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Daniel Griffiths

2026’s USA-hosted World Cup final will have a Super Bowl-style half-time show… and Coldplay’s Chris Martin is in charge

Gianni Infantino and Coldplay.

Buckle up. The next FIFA World Cup Final will have a half-time show featuring as-yet-to-be-announced musical acts selected by Coldplay’s lead singer Chris Martin and the band’s manager Phil Harvey, just like the Super Bowl… only this time the players aren’t allowed to pick the ball up. Right?

Come on. If you think about it, this was always going to happen. After all, the next World Cup, taking place in 2026, will be jointly hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico – if they’re not all at war with each other by then – so of course they were always going to ‘improve’ things…

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