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.

Héctor Bellerín

Defence

Typical role

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career clubs

Real Betis

2025

29 apps⚽ 2

Career transfers

Sporting CP Real Betis
18 Jul 2023Free transfer
Barcelona Sporting CP
31 Jan 2023Transfer
Arsenal Barcelona
1 Sept 2022Free transfer
Real Betis Arsenal
1 Jul 2022
Arsenal Real Betis
31 Aug 2021Loan
Watford Arsenal
18 Feb 2014
Arsenal Watford
22 Nov 2013Loan

Injury record

Hamstring

May 2025 – Jul 2025

Ankle Injury

Nov 2024 – Feb 2025

Unknown

Oct 2024 – Nov 2024

Hamstring

Apr 2024 – May 2024

Muscle Injury

Mar 2024

Ankle Injury

Dec 2023 – Jan 2024

Calf Injury

Sept 2022 – Oct 2022

Hamstring

May 2022

Knock

May 2022

Hamstring

Mar 2022

52 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

La Liga· Spain

UEFA Europa League· World

Copa del Rey· Spain

Recent form

vs Levante

La Liga

90'6.3

@ Barcelona

La Liga · 1–3

90'5.7

vs Elche

La Liga · 2–1

90'7.0

@ Real Sociedad

La Liga · 2–2

21'6.2

vs Oviedo

La Liga · 3–0

90'7.2

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Real Betis	29	2	3	6.69

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

239

Fouls

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