Media Alert
Wednesday March 5, 2025
FIFA and Global Citizen are set to work together to improve access to sport and quality education for children worldwide. Under the partnership, Global Citizen will produce the first-ever FIFA World Cup™ final half time show, which will be held at New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday, 19 July 2026.
As part of the partnership, FIFA and Global Citizen will take over New York’s Times Square for the final weekend of the FIFA World Cup on July 18-19, 2026 during both the bronze final match and the final.
For over a decade, Chris Martin has served as the International Curator of the Global Citizen Festival, which has helped deploy $49 billion, impacting 1.3 billion lives. Global Citizen Festival has taken place in India, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, France, Germany, and the US, featured headline artists including Beyoncé, Usher, Ed Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar, Jung Kook, Stevie Wonder, Rihanna, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Post Malone, and this year will stage its first Latin American edition in Brazil. As an extension of his long-term role, Martin will assist Global Citizen in their role as producers of the FIFA World Cup final half-time show.
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