It was announced this week that Coldplay will help organize the halftime show for the World Cup final in 2026. It will be the first time the event will have entertainment in the middle of the showpiece match,

Coldplay lead Chris Martin and manager Phil Harvey would be involved in booking other artists. It’s unclear whether the show will require extending halftime beyond the usual 15 minutes.

New Jersey's MetLife Stadium will host the final on July 19, 2026 and a "list of artists" will perform on the field during the break. Coldplay manager Phil Harvey and lead singer Chris Martin will produce the halftime show. Coldplay will not perform, but the duo will put together the list of artists who will take part.

Like the Super Bowl mid-game spectaculars, the 2026 final game slated to take place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will include the World Cup's very first halftime show.

For the first time in FIFA World Cup history, the 2026 final will feature a Super Bowl-style halftime show. FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed the groundbreaking move, with Coldplay’s Chris Martin involved in curating the performance at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

For the first time in history, the FIFA Men’s World Cup final will feature a halftime show, in association with Global Citizen. FIFA President Gianni Infantino recently announced on Instagram that the 2026 final,

The MetLife Stadium in New Jersey — to be known as New York New Jersey Stadium for the World Cup — will host the final on July 19, 2026. FIFA is also staging what its president Gianni Infantino called a “takeover” of Times Square for the final weekend of the tournament, which will be co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

Coldplay is two albums away from retirement, but they’re staying busy until then. The Music Of The Spheres World Tour was recently named the most-attended tour of all-time, and singer Chris Martin is working with FIFA to curate the first Super Bowl-style halftime show at the World Cup final at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium next year.

I don't mind FIFA adding a Super Bowl-style halftime show during the 2026 World Cup final -- as long as they don't mess with the most important thing in soccer: halftime can't be longer than 15 minutes.