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.

Danilo Veiga

Portugal

Portugal23 yrs

Age

183 cm

Height

78 kg

Weight

Defence — centre

Typical role

Portugal

Nationality

Career clubs

Lecce

2024–2025

51 apps

HNK Rijeka

2022–2024

37 apps⚽ 1

Estrela

2024

18 apps

GIL Vicente

2022

18 apps

Felgueiras 1932

2021

26 apps

Career transfers

Estrela Lecce
28 Jan 2025Transfer

Honours

HNL

Runner-up

Croatia · 1× (2023/2024)

Cup

Runner-up

Croatia · 1× (2023/2024)

Injury record

Red Card

Dec 2024

Injury

Aug 2022 – Sept 2022

1 recorded match-day injury flag in the corpus.

Competitions

Serie A· Italy

Primeira Liga· Portugal

HNL· Croatia

Liga 3· Portugal

UEFA Europa Conference League· World

Cup· Croatia

Taça de Portugal· Portugal

Coppa Italia· Italy

Taça da Liga· Portugal

Recent form

vs Genoa

Serie A · 1–0

90'6.9

@ Sassuolo

Serie A · 3–2

85'6.7

vs Juventus

Serie A · 0–1

70'6.6

@ Pisa

Serie A · 2–1

90'7.2

@ Hellas Verona

Serie A · 0–0

90'7.2

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Lecce	35	0	1	6.72
2024	Estrela	34	0	2	6.69
2023	HNK Rijeka	27	1	0	6.83
2022	GIL Vicente	28	0	2	6.84
2021	Felgueiras 1932	26	0	0	—

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

128

Fouls

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