The 2026 World Cup final will feature its first ever halftime show, Fifa president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday. The 48-team World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, will run from 11 June to 19July, 2026.

Football fans are fearing the death of the sport after FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed the next World Cup final will feature a Super Bowl style half-time show. Next summer’s tournament, which will be hosted by America, Mexico and Canada, will culminate on July 19 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

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.