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“Utter Garbage”: FIFA’s First-Ever World Cup Halftime Show Divides Billions As Fans Brand It A “Disaster”

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For the first time in FIFA World Cup history, the final featured a halftime show, giving football its own version of the Super Bowl spectacle, and not everyone was happy about it.

With Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira, Burna Boy, and BTS taking over the stage while Spain and Argentina remained locked at 0-0, FIFA introduced a new tradition that immediately divided fans.

The final at MetLife Stadium also drew A-list celebrities including Tom Cruise, Timothée Chalamet, Kylie Jenner, Matt Damon, and Adrien Brody.

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