Madonna opened the World Cup halftime show with her 2000 dance-pop hit “Music,” joined by former Brazilian soccer stars Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. It begins with an apparently pre-recorded piece at a roller rink before he rides into the stadium in a dune buggy, singing “Music, brings people together.“Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads an orchestra through the White Stripes’ sports anthem “Seven Nation Army,” as Animal and the other Muppets croon and shake.K-pop sensations BTS took the field in red and black moments later singing “Dynamite.”Promoting the upcoming season of “Ted Lasso,” Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt, in character, pumped up Justin Bieber, who changed the tempo to a slower “Everything Hallelujah.”Then Shakira and Burna Boy performed their song “Dai Dai,” heard before all 104 kickoffs in this tournament.The show is rounded out by a chorus of elementary school students from Staten Island.Jennifer Hudson, Robbie Williams and others performed several songs, Post Malone brought an old hit and a new tune and Tom Cruise gave an impassioned hype-’em-up speech at the closing ceremony ahead of Sunday’s World Cup final.British singer and former Take That member Williams performed his FIFA anthem “Desire,” wearing a blue bedazzled track suit. She was joined by Pussycat Dolls member Nicole Scherzinger and Italian singer Laura Pausini in a blue spangled gown. Williams released the song a year ago but dropped a new version with the two ladies earlier in the week.Streamer IShowSpeed ​​​​​​​​​​​took to the field first to perform his World Cup-themed song “Champions,” over an image of the Empire State Building. Next up was Post Malone, who walked into the New York/New Jersey Stadium covered in a tarp that featured the New York skyline. He sang a new song, “Chrome Heartbreaker,” and was joined by Swae Lee to perform their 2018 duet “Sunflower” on a hexagon-heavy stage at center field.Tom Cruise, who was also part of the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, followed them in a speech delivered in a polo shirt and jeans.“Now there are only two teams left: Espana!” Cruise said, pausing to cheer before adding, “y Argentina!”“We will celebrate a tournament that brings the world together,” he said.Most national anthems are played during the tournament, but they were performed live on Sunday. EGOT winner and talk show host Jennifer Hudson sang “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Dressed in a white suit with red, white and blue trim, he stood before a bank of world flags, singing a cappella before being joined by a brass band.The Spanish Brass played Spain’s instrumental “La Marcha Real,” followed by Argentina’s “Himno Nacional Argentino,” sung by pop star Maria Becerra, who wore a flowing dress reminiscent of the Argentine flag.The World Cup will bring Super Bowl vibes to its first halftime show. Along with headliners Shakira, Madonna, BTS and Justin Bieber, also set to perform are characters from “The Muppets,” Afrobeats star Burna Boy, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the elementary-school PS22 Chorus – the latter joined by Coldplay, whose leader Chris Martin curated the 11-minute halftime performance.