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.

L. Sulzbacher

Austria

Austria25 yrs

Age

171 cm

Height

68 kg

Weight

Defence — centre

Typical role

Austria

Nationality

Career clubs

WSG Wattens

2022–2025

89 apps⚽ 2

Austria U21

2023–2025

2 apps

Rapid Wien II

2021–2022

20 apps⚽ 1

Rapid Vienna

2021

4 apps

Career transfers

Rapid Vienna WSG Wattens
30 Jul 2022Free transfer

Injury record

Knee Injury

Feb 2025 – Jun 2025

Yellow Cards

Oct 2024

Yellow Cards

Sept 2024

Red Card

Nov 2023

Injury

May 2023 – Jul 2023

Muscle Injury

Sept 2021 – Nov 2021

4 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Bundesliga· Austria

2. Liga· Austria

Cup· Austria

UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification· World

UEFA Europa League· World

UEFA Champions League· World

UEFA Europa Conference League· World

Recent form

@ Wolfsberger AC

Bundesliga · 0–2

60'6.5

vs FC BW Linz

Bundesliga · 1–1

90'7.3

@ Grazer AK

Bundesliga · 0–4

90'6.3

vs Ried

Bundesliga · 1–0

79'6.9

@ SCR Altach

Bundesliga · 0–0

90'7.3

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	WSG Wattens	10	0	2	6.86
2024	WSG Wattens	21	0	0	6.76
2023	WSG Wattens	33	1	0	6.83
2022	WSG Wattens	27	1	3	6.90
2021	Rapid Wien II	24	1	0	6.90

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

102

Fouls

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