World Cup 2026: Half-time for finals lasts 25 minutes

The half-time break in Sunday’s World Cup final is expected to last between 20 and 25 minutes.

An 11-minute Super Bowl-style show, Co-headlined by Madonna, Shakira and K-pop boy band BTS, New York will be held at the New Jersey Stadium.

Although sources within World Cup host FIFA suggest the break will be around 20 minutes, it is understood an alternative is the usual 15-minute half-time break followed by the planned 11-minute show.

The laws of the game, governed by IFAB (the International Football Association Board), state that players are entitled to a half-time break of “not more than 15 minutes”.

Half-time at last year’s Club World Cup final, organized by FIFA and held in New Jersey, lasted a total of 24 minutes thanks to a performance featuring Coldplay, J Balvin, Doja Cat, Thames and Emmanuel Kelly.

Justin Bieber joined last week The bill for Sunday’s performance, which, along with the headliners, also includes the PS22 Chorus featuring Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel and Coldplay, with singer Chris Martin emceeing the show.

The World Cup final will begin at 15:00 local time (20:00 BST) and a closing ceremony at 13:30 local time (18:30 BST).

Tom Cruise, Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger, Robbie Williams and IShowSpeed ​​will sing the US National Anthem with Jennifer Hudson as part of the ceremony.

Spain made it to the final Beating France 2-0 in the first semi-final Tuesday in Dallas.

They will face either England or Argentina, who meet in Atlanta on Wednesday (20:00 BST).