BTS And BLACKPINK Lisa’s “2026 FIFA World Cup” Announcements Triggers Major Dispute
BTS and BLACKPINK Lisa‘s recent announcements for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have sparked a heated dispute online among netizens.


Both Lisa and BTS will take part in the FIFA 2026, with Lisa performing in the opening ceremony and BTS during the first half-time show.
#BANGPINK FIFA 2026
BTS will be part of fifa’s first half time show
Lisa will be part of the opening ceremony, both performing ahhh
🖤💗💜 pic.twitter.com/uHd2sqyN62— ᥫ᭡⁷ ⁴ (@bangp1nkluvr) May 14, 2026
While many fans were happy for both BTS and Lisa, it sparked some fighting online, especially about the wording for each act.
Some netizens hit back at fans, claiming that BTS’s announcement and impact were bigger due to the world “headliner” being used, alongside some huge acts like Madonna and Shakira.
bl!nks were sooo bold when they found out lisa was an opener for the world cup but then bts comes in as a HEADLINER 😭 if that isn’t btskarma idk what is ijbol pic.twitter.com/mLPW1sFfrI
— ⁷ (@seokrirangs) May 14, 2026
Blinks mad bcz that they chose BTS over blackpink 😭 pic.twitter.com/yvjgYW4kFk
— ٍ (@impactjeons) May 14, 2026
Netizens quickly hit back at the allegations of Lisa’s performance, sharing proof from the website that the announcement said that the BLACKPINK singer was “headlining” the opening ceremony.
Lisa will headline the opening ceremony. She is paving her own way 😌 pic.twitter.com/X3m2gWcxvi
— Mar Angel🪽 (@godislaIisa) May 14, 2026
even the fifa president gianni infantino posted lisa on his personal instagram and called her one of the headliners for the opening ceremony in the us, yet people are still making up narratives to downplay her just to hype up their own faves. they’re never beating the insecurity…
— creep (@108creep) May 14, 2026
google is free dumbest. lisa literally headline too with the others yall just can’t accept it lmaooo https://t.co/QU2FmTsXkP pic.twitter.com/Tq0C0cMpQi
— ria ✮⋆˙ (@deffnotls) May 14, 2026
Some even tried to hit back and claim that Lisa’s was a bigger achievement as she was listed as a “headliner” while BTS were listed as “co-headliners.”
The way FIFA called Lisa one of the GLOBAL superstars headlining the World Cup opening celebration while others got “co-headliner” labels 😭 no wonder people are trying so hard to downplay it. https://t.co/ZQnK6EJd3C
— Mar Angel🪽 (@godislaIisa) May 14, 2026
apparently co-headliner is bigger than the headliner 😭 pic.twitter.com/A4RzRseLeG
— ria ✮⋆˙ (@deffnotls) May 14, 2026