Madonna opened the World Cup halftime show with her 2000 dance-pop hit “Music,” joined by former star Brazilian soccer players Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. He began with an apparently pre-recorded piece on a roller rink before entering the stadium in a buggy, singing “Music, it brings people together”.“Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel led an orchestra through the White Stripes’ sports anthem “Seven Nation Army” as Animal and other Muppets bobbed and shook.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, pushed Justin Bieber, who changed the pace with the slower “Everything Hallelujah.”Shakira and Burna Boy then performed their anthem “Dai Dai,” heard before all 104 pitches in this tournament.The show ended with a chorus of Staten Island elementary students.Jennifer Hudson, Robbie Williams and others performed a slew of anthems, Post Malone brought an old hit and a new tune and Tom Cruise gave a serious pep talk 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 dazzling blue tracksuit. He was joined by Pussycat Dolls’ Nicole Scherzinger and Italian singer Laura Pausini in sparkly blue dresses. Williams had released the song a year ago, but released a new version featuring the two women earlier this week.Streamer IShowSpeed was on 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 onto the New York/New Jersey Stadium field covered with a tarp that featured the New York City skyline. He sang a brand new song, “Chrome Heartbreaker,” and was joined by Swae Lee to perform his 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 with a speech given in a polo shirt and jeans.“Today there are only two teams left: Spain!” Cruise said, pausing for cheers before adding, “y Argentina!”“We celebrate a tournament that brought the world together,” he said.Most of the national anthems were played during the tournament, but were played live on Sunday. EGOT winner and talk show host Jennifer Hudson sang “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Wearing a white dress with red, white and blue trim, she stood in front of a bank of world flags, singing a cappella before being joined by a marching band.Spanish Brass played the Spanish instrumental “La Marcha Real,” followed by Argentina’s “Himno Nacional Argentino,” sung by pop star Maria Becerra, dressed in a flowy 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, characters from “The Muppets,” Afrobeats star Burna Boy, Venezuelan director Gustavo Dudamel and the elementary school’s PS22 Chorus, the latter joined by Coldplay, whose frontman Chris Martin curated the 11-minute halftime performance, are also slated to perform.