https://realrocklab.com/people/jack-white/Recent content in Jack White on Real Rock LabHugoen-usSun, 19 Jul 2026 09:45:00 -0300https://realrocklab.com/seven-nation-army-world-cup-final/Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:45:00 -0300https://realrocklab.com/seven-nation-army-world-cup-final/<p><em>On Sunday, 82,500 people at MetLife Stadium will sing a riff written in a Detroit two-piece&rsquo;s practice space. Here&rsquo;s the verified chain of how seven notes with no words conquered the terraces — and why Queen engineered the blueprint thirty years earlier.</em></p> <h2 id="the-final-has-no-rock-band-on-the-marquee-listen-anyway">The final has no rock band on the marquee. Listen anyway.</h2> <p>This Sunday, July 19, Argentina and Spain meet at MetLife Stadium in the 2026 World Cup final — the first final in World Cup history with a halftime show. The bill, <a href="https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/events-broadcasts/fifa-world-cup-final-half-time-show/">per Global Citizen</a>, is Madonna, Shakira and BTS co-headlining, with Burna Boy, Justin Bieber, Gustavo Dudamel, and the PS22 Chorus featuring Coldplay — all curated by Chris Martin. The closest thing to a rock band on that stage is a Coldplay cameo backing a school choir.</p>