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These global artists are ready to have a ball.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n BTS<\/strong>, <\/span>Shakira<\/strong> and<\/span> Madonna <\/strong>will hit the stage at FIFA\u2019s inaugural World Cup Final Halftime Show at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on July 19.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cA FIFA World Cup first, the Halftime Show supports the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund,\u201d the organization announced in a May 14 <\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/a>, \u201ca landmark initiative working to raise $100 USD million to expand access to quality education and football for children around the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So, on top of the epic halftime show\u2014curated by <\/span>Coldplay<\/strong> frontman <\/span>Chris Martin<\/strong>\u2014$1 from every World Cup ticket sold is going toward charity. The tournament kicks off June 11 and takes place across the United States, Canada and Mexico.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And Chris further explained his goal for the halftime show with a little help from Elmo and the Muppets, <\/span>saying in a YouTube video<\/span><\/a> that, \u201cThere’s singing and there’s dancing and there’s music and it’s a chance to show how amazing all different kinds of humans are.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n