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.

Siriki Dembélé

Midfield — left

Typical role

Career transfers

Birmingham Oxford United
29 Aug 2024
Bournemouth Birmingham
14 Jul 2023
Auxerre Bournemouth
1 Jul 2023
Bournemouth Auxerre
31 Jan 2023Loan
Peterborough Bournemouth
31 Jan 2022
Grimsby Peterborough
22 Jun 2018

Injury record

Hamstring

Apr 2025 – Jul 2025

Ankle Injury

Oct 2024 – Dec 2024

Foot Injury

Mar 2024

Knock

Apr 2023 – May 2023

Hand Injury

Feb 2023

16 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

@ Sheffield Utd

Championship · 1–3

11'6.5

vs QPR

Championship · 0–0

8'6.7

vs Bristol City

Championship · 0–0

@ Milton Keynes Dons

FA Cup · 1–1

66'6.3

@ Ipswich

Championship · 1–2

67'6.2

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Oxford United	23	0	0	6.70
2024	Birmingham	2	0	0	6.50
2024	Oxford United	29	2	2	6.77
2023	Birmingham	41	6	1	6.88
2022	Bournemouth	18	0	1	6.89
2022	Auxerre	15	0	0	6.59
2021	Bournemouth	18	2	1	6.80
2021	Peterborough	24	5	1	6.90
2020	Peterborough	46	12	10	7.04
2019	Peterborough	25	5	7	6.89
2017	Grimsby	8	2	1	—

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

212

Fouls

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