Madonna opened the World Cup halftime show with her 2000 dance single “Music,” along with former Brazilian soccer stars Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. It started with a pre-recorded clip in a roller rink before he rode into the arena on a cart, singing “Music, it brings people together.“Venezuelan entertainer Gustavo Dudamel led the band through the White Stripes’ hit “Seven Nation Army,” while Animal and the other Muppets rocked and swayed.K-pop sensation BTS took to the red and black field moments later to perform “Dynamite.”To promote the upcoming season of “Ted Lasso,” Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt, in character, pumped Justin Bieber, who changed the tempo with a slow “Everything Hallelujah.”Then Shakira and Burna Boy performed their song “Dai Dai,” which was played all 104 games before the start of the tournament.The show was covered by a group of elementary school students from Staten Island.Jennifer Hudson, Robbie Williams and others performed several songs, Post Malone brought an old song and a new song as well Tom Cruise he spoke candidly at the closing ceremony before the World Cup finals on Sunday.British singer and former member of Take That Williams performed his FIFA song “Desire,” wearing a blue suit. She was joined by Pussycat Dolls member Nicole Scherzinger and Italian singer Laura Pausini in blue dresses. Williams released the song a year ago but dropped a new song with the two ladies earlier in the week.Broadcaster iShowSpeed took the first stage to perform its World Cup theme song “Champions,” atop a replica of the Empire State Building. Next up was Post Malone, who took to the New York/New Jersey Stadium covered in tar showing the New York skyline. They performed a new song, “Chrome Heartbreaker,” and were joined by Swae Lee to perform their 2018 single “Sunflower” on the heavy hexagon section in the middle of the field.Tom Cruise, who was also present at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, followed them with a speech in a polo shirt and jeans.“Today there are only two teams left: Espana!” Cruise said, standing up excitedly before adding, “y Argentina!”“Let’s celebrate a race that has brought the whole country together,” he said.Many national anthems were piped during the race, but were still played 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 stripes, he stood in front of a bank of world flags, singing a cappella before joining a brass band.The Spanish Brass played the Spanish folk song “La Marcha Real,” followed by Argentina’s “Himno Nacional Argentino,” featuring pop singer Maria Becerra, dressed in a colorful 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, who are also expected to sing with people from “The Muppets,” Afrobeats star Burna Boy, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and elementary school PS22 Chorus – the latter joined Coldplay, whose leader Chris Martin directed the 11-minute show.