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. Christensen

Denmark

Denmark28 yrs

Age

182 cm

Height

74 kg

Weight

Midfield — centre

Typical role

Denmark

Nationality

Career clubs

Stabaek

2024–2025

31 apps

Osters IF

2025

26 apps⚽ 2

Haugesund

2022–2024

43 apps⚽ 2

Aalborg

2021

20 apps

Career transfers

Stabaek Osters IF
19 Mar 2025Transfer
Haugesund Stabaek
31 Jan 2024
Aalborg Haugesund
1 Aug 2022Free transfer

Injury record

Injury

Jul 2023

Red Card

May 2023

Injury

May 2022 – Aug 2022

Injury

Mar 2022 – Apr 2022

Yellow Cards

Nov 2021

Broken Hand

Oct 2020 – Dec 2020

Injury

Jul 2020 – Aug 2020

Illness

Jun 2020

Yellow Cards

Mar 2020

Injury

Jul 2019 – Aug 2019

11 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Recent form

vs Djurgardens IF

Allsvenskan · 1–3

90'7.2

@ Gais

Allsvenskan · 1–1

69'7.2

vs Degerfors IF

Allsvenskan · 1–2

90'7.3

@ IF Elfsborg

Allsvenskan · 1–5

90'6.6

vs Halmstad

Allsvenskan · 3–0

90'6.9

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Osters IF	26	2	1	6.90
2024	Stabaek	31	0	0	—
2023	Haugesund	28	0	2	6.84
2022	Haugesund	15	2	0	6.94
2021	Aalborg	20	0	0	6.56

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

121

Fouls

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