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Robert Smith<\/a> is among the soccer purists who are outraged that the FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and Spain will feature a halftime show.<\/p>\n Unlike the NFL\u2019s Super Bowl, the World Cup Final has never featured any kind of flashy halftime entertainment. That changes with this year\u2019s event, which is being held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Madonna<\/a>, Shakira, Justin Bieber and K-pop boy band BTS will perform during the halftime show, with Burna Boy, classical conductor Gustavo Dudamel and Coldplay also involved. The latter group\u2019s frontman, Chris Martin, curated the show.<\/p>\n Several critics have decried the halftime show as further commercialization of the World Cup. In a series of social media posts, the Cure frontman Smith expressed his outrage at the event.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018The half-time show, which has been curated by Coldplay\u2019s Chris Martin, will feature Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira and the K\u2011pop boyband BTS. Fifa\u2019s president, Gianni Infantosser, has described the half-time show as \u2018groundbreaking spectacle\u2019 that will \u2018celebrate football, music and our shared values, ensuring a legacy that transcends the final whistle\u2019 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH\u2026\u201d Smith wrote. His post was accompanied by the hashtags: \u201cBread and circuses,\u201d \u201cMUGWANK\u201d and \u201cplease just f\u2014 off.\u201d<\/p>\nRobert Smith Tells FIFA to ‘Just F— Off’<\/h3>\n