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.

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Defence

Typical role

Career clubs

Lens

2022–2025

124 apps

Chelsea

2021–2024

21 apps

Monaco

2022–2023

3 apps

Chelsea U23

2021

1 apps

FC Porto

2021

0 apps

France U21

2021

0 apps

Career transfers

Chelsea Lens
26 Jul 2024Free transfer
Monaco Chelsea
1 Jul 2023
Chelsea Monaco
10 Aug 2022Loan
FC Porto Chelsea
1 Jul 2021
Chelsea FC Porto
6 Oct 2020Loan
Nice Chelsea
1 Sept 2020Free transfer

Honours

Florida Cup

Winner

World · 2× (2023, 2022)

Premier League Summer Series

Winner

World · 1× (2023)

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Winner

World · 1× (2022)

UEFA Super Cup

Winner

Europe · 1× (2021)

Super Cup

Winner

Portugal · 1× (2020)

League Cup

Runner-up

England · 2× (2023/2024, 2021/2022)

FA Cup

Runner-up

England · 1× (2021/2022)

Primeira Liga

Runner-up

Portugal · 1× (2020/2021)

Injury record

Groin Injury

Mar 2023 – Aug 2023

Hip/Thigh Injury

Feb 2023

Ankle Injury

Jan 2020

Back Injury

Aug 2019 – Sept 2019

Back Injury

Mar 2019 – Apr 2019

Neck Injury

Sept 2017

13 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Ligue 1· France

Coupe de France· France

Premier League· England

League Cup· England

FA Cup· England

Friendlies Clubs· World

UEFA Europa League· World

UEFA Champions League· World

UEFA Europa Conference League· World

Premier League 2 Division One· England

UEFA U21 Championship· World

Recent form

vs Nice

Coupe de France · 3–1

90'7.3

@ Lyon

Ligue 1 · 4–0

45'7.3

vs Paris Saint Germain

Ligue 1 · 0–2

90'6.2

vs Nantes

Ligue 1 · 1–0

90'7.3

@ Nice

Ligue 1 · 1–1

90'7.9

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Assists	Rating
2025	Lens	37	1	7.18
2024	Lens	61	0	6.72
2023	Chelsea	0	0	—
2022	Lens	31	0	6.63
2021	Chelsea	20	0	6.94

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

159

Fouls

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