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.

Connor Goldson

Defence — centre

Typical role

Career transfers

Rangers Aris
29 Jul 2024
Brighton Rangers
13 Jun 2018Transfer
Shrewsbury Brighton
19 Aug 2015
Cheltenham Shrewsbury
6 Jan 2014
Shrewsbury Cheltenham
28 Nov 2013Loan

Injury record

Yellow Cards

May 2025

Knee Injury

May 2024 – Jul 2024

Yellow Cards

Dec 2023 – Jan 2024

Yellow Cards

Nov 2023

Hip Injury

Apr 2023

Muscle Injury

Oct 2022 – Dec 2022

Injury

Dec 2018 – Feb 2019

Injury

Dec 2018

Injury

Dec 2018

Overload

Nov 2018

5 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

vs Apollon Limassol

1. Division · 3–0

90'7.2

vs Apoel Nicosia

1. Division · 1–2

90'6.9

vs Pafos

1. Division · 2–2

90'7.0

@ Akritas

1. Division · 1–1

90'7.6

@ AEL

1. Division · 1–2

90'6.9

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Aris	10	1	0	7.14
2024	Rangers	2	0	0	6.45
2024	Aris	6	0	0	6.87
2023	Rangers	43	0	1	7.22
2022	Rangers	31	2	2	7.22
2021	Rangers	50	3	3	7.15
2020	Rangers	48	5	3	7.32
2019	Rangers	10	0	0	6.90
2018	Rangers	6	0	0	6.73
2017	Brighton	5	0	0	6.90
2016	Brighton	6	0	0	6.95
2015	Brighton	25	2	0	7.03

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

155

Fouls

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