Before the World Cup final won by Spain, Robbie Williams performed with Laura Pausini and Nicole Scherzinger. After the match he was interviewed by German TV Magenta. As he spoke, a white fragment appeared to fall from the singer's mouth. It ended up on the microphone, from where it was removed by Williams.
The video went viral and some users assumed that it was cocaine falling from the nose, despite the consistency of the fragment.
Robbie Williams goes on a German live TV World Cup 2026 broadcast and a little white rock dropped from his nose 👃
Netizens wondering what just happened? 🧐 pic.twitter.com/1HogTu140v
— Thegrandmaboy (@TheGrandmaBoy) July 20, 2026
Robbie Williams joked about the rumors by posting a video on Instagram of himself in bed: «It was very unprofessional and people were worried about me. But it's all good, because I still had some!”.
He then stuck out his tongue, holding up two mints, before bursting out laughing. Copy: “Just woke up and feeling… mint”.
Another video circulating after the final shows a woman following the final in President Donald Trump's suite at MetLife Stadium. Some thought they recognized Madonna, who would later appear on the halftime show, sitting behind Melania Trump.
Aside from the fact that her presence in the stands before the halftime show would have been strange and that Madonna is very critical of Trump, a representative for the singer confirmed to Rolling Stone US that it wasn't about the pop star.
On the other hand, there is good news for Justin Bieber who performed during the halftime show singing Everything Hallelujah. It's a themed piece with the positive vibes of the show organized by Chris Martin of Coldplay, but not one of his big stadium hits, even if it had a burst of popularity after Coachella and was at the center of a trend on TikTok which was also followed by the official White House account.
@whitehouseEverything hallelujah 🇺🇸♬ original sound – The White House
After the halftime show people started searching for the song on Google (among the main searches: “Justin Bieber song hallelujah”, “Justin Bieber hallelujah song”) and listening to it on Spotify. Globally the piece taken from Swag II recorded a 240% increase in listeners on the platform.
