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.

Justin Njinmah

Forward — left

Typical role

Career clubs

Werder Bremen

2023–2025

87 apps⚽ 14

Borussia Dortmund

2021–2023

6 apps⚽ 2

Borussia Dortmund II

2021–2022

20 apps⚽ 5

Werder Bremen II

2021

18 apps⚽ 14

Career transfers

Holstein Kiel II Werder Bremen II
1 Jul 2021

Honours

Bundesliga

Runner-up

Germany · 2× (2022/2023, 2021/2022)

Injury record

Ankle Injury

May 2025

Muscle Injury

Mar 2025

Illness

Mar 2025

Ankle Injury

Feb 2025

Ankle Injury

Dec 2024 – Jan 2025

Unknown

Nov 2024

Ankle Injury

Sept 2024 – Oct 2024

Virus

Apr 2024 – Jul 2024

Hip Injury

Mar 2024 – Apr 2024

Ankle Injury

Feb 2024

12 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Bundesliga· Germany

3. Liga· Germany

Regionalliga - Nord· Germany

DFB Pokal· Germany

Friendlies Clubs· World

Recent form

vs Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga · 0–2

90'6.3

@ 1899 Hoffenheim

Bundesliga · 0–1

90'6.5

vs FC Augsburg

Bundesliga · 1–3

45'6.9

@ VfB Stuttgart

Bundesliga · 1–1

25'6.3

vs Hamburger SV

Bundesliga · 3–1

89'6.9

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Werder Bremen	32	5	0	6.69
2024	Werder Bremen	31	3	2	6.72
2023	Werder Bremen	24	6	2	6.90
2022	Borussia Dortmund	9	2	0	6.30
2021	Werder Bremen II	35	19	0	—

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

Fouls

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