World Cup halftime show: BTS, Justin Bieber, Madonna, Shakira deliver electrifying performance in Argentina vs Spain FIFA final – WATCH |

Madonna opened the World Cup halftime show with her 2000 dance-pop hit “Music,” joined by past stars Brazilian footballers Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. It began with an apparently pre-recorded piece at a roller rink before riding a dune buggy to the stadium, “Music, brings people together.“Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel led an orchestra through the White Stripes’ sports anthem “Seven Nation Army,” while Animals and other Muppets strummed.K-pop sensation BTS took to the field moments later in red and black with “Dynamite.”Promotion for the upcoming season of “Ted Lasso,” starring Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt, pumped up Justin Bieber, who slowly changed the pace with “Everything Hallelujah.”Then Shakira and Burna Boy performed their anthem “Dai Dai”, heard before kickoff 104 times in the tournament.The show wrapped with a chorus of Staten Island elementary-school students.Jennifer Hudson, Robbie Williams and others perform several songs, Post Malone brings an old hit and a new tune and Tom Cruise delivered a heartfelt hype-’em-up speech at the closing ceremony before Sunday’s World Cup final.British singer and former Take That member Williams performed her FIFA anthem “Desire,” wearing a blue bedazzled track suit. She was joined in a blue spangled gown by Pussycat Dolls member Nicole Scherzinger and Italian singer Laura Pausini. Williams released the song a year ago but dropped a new version with the two women earlier in the week.Streamer IShowSpeed ​​took the field first to perform his World Cup-themed song “Champions” over an image of the Empire State Building. Next up was Post Malone, who walked onto the New York/New Jersey Stadium pitch covered with a tarp featuring the New York skyline. She sang a new song called “Chrome Heartbreaker” and joined Soe Lee to perform their 2018 duet “Sunflower” on a hexagon-heavy stage in the middle of the field.Tom Cruise, who was also part of the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, followed them with a speech in a polo shirt and jeans.“Only two teams left today: Espana!” Cruz paused for cheers before adding, “Y Argentina!”“Let us celebrate a tournament that has brought the world together,” he said.Most of the national anthems were played during the tournament, but they were performed live on Sunday. EGOT winner and talk show host Jennifer Hudson sings “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Dressed in a white suit with red, white and blue trim, he stood in front of a bank of world flags, singing a cappella before being joined by a brass band.Spanish brass played Spain’s instrumental “La Marcha Real,” followed by Argentina’s “Himno Nacional Argentino,” sung by pop star Maria Becerra, wearing a flowing dress reminiscent of the Argentine flag.The World Cup will bring a Super Bowl vibe to its first halftime show. Along with headliners Shakira, Madonna, BTS and Justin Bieber, “The Muppets,” Afrobeats star Barna Boy, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the elementary-school PS22 Chorus — were later joined by Coldplay, whose leader Chris Martin curated the halftime performance.