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World Cup final: Trump, half-time show and everything but the football – live

The Guardian UK Sunday 19 July 2026, 17:05 UTC By Tom Lutz 1 min read
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White House confirms Trump will attend World Cup finalShakira, Madonna and BTS headline first half-time showWorld Cup final liveblog: all the football | Mail TomHello. And welcome to our Everything But The Football liveblog of the World Cup final, which suddenly becomes a little more relevant now

Hello. And welcome to our Everything But The Football liveblog of the World Cup final, which suddenly becomes a little more relevant now that Fifa has decided to turn the World Cup final into a Super Bowl (allegedly one of 104 Super Bowls at this year’s tournament!).

What has Gianni and Co got lined up for you? Well, we’ll have:

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