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Madonna has performed on many big stages in her career.
She'll have a worldwide audience for her latest performance on Sunday when she takes the stage at the 2026 FIFA World Cup halftime show.
Madonna is joining Shakira, Justin Bieber and BTS for the first-of-its-kind show.
The World Cup doesn't usually have a performance between halves, but it will this year.
Argentina and Spain will be the main act. But at halftime, Madonna will be part of the show.
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When is Madonna performing at the World Cup?
Madonna will be a part of the halftime show, which will take place after the 45-minute first half of the game that is kicking off at 3 p.m. ET.
It will take a bit of time to get the show set up from the moment the first half concludes, so the halftime show will likely begin between 3:50 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET.
The first half will include 45 minutes and some short length of soccer time. The players should be walking to the locker rooms at about 3:50 p.m.
Depending on when Madonna actually takes the stage among the various performers, it's safe to figure he'll be out there around 4 p.m. -- but for those specifically tuning in for Madonna, turning it on a few minutes earlier than that ensures you won't miss anything.
Why is there a halftime show?
There's a halftime show at this World Cup to embrace the stage of this final that concludes the tournament in North America, co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
It takes a page out of the Super Bowl playbook. The NFL's championship game has made the halftime show its own gigantic enterprise.
How long is World Cup Final halftime?
The halftime show itself is slated to be 11 minutes.
Halftime is supposed to be 30 minutes, which is double the usual 15-minute halftime that all these players are used to from their leagues around the world, as well as the rest of this World Cup.
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Billy Heyen
Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who spent his senior year following Jim Boeheim's basketball team around the country. His reporting work has also included extensive high school sports coverage at the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Adventures in sports writing have also led to in-person coverage of the Buffalo Sabres, Cleveland Guardians, U.S. men's national soccer team and a variety of minor league baseball stories. When people ask if he's seen a movie, the answer is usually "No, I was probably watching sports." Even away from sports, his main hobby is running (much slower than any athlete in these pages).
Source: Sporting News
