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.

M. ter Stegen

Goalkeeper

Typical role

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career transfers

Barcelona Girona
19 Jan 2026Loan
Borussia Mönchengladbach Barcelona
1 Jul 2014Transfer

Injury record

Back Injury

Jul 2025

Knee Injury

Sept 2024 – Apr 2025

Back Injury

Nov 2023 – Feb 2024

Illness

May 2022

Knee Injury

May 2021 – Aug 2021

Knee Injury

Aug 2020 – Nov 2020

Knee Injury

Dec 2019 – Jan 2020

Knee Injury

May 2019

Hamstring

Sept 2016

Knee Injury

Aug 2016

94 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

@ Oviedo

La Liga · 0–1

90'6.3

vs Getafe

La Liga · 1–1

90'6.9

@ Real Sociedad

La Liga · 1–2

vs Real Madrid

Super Cup · 3–2

@ Espanyol

La Liga · 2–0

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Assists	Rating
2025	Barcelona	7	0	7.20
2025	Girona	2	0	6.60
2024	Germany	13	0	7.23
2024	Barcelona	15	0	6.86
2023	Germany	9	0	6.64
2023	Barcelona	39	0	7.14
2022	Germany	5	0	6.75
2022	Barcelona	52	0	7.09
2021	Barcelona	49	0	6.78
2020	Germany	7	0	6.25
2020	Barcelona	44	0	6.91
2019	Barcelona	46	2	6.90

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

Fouls

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