BTS Jimin's shirt sells for $110,000, matching World Cup final ball in FIFA charity auction
A charity auction organized by Christie's for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund raised $652,630, far exceeding projections. The highlight was a shirt worn by BTS member Jimin during the 2026 World Cup final halftime show, which sold for $110,000 — the same price as a ball used in the final match. BTS items collectively fetched $300,300, accounting for 46% of total revenue. Other notable lots included a signed Lionel Messi Argentina jersey gifted to Shakira ($66,000), Madonna's goalkeeper gloves ($41,800), and Justin Bieber's sneakers ($26,400). Bidders from 24 nations participated in the online auction. Proceeds will support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which aims to raise $100 million for education and soccer programs in underserved communities across 200 countries. Spain won the World Cup final 1-0 over Argentina on July 19 at MetLife Stadium.
Editorial responsibility
- No named human review is recorded for this page.
- Reports are grouped by semantic similarity and deterministic rules. Language models may assist titles, summaries, translation and cross-source analysis; the page itself is projected from evidence records.
- Current automated evidence projection