Madonna, Shakira and BTS to Co-Headline FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show

By Jack Dunn

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Madonna, Shakira and BTS are set to co-headline the first ever FIFA World Cup halftime show, the International Federation of Association Football revealed on Wednesday night.

Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Elmo announced the news in a teaser trailer for the World Cup halftime show posted at 9 p.m. Together with Ms. Piggy, Kermit and several other familiar faces from the Muppet crew, Martin and Elmo hand-selected BTS, Madonna and Shakira as the co-headliners. The teaser also announced that proceeds made from the show will be donated to the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which is “a landmark initiative working to raise $100 million to expand access to quality education and football for children worldwide,” according to FIFA.

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