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World Cup Closing Ceremony: Tom Cruise Makes a Surprise Appearance

Appearing before the final kickoff

FIFA stated that the closing ceremony will take place before the final match kicks off and will be themed "Celebrating the unforgettable journey of 48 participating teams across 16 host cities and three host nations," reviewing the wonderful journey of this World Cup through music, culture, and football.

In addition to Tom Cruise, popular internet streamer IShowSpeed will also participate in the performance. Other performing guests include Italian singer Laura Pausini, American singer and actress Nicole Scherzinger, and British singer Robbie Williams. American singer Jennifer Hudson, who holds the prestigious "EGOT" status (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards), will sing the US national anthem before the final.

World Cup Chief Operating Officer Shierji stated that the closing ceremony will extend the spirit of welcoming global fans from the opening ceremony, connecting the entire tournament with music, culture, and football to present a grand finale performance before the champion is crowned. FIFA urges ticket-holding fans to enter the stadium early and notes that the live audience will have the opportunity to interact and participate in the performance.

A Controversial World Cup Halftime Show: Justin Bieber Intervenes at the Last Minute with a Shocking Addition

FIFA President Gianni Infantino stated on July 13 that a concert will be held during the final's halftime interval, aiming to create a grand spectacle for billions of viewers worldwide. This will mark a historic first in World Cup history.

The performance lineup is star-studded, gathering massive icons from the global music industry. It includes Canadian singer Justin Bieber, American pop queen Madonna, Colombian singer Shakira, South Korean group BTS, Nigerian singer Burna Boy, and Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel. The artistic director role is held by Chris Martin, the lead singer of the British band Coldplay. FIFA stated that it does not rule out inviting more guests to perform at the last minute based on the final lineup of the competing teams. To avoid disrupting the match, the performance time will be strictly controlled within 11 minutes to preserve the traditional 15-minute halftime interval of football matches as much as possible. This is also a response to previous external criticisms concerning the excessively long halftime show performance at the FIFA Club World Cup, which potentially disrupted players' match conditions. FIFA emphasized that the stage assembly and removal processes have been optimized to ensure the match can resume on time.

However, this American-flavored halftime show has also sparked controversy. Football regulations state that the halftime interval must not exceed 15 minutes. FIFA's implementation of a mandatory 3-minute cooling break in both the first and second halves during this World Cup had already caused dissatisfaction among fans inside and outside the stadiums, and this latest move has raised further concerns among football purists. Notably, this is not the first time FIFA has altered the halftime interval; as early as the summer of 2025 during the FIFA Club World Cup final, Infantino extended the halftime rest period to 25 minutes to accommodate the halftime show performance smoothly.

Spain News:

Lamine Yamal this, Lamine Yamal that; while Spain's teenage prodigy has dazzled and delighted with his dynamic dribbling ability - even if it has only brought him one goal and an unofficial assist for winning a penalty - Luis de la Fuente's resolute rearguard has stolen the World Cup 2026 spotlight.Formerly going 649 minutes without conceding a Mundial goal before Charles De Ketelaere's equaliser for Belgium - which proved meaningless thanks to late-show specialist Mikel Merino - Spain found the formula to restrain a fearsome French attack in a thoroughly-deserved 2-0 semi-final triumph.

A crowd-pleasing penalty from Mikel Oyarzabal - refusing to give in to the stuttering trend - preceded a well-worked second from player-of-the-tournament contender Pedro Porro, as De la Fuente's men lived up to the favourites tag assigned to them by Didier Deschamps pre-game.With Michael Olise shackled and Kylian Mbappe missing his spark, Spain restricted France to a paltry 0.31 Expected Goals in the semi-finals, the exact same total that all of La Roja's World Cup opponents have averaged against them in North America thus far.Recovering from that scarcely-believable false start against Cape Verde, the European champions head to East Rutherford on a six-game winning sequence and have coincidentally kept a never-before-seen six clean sheets at the World Cup; a new all-time best for a single men's edition.

Twenty-one seconds was enough to spark Spanish concern on Thursday, as Yamal was filmed with a bandage on his left leg while the rest of the team took part in full training, but there are no serious worries surrounding his availability for the final.The same goes for semi-final scorer Porro, who complained of muscular fatigue at the end of the France victory and was also spared from Thursday's practice session, but only as a preventative measure rather than as an indication of anything more sinister.As a result, De la Fuente should have the luxury of naming an unchanged XI for the championship match, meaning no Pedri in the starting lineup once again as Fabian Ruiz and Rodri reprise their effective partnership.

Argentina News:

Argentina need only travel back as far as September 2025 for their most recent men's international defeat - an inconsequential 1-0 loss to Ecuador in World Cup Qualifying - but La Albiceleste are now seeking their own sense of immortality.Copa America champions in 2021 and 2024 - either side of their World Cup 2022 coronation in Qatar - Lionel Scaloni's charges could become the first nation in history to win four consecutive major tournaments, thus making their case to be labelled one of the greatest football teams of all time.

The holders have thus far been unable to replicate Spain's masterful defensive formula, allowing Anthony Gordon to sweep home a mayhem-inducing opener for England in Wednesday's semi-final, before the Lionel Messi-inspired Albiceleste capitalised on a Thomas Tuchel-inspired implosion.As England invited wave after wave of South American pressure, an Argentinian remontada appeared inevitable, and so it proved as Messi teed up Enzo Fernandez and substitute Lautaro Martinez to send the reigning champions into a seventh men's World Cup final.We will score more than you has been the approach adopted by the Argentines throughout the World Cup, in which Scaloni's side have now gone five games without keeping a clean sheet but have struck at least twice in every match, racking up a tournament-high 19 goals in total.

On Argentina's end, Cristian Romero and Leandro Paredes both overcame post-quarter-final cramps to start in the victory over England, meaning that the holders have a fully-fit group of 26 at his disposal for Sunday's showdown.While Spain are expected to stick rather than twist, Scaloni was given plenty of food for thought against England, and a couple of changes should be in store in the wide areas.Giuliano Simeone registered more fouls (5) than shots, dribbles and chances created combined (2) in the semi-final, so Rodrigo De Paul is surely in line for a return to the XI, while Gonzalo Montiel is in the same boat after Nahuel Molina's struggles against Djed Spence and Anthony Gordon last time out.However, match-winner Martinez is expected to be confined to the bench again, as Julian Alvarez joins forces with Golden Ball and Golden Boot-chasing Messi, who has refused to shut the door on a 2030 World Cup appearance at the age of 43.