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.

H. Akujobi

Netherlands

Netherlands25 yrs

Age

175 cm cm

Height

70 kg kg

Weight

Defence — centre

Typical role

Netherlands

Nationality

Career clubs

Almere City FC

2022–2024

94 apps⚽ 6

Heerenveen

2021

6 apps

Career transfers

Almere City FC Excelsior
16 Feb 2026Free transfer
Heerenveen Almere City FC
9 Jul 2022Free transfer

Injury record

Knee Injury

Apr 2025

Suspended

Mar 2025 – Apr 2025

Knee Injury

Oct 2023 – Jan 2024

Knock

Dec 2021 – Jan 2022

Knock

Dec 2019

10 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Eredivisie· Netherlands

Eerste Divisie· Netherlands

KNVB Beker· Netherlands

Friendlies Clubs· World

Recent form

@ Heerenveen

Eredivisie · 1–2

28'6.5

@ PSV Eindhoven

Eredivisie · 0–5

90'6.9

@ Willem II

Eredivisie · 2–0

45'6.3

vs NAC Breda

Eredivisie · 1–1

90'6.9

vs Ajax

Eredivisie · 0–1

90'7.5

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2024	Almere City FC	29	1	1	6.80
2023	Almere City FC	23	0	2	6.73
2022	Almere City FC	42	5	1	7.15
2021	Heerenveen	6	0	0	6.53

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

120

Fouls

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