Shakira, Madonna, BTS to headline World Cup Final’s first-ever halftime show - BERITAJA

Pop icon Madonna, Latin euphony superstar Shakira and K-pop sensations BTS will header the first-ever halftime show astatine a FIFA World Cup final, organizers — and The Muppets — said early Thursday.

The headliners, immoderate of the biggest philharmonic acts from past and present, will make history erstwhile they return the shape astatine MetLife Stadium successful New Jersey connected July 19.

Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin, pinch the thief of furry Sesame Street friend Elmo, made the announcement successful a video. In it, Martin, who is curating the show, tells Elmo of the value of the capacity — and gets immoderate thief choosing the performers.

With Elmo suggests Madonna, Cookie Monster — betwixt bites of a cooky — suggests BTS, and Animal makes his feelings clear: “Animal want Shakira.” (Miss Piggy assumed it would beryllium her, but took the determination well).

The show will raise costs for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which the statement on X said intends to raise $100 cardinal to “expand entree to value acquisition and shot for children about the world.”

FIFA said that $1 from each summons sold to World Cup matches will beryllium donated to the fund.

Shakira is nary alien to the World Cup. The charismatic opus for this year’s tournament, “Dai Dai,” group to beryllium released Thursday, is sung by the Colombian superstar. She has besides recorded the charismatic opus for 2 different World Cups: 2010’s “Waka Waka” and 2014’s “La La La.”

Madonna, meanwhile, will merchandise her caller album, “Confessions II,” connected July 3. That grounds is group to beryllium a follow-up to 2005’s “Confessions connected a Dance Floor,” for which she won a Grammy.

K-pop supergroup BTS besides has fans abuzz. Having made their long-awaited return to the shape in March pursuing a hiatus owed to their mandatory South Korean subject service, the group is now embarking connected a world tour.

The World Cup, soccer’s premier competition, is being held successful the U.S., Canada and Mexico starting June 11.