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.

Defender#5

G. Hanley

Scotland

Defender

Position

Scotland

Nationality

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career transfers

Birmingham Hibernian
5 Aug 2025Free transfer
Norwich Birmingham
17 Jan 2025Free transfer

Injury record

Calf Injury

Mar 2024 – Apr 2024

Achilles Strain

Mar 2024

Muscle Injury

Jan 2024

Muscle Injury

Nov 2023 – Dec 2023

Shoulder Injury

Dec 2021 – Jan 2022

Groin Injury

Nov 2021

Virus

Aug 2021

Thigh Injury

Jun 2020 – Aug 2020

Knock

Jan 2020

Illness

Jan 2020

32 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

@ Haiti

World Cup · 1–0

90'7.7

vs Motherwell

Premiership · 0–1

43'6.6

@ Rangers

Premiership · 2–1

90'7.3

@ Falkirk

Premiership · 3–1

90'6.2

@ Aberdeen

Premiership · 0–2

16'3.0

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Scotland	2	0	0	7.70
2025	Hibernian	30	0	0	6.71
2025	Scotland	2	0	0	6.30
2024	Birmingham	27	0	0	6.80
2024	Norwich	26	0	0	6.22
2024	Scotland	19	0	0	6.86
2023	Norwich	16	0	0	6.87
2023	Scotland	2	0	0	7.20
2022	Norwich	40	1	1	7.07
2022	Scotland	3	0	0	6.65
2021	Norwich	36	1	0	6.93
2020	Norwich	45	1	0	7.24

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

271

Fouls

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