Madonna accused of ‘pre-recorded’ World Cup halftime show as Justin Bieber star alongside ‘lip-syncing’ Shakira

WORLD CUP fans are calling out the performers at the halftime show. This year’s World Cup Final paused for 20 minutes for the first-ever halftime show, and fans had criticisms for the show. Shakira performs at the Fifa World Cup Final halftime shpw Credit: Reuters Madonna performs with Ronaldinho and Ronaldo during the halftime show Credit: Fox Much of those criticisms were based around whether or not the performers were actually singing live. Madonna and Shakira faced claims from fans on social media regarding whether or not they were lip syncing. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! And fans shared their theories quickly during the show. “Madonna’s World Cup half time performance appeared to be pre recorded in a studio,” one fan said “Glad it’s not just me, it’s like it’s pre recorded for TV,” another fan said. “Literally every living souls knows Shakira is just lip syncing. Why even hold that mic?” a third fan said. “Not one of them singing live, paying a fortune to watch battle of the lip sync,” a fourth fan said. Fifa put together a star-studded team to perform the halftime show. Most read in Sport Alongside Shakira and Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS, and the Muppets performed. Famed conductor Gustavo Dudamel was also involved in the event. Comment now