Drake is being teased as the headline act for next year’s first-ever World Cup final halftime show in a move that could rival Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino sat down for an interview with Good Day New York on Thursday (March 6) to discuss next year’s World Cup which will be hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
During the interview, co-host Rosanna Scotto said it would be a “great idea” to get Drake to perform at the planned halftime show — an NFL staple but a first for the historic soccer tournament.
In response, Infantino joked: “So we can create a bit of a rivalry?” referencing the 6 God’s beef with Kendrick Lamar.
He added: “That’s a good idea. Actually, Drake was with us when we announced the host cities. I should have his number saved somewhere.”
While Kendrick Lamar performed at the Super Bowl in front of a record-breaking audience of 133.5 million viewers in America, the World Cup has a greater global audience, with a peak of 1.4 billion people watching the final in 2022.
Drake has yet to comment on the speculation, though the 2026 World Cup final is just over a year away, being held on July 19, 2026 at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.
It was recently announced that the World Cup will have its first-ever halftime show next year.
In an Instagram post earlier this week, Infantino said: “I can confirm the first ever half-time show at a FIFA World Cup final in New York New Jersey, in association with Global Citizen.
“This will be a historic moment for the FIFA World Cup and a show befitting the biggest sporting event in the world.”
It was also confirmed that British rock band Coldplay will be involved in the planning of the show, but it was not revealed whether they will perform at the event.
Infantino said that the band’s front man, Chris Martin, and their manager, Phil Harvey, will help “finalize a list” of artists who could headline the historic event.
If Drake was selected for the sporting spectacle, it would represent a significant win after a bruising defeat in his feud with Kendrick Lamar.
that would wipe it’s ass with the nfl show
Not more than you’d wipe your ass after drake pulls out and sprays your dumper
This is going to be so bad it’ll be hilarious. It’s in NYC, so why we got a Canadian singer performing a show at the birthplace of hip hop 😂😂
New Jersey not NYC he’ll be fine over there. Honestly Europe would have been best tho especially for Drake.
Drake has the face of a midget
DO IT FIFA!!! Drake’s discography and set for a half time show would DESTROY Kendrick!!! LMAO!!! It would be a great rivalry like he said, FIFA vs NFL (no contest really). The fact he already knows him too, LOL make it happen! NOOOOOOOKKKIIIAAA would be EPIC. Not to mention, a solo album should be released by then too and it’ll top charts once again! Y’all can’t deny the GOAT!
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DO IT FIFA!!! Drake’s discography and set for a half time show would DESTROY Kendrick!!! LMAO!!! It would be a great rivalry like he said, FIFA vs NFL (no contest really). The fact he already knows him too, LOL make it happen! NOOOOOOOKKKIIIAAA would be EPIC. Not to mention, a solo album should be released by then too and it’ll top charts once again! Y’all can’t deny the GOAT!
Give it a rest Ovo, drake isn’t going to fvck you
The fact you responded is all we need to know! Hahahahahahahahaha Do me favor, when he performs on the FIFA stage, come back to this site and comment back, “Yeah, deep side I was a Drake lover. S$$Y $ONGS are my thang but didn’t want to admit it”. We all know you listen to it in the car and in the dark my guy! LMAO!
Sing NOKIA and you’ll feel better LMAO
“The fact that you responded to me is all we need to know”. It’s called the internet, are you new to it? People comment and people reply to those comments. I know that many Drake fans are slow, but you’re definitely retarded
Lmfaoooo ^^^^^
Soccer’s a gay sport. Drake’s a gay pop singer. It makes sense
Hank Hill “soccer was invented to keep the women busy while the men did the cooking”
It wont leave an impact. He’s gonna do hos corny songs and Richard Simmons routines in his Nike sweatsuit.
This website posts about Drake everyday. Nobody cares about corny Drake.
This is so corny. Stop dragging this out Kendrick’s performance was mid and Drake is just awful. This is just cringed how they’re dragging this out just to be “hip”
2 years too late. The battle is over. And for the last time…it’s not about numbers. It’s not about what the world watches. It’s about what the culture’s feeling. And Drake ain’t it. FIFA ain’t changing that.
Get Ye instead his songs resonate better with that crowd