The 2026 World Cup final featured the first-ever halftime show with BTS, Madonna, Shakira, and Justin Bieber

Wayne Rooney slams BTS-Madonna halftime show as 'garbage'

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BTS appeared as co-headliners in the halftime show of the 2026 FIFA World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, USA, on the 19th local time. [Reproduction and sale prohibited] BTS concluded their European tour at Stade de France in Paris, France on the 18th. Meanwhile, in the final, Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 to win the championship.

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BTS appeared as co-headliners in the halftime show of the 2026 FIFA World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, USA, on the 19th local time.
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"Honestly, it was garbage" Rooney's ruthless criticism of the first-ever halftime show featuring BTS-Madonna-Shakira-Bieber. [OSEN=Reporter Kang Pil-ju] England football legend Wayne Rooney, 41, unleashed a scathing critique of the first-ever 'halftime show' introduced at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. The final between Spain and Argentina was held on the 20th Korean time at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA.
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[Reproduction and sale prohibited] BTS concluded their European tour at Stade de France in Paris, France on the 18th.
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Meanwhile, in the final, Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 to win the championship.
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BTS appeared as co-headliners in the halftime show of the 2026 FIFA World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, USA, on the 19th local time.
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"Honestly, it was garbage" Rooney's ruthless criticism of the first-ever halftime show featuring BTS-Madonna-Shakira-Bieber. [OSEN=Reporter Kang Pil-ju] England football legend Wayne Rooney, 41, unleashed a scathing critique of the first-ever 'halftime show' introduced at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final...
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