Soccer fans were furious as the World Cup final threatened to be derailed by a wild and lengthy halftime show on Sunday as complaints grew over the quality of the field for Spain and Argentina to play on.Madonna and a low-energy Justin Bieber headlined the show at the halftime interval as soccer’s showpiece game was given the Super Bowl treatment at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.But the game itself had already been threatened with being overshadowed by the patchy field. On top of the blotchy appearance, there were multiple instances of the ball appearing to bobble instead of rolling smoothly along the ground. Both Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, and Spain struggled to find any rhythm during an underwhelming first half that ended without a goal.For many of the billions of fans tuning in around the world, the star-studded halftime show might have offered momentary relief. But the soccer traditionalists around the world were unhappy at the near 30-minute delay in the game restarting, twice as long as the regular 15-minute break. Dervoted soccer fans were bemused the halftime show for the World Cup final on Sunday Madonna kickstarted the show alongside Brazil World Cup winners Ronaldinho and Ronaldo The show was staged amid concerns over patchy parts of the field at MetLife StadiumMadonna kickstarted the performance with her hit ‘Music’, walking out onto the field with 2002 World Cup winners and Brazilian legends Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. Bieber was then introduced by Ted Lasso for a short, slow acoustic performance while a montage of the tournament was playing on the big screens around the 80,000-seater stadium.Shakira then injected some energy into the show before the performance came to an end and the preparation for the second half quickly restarted.Manchester United and England hero Wayne Rooney had the most brutal verdict, saying: ‘My favourite bit of the half time show was when it finished… I like all of them artists but I thought it was crap.’The popular ‘Football Tweet’ account hit out on X, saying: ‘Whistle to whistle, half- time in the World Cup Final lasted an absurd 27 minutes and 24 seconds. Nearly half an hour without football… all for a show nobody asked for. Just get the players back on the pitch.’Other fans were worried that the field would deteriorate further after the show was over.’I’ve been to public high schools in Texas that have a better football pitch than MetLife,’ one observer wrote on social media from the game.’It’s an absolute joke how the final has been allowed to play here — genuinely the worst stadium in the entire tournament. Justin Bieber’s cameo during the halftime spectacle was underwhelming and low energy Fans were frustrated to see patchy areas of the field for a game watched by billions Another fan posted a picture of the grass looking patchy in the center of the field, adding: ‘Pitch is a disaster. Unworthy of a final.’ An alternative, but equally brutal verdict, from soccer page EiF Soccer said: ‘The field quality looks so terrible. Slow, bobbly. Pathetic this is where the final was played.’A different fan wrote: ‘The quality of the pitch is disgraceful for a World Cup final.’Former England international Ian Wright was in agreement, saying in his halftime analysis in Britain: ‘The pitch is poor. It’s ridiculous. It shouldn’t be played on there.’It was a cagey first half with Lionel Messi struggling to find patterns of play to get on the ball during the opening 45 minutes.Spain had looked the more dangerous but that was without majorly threatening the Argentina goal.