NEW YORK: Justin Bieber has been added to the star-packed lineup of the first-ever World Cup closing halftime present as organisers confirmed Wednesday (Jul 8) that the whole musical efficiency will final 11 minutes.
Canadian megastar Bieber joins Madonna, Shakira and Ok-pop sensation BTS for the Tremendous Bowl-style halftime present on Jul 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Coldplay’s Chris Martin is curating the extravaganza, a primary for a soccer World Cup closing and one which has raised issues over how lengthy the sport’s halftime break will probably be.
The legal guidelines of soccer enable a halftime interval “not exceeding quarter-hour.” Even an 11-minute musical efficiency might nonetheless require the break to be prolonged, given the time seemingly required to arrange and disassemble the present.
However the announcement will assuage issues raised by earlier hypothesis that the World Cup closing halftime present itself might stretch for so long as 25 minutes.
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino has mentioned the halftime present will probably be “undoubtedly the most important stage ever,” with “a few billion” anticipated to tune in.
The present, which can even function characters from “Sesame Road” and “The Muppets,” will help FIFA’s International Citizen Schooling Fund, an initiative working to boost US$100 million for kids worldwide in the course of the World Cup.
“The FIFA World Cup brings the world collectively in a method nothing else can,” Bieber mentioned in an announcement.
“I am grateful to be a part of this halftime present, and much more grateful figuring out it is already serving to broaden entry to training for kids world wide,” added the “Keep” and “Love Your self” hitmaker.
