This year's match will take place at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on July 19 Shakira , Madonna , and BTS will headline the first ever halftime show at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. Coldplay’s Chris Martin, who curated this year’s artists, announced the news in a social media video alongside  Sesame Street ‘s Elmo and Cookie Monster with Kermit, Miss Piggie, and more beloved characters from  The Muppets . The July 19 event will take place MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and raise funds for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, an initiative working to provide access to quality education and football for children worldwide. Earlier this month, Shakira released “Dai Dai,” the official 2026 World Cup song with Burna Boy, and her second World Cup track following “Waka, Waka (This Time for Africa),” which she performed during the opening ceremony of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.…