It may be considered the biggest sporting event on the planet, but America’s attempt to shake up the World Cup Final with its first ever halftime show has sparked fury from British viewers.Billions tuned in to see Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in a tense final, but the result has been vastly overshadowed by a 25-minute interval that has been branded ‘a complete mockery’ of the sport.The inflated halftime featured performances from Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS, Shakira and The Muppets, before concluding with a choir of children belting out a song of unity led by Coldplay’s Chris Martin.Following the show, which meant both teams were left waiting to return to the pitch well beyond the standard 15 minutes, viewers took to social media to skewer the show, and called for ‘order to be restored’ by axing it before the 2030 tournament.They posted on X: ‘World Cup halftime show predictably dreadful. Bring back Bruce Forsyth at the 1974 FA Cup Final;”I absolutely hate the way they Americanised the World Cup Final with a Super Bowl style halftime show. What a joke;’ America’s attempt to shake up the World Cup Final with its first ever halftime show sparked fury from British viewers, as they branded the 25-minute interval a ‘complete mockery’ The inflated halftime featured performances from Madonna , Justin Bieber , BTS , Shakira and The Muppets, before concluding with a choir of children’I just want to watch football, and I’m being forced to endure Justin Bieber and The Muppets;”I’m come back in the room and this is still going on… wtf is this… hardly keeping the crowd upbeat through halftime is it…;”This halftime show is an abomination. The only thing that is allowed during halftime of a game is fans doing a challenge, or a mascot struggling to get its oversized hands involved in a prize draw. Pies. ’15 minutes and you should be able to set your watch by it;”This must be the first and LAST FIFA WORLD CUP Halftime show, now my flow of the match is interrupted;”Seriously. Justin Bieber had the chance to sing one of his biggest hits and decided to deliver the most boring performance in history at a WORLD CUP FINAL;”Was that a fever dream? I’m used to halftime analysis covering overlaps and tactical breakdowns. Instead there was Madonna, an awkward Ronaldo, Ted Lasso, Bieber and the Muppets singing with Coldplay;”This halftime show is a fever dream. Did we all die during COVID? I’m beginning to think it’s that or we’re all being punished;’ Following the show, which meant both teams were left waiting to return to the pitch well beyond the standard 15 minutes, viewers took to social media to skewer the show The halftime set also featured a bizarre opener by Madonna, and football legends Ronaldinho and Ronaldo Fans made their feelings known, as they blasted the halftime show as a ‘fever dream”And he is spot on it was the exact same for me, literally the worst World Cup. Hopefully this was the last time for a halftime show at football (for the Americans), it was cringe and boring af to watch even though I like a lot of these artists;”Halftime show was absolutely pointless and dumb;”Morocco, Portugal and Spain must restore order in football. Get this halftime performance out of my sport;”Please never grant USA another World Cup tournament. They have made a complete mockery of this tournament, players and sport with this final fiasco;”This halftime show is making a mockery of football, please never host another World Cup in the USA;”That halftime show (apart from The Muppets) was about as interesting as the first half of the World Cup Final;”What did you think of that halftime show? I thought it was disjointed, over-choreographed and basically dreadful. Best part was The Muppets;”Imagine planning the halftime show for the World Cup Final and you choose ”Madonna” and ”Justin Bieber” as your headliners for advertising purposes, when you also have THE MUPPETS;’The show was also blasted by former England star Wayne Rooney who joked his favorite part of the show was ‘when it finished’.’To be honest mine was when it finished I like a lot of those artists but to be honest I thought it was c**p’, he fumed. ‘I did honestly. It just didn’t get me going, I wanted the football to be back on. It was a bit flat. I like Burna Boy I like Shakira I like Bieber but that was too flat.’ Meanwhile Liam Gallagher savaged ‘This is like a bad trip’, before adding: ‘It’s a good job I’ve got my spiritual socks on or that halftime entertainment could have tipped me over the edge’.Elsewhere, Sam Thompson shared his frustration on Instagram, writing: ‘Half time show… absolutely the last thing a football game of this magnitude needed. No one’s in the right headspace now, not even the fans.’Imagine the players watching Sesame Street whilst cramping up and needing to warm up again’. Roy Keane was also underwhelmed as he said: ‘It was a bit of an anti-climax, but listen, it’s so nice to see Shakira.’Even Lorraine Kelly had something to say about The Muppets guest appearance as she penned: ‘Just seen ANIMAL on the drums during half-time – all is almost forgiven FIFA – but get on with the footie FFS’. The futuristic segment began with Madonna singing Music, accompanied by giddy World Cup legends Ronaldo Nazario and Ronaldinho. The toned music legend showed off her legs in stockings as she embraced the soccer icons, before they drove her out into the stadium, and held hands. Justin made a starkly different impact on the crowd as he stepped out with nothing but a guitar to sing a World Cup themed version of his song, Everything Hallelujah.The star looked relaxed as he casually walked onto the pitch before belting out his hit track, adding the final line, ‘it’s the World Cup, Hallelujah.’Shakira returned to the World Cup stage as she flaunted her toned abs in a pink and yellow sequined bodysuit to perform her hit Dai Dai, with Burna Boy, while K-pop sensations BTS regaled the crowd with Dynamite.As well as a halftime show, the World Cup final also included a closing ceremony that featured performances and appearances from Post Malone, Tom Cruise, Nicole Scherzinger, influencer IShowSpeed, Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, Robbie Williams and Italian singer Laura Pausini.Stars including Tom Cruise, Timothee Chalamet, Kylie Jenner, Matt Damon and Adrien Brody joined the crowds for the final.