World Cup final halftime stuns with historic show - Live
Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. The event featured a historic halftime show with major musical stars at MetLife Stadium.
Why it matters
The 2026 World Cup final represents a major cultural and sporting milestone, with the introduction of halftime entertainment signaling a shift in FIFA's event production.
Some of the world's biggest stars came out on the field to close out the 2026 FIFA World Cup , but we're not talking about Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi .
Before Spain and Argentina battled for soccer supremacy in the July 19 final match, Tom Cruise , Post Malone and Swae Lee, Robbie Williams , Nicole Scherzinger , Italian superstar Laura Pausini and streamer IShowSpeed took to the field for a a pre-game closing ceremony.
Cruise delivered a speech celebrating the "unity" soccer has inspired over the past month and Jennifer Hudson filled every corner of the stadium with the national anthem as countless celebrities filled the stands alongside fans to root for the final two teams competing for the FIFA World Cup trophy.
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