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Ellie Goulding Performs During World Cup Quarterfinal Game: Watch 2%
By Malik Davis0%
7/12/2026, 7:02:42 PM
Keywords: Ellie Goulding
BS Summary: This article contains 5 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Overconfidence Bias, and In-Group Bias, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 17% saturation with 58 hits. Analysis detected 114 faulty-reasoning hits from 341 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 11.9% and a BS Rank of 2% (15,139 of 15,415 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 98.20% of the article peer group.
Ellie Goulding performs before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter Final match between Norway and England at Miami Stadium on July 11, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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Ellie Goulding set the celebratory tone for the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals with her performance of "Lights" at the for the match between her native country England and Norway at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida on Saturday.
The British singer first performed during the pregame festivities, delivering “Outside.”
At halftime, Goulding reemerged on the stage constructed in the stands to sing her hit “Lights.”
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On Friday, Goulding announced that she’d be performing the halftime, while also showing love for her home country in an Instagram post.
“Performing at the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal for England vs.
Norway has me feeling like truly anything could happen.
I already know the boys will make England proud, it’s coming home,” she wrote.
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It's safe to say the pop star’s performance and star power may have played a part in England’s win.
They’ll next face Argentina on July 15 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The winner of that match will advance to the World Cup final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., where Justin Bieber, BTS, Madonna, and Shakira take the halftime stage.
Last month, Goulding announced that her sixth studio album, I Know Too Much , will arrive on Sept.
4.
I Know Too Much marks her first new album since 2023’s Higher Than Heaven , which debuted Number One on the U.K.
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