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.

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Midfield

Typical role

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career transfers

Feyenoord Lech Poznan
1 Jul 2025Transfer
Feyenoord Lech Poznan
27 Aug 2024Loan
Heerenveen Feyenoord
1 Jul 2024
Feyenoord Heerenveen
31 Aug 2023Loan
BK Hacken Feyenoord
17 Jan 2022

Injury record

Achilles Strain

Feb 2024 – Mar 2024

Hip Injury

Nov 2023

Knee Injury

Apr 2023 – Sept 2023

Thigh Injury

Feb 2023 – Apr 2023

Illness

Sept 2022 – Oct 2022

40 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

@ Radomiak Radom

Ekstraklasa · 3–1

⚽ 166'8.0

vs Arka Gdynia

Ekstraklasa · 1–1

90'7.0

@ Motor Lublin

Ekstraklasa · 1–0

65'6.7

vs Legia Warszawa

Ekstraklasa · 4–0

🅰 165'6.9

@ Pogon Szczecin

Ekstraklasa · 2–1

63'7.2

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Lech Poznan	20	1	1	6.78
2024	Feyenoord	1	0	0	7.20
2024	Lech Poznan	21	8	3	7.29
2023	Heerenveen	27	3	2	6.90
2022	Sweden	2	0	0	—
2022	Feyenoord	28	2	3	6.86
2021	Feyenoord	21	1	0	6.81
2021	BK Hacken	27	9	6	7.34
2020	BK Hacken	21	3	3	6.95

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

Fouls

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