The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup halftime show didn’t just light up MetLife Stadium—it set social media ablaze. As the music faded and the second half loomed, fans were already busy crafting punchlines and pixel-perfect memes.
From Doja Cat’s dramatic entrance to Emmanuel Kelly’s emotional finale, every moment became reaction-worthy material. The internet responded with lightning speed, turning crowd expressions and camera angles into viral gold.
Whether it was playful jabs at choreography or unexpected comparisons to past Super Bowl shows, the spectacle sparked a wave of humor that rivaled the match itself. The funniest reactions? They came from every corner of the globe.
Reactions of the first FIFA Club World Cup halftime show
Ariadna is a multisport journalist specialized in delivering key, high-value information across competitions, including tournament formats, rules, lineups and injury updates, while also producing evergreen content. Her career in journalism began in 2021 at Indie Emergente, a digital music magazine, where she honed her skills in writing and reporting. In 2023, she expanded her expertise by contributing to Spoiler Latinoamerica, creating general culture content, before joining Spoiler US in 2024 to focus on entertainment coverage. With almost six years of experience across different media outlets, Ariadna has developed strong expertise at the intersection of sports and entertainment, covering live events such as Super Bowls, FIFA World Cup opening and closing ceremonies, Olympic Games and UEFA Champions League finals, bringing depth, accuracy and real-time insight to her reporting.