey on July 19.

Mediaroomafrica has learned that the show will run for 11 minutes.

There have been reports the show could last longer than 15 minutes, which the laws of the game say the interval should not exceed.

The half-time show during last summer’s Club World Cup final in the US between Chelsea and Paris St-Germain lasted more than 24 minutes.

Pre-match performances at showpiece occasions such as the Champions League final have become commonplace, but this will be the first half-time show at a World Cup final.

Colombian pop star Shakira is releasing her official World Cup song Dai Dai – an Italian phrase meaning “let’s go” or “come on” and also featuring Nigerian singer Burna Boy – on Thursday.

The 49-year-old Hips Don’t Lie singer also released Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) for the 2010 tournament in South Africa.

‘Queen of Pop’ Madonna is the best-selling female music artist of all time and is preparing to release her 15th album, Confessions II, on 3 July.

In April, the 67-year-old surprised fans by joining Sabrina Carpenter’s headlining set at the Coachella music festival for a duet of “Vogue” and “Like a Prayer.”

Meanwhile, the seven members of BTS are the best-selling music act in South Korean history, with more than 45 million albums sold. They and Coldplay had a UK number three hit with My Universe in 2021.

The band have been making their comeback after a three-year music hiatus to complete their mandatory military service, and will be in the middle of an 85-date world tour when they perform at the final.

In March, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the show “will be a historic moment for the FIFA World Cup, worthy of the biggest sporting event in the world.”

Coldplay’s Chris Martin has put together the half-time show, which will help raise funds for the Fifa Global Citizen Education Fund, an effort aiming to collect $100 million (£73 million) to support children around the world.

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