When does the 2026 FIFA World Cup start?

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11, 2026, with the opening match at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

Where is the 2026 World Cup Final?

The Final will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (New York metro area) on July 19, 2026.

How many teams are in the 2026 World Cup?

48 teams will compete in the 2026 World Cup — the first time the tournament has been expanded from 32 to 48 teams.

How many host cities are there?

16 host cities across 3 countries: 11 in the USA, 3 in Mexico, and 2 in Canada.

How many matches will be played?

104 matches will be played over 39 days, from June 11 to July 19, 2026.

A. Nedyalkov

BulgariaBulgaria32 yrs

Age

181 cm

Height

70 kg

Weight

Defence — left

Typical role

Bulgaria

Nationality

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career transfers

FC Dallas Ludogorets
23 Jun 2018

Injury record

Inactive

Apr 2025 – May 2025

Knee Injury

Aug 2024 – Dec 2024

Back Injury

Nov 2023 – Apr 2024

Surgery

Aug 2023 – Oct 2023

Yellow Cards

Feb 2023

Ankle Injury

Nov 2021 – Feb 2022

Knee Injury

Mar 2021 – Apr 2021

Injury

Dec 2020

Injury

Nov 2020

Injury

Sept 2019 – Oct 2019

5 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

vs CSKA 1948

First League · 1–2

29'6.9

@ Arda Kardzhali

First League · 0–1

90'7.5

vs CSKA 1948

First League · 3–0

🅰 190'7.7

@ Spartak Varna

First League · 5–1

26'6.2

vs CSKA Sofia

First League · 3–0

84'7.2

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Ludogorets	30	0	2	6.81
2024	Ludogorets	10	0	0	6.75
2024	Bulgaria	4	0	0	6.65
2023	Ludogorets	7	1	2	7.16
2023	Bulgaria	1	0	0	6.60
2022	Ludogorets	7	0	0	7.11
2022	Bulgaria	6	0	0	7.00
2021	Ludogorets	3	1	0	7.43
2020	Ludogorets	6	0	0	6.67
2020	Bulgaria	12	0	0	6.92
2019	Ludogorets	8	0	3	7.25
2018	Ludogorets	6	0	0	6.75

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

Fouls

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