For the past month and a half, the entire world was tuned into the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with the exciting tournament action soundtracked by some of our most massive global pop stars — particularly at Sunday's final, with the star-studded Cup halftime show. On this week's Pop Star Performance Review episode, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard UK's Thomas Smith to recap six weeks of big games and big stars, with particularly notable performances by Shakira, Justin Bieber and BTS, and a chart-crashing official-unofficial England anthem from Oasis.

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