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.

Josip Mišić

Croatia

Croatia31 yrs

Age

178 cm

Height

71 kg

Weight

Midfield

Typical role

Croatia

Nationality

Career transfers

Sporting CP Dinamo Zagreb
1 Jul 2021Transfer
Sporting CP Dinamo Zagreb
19 Oct 2020Loan
PAOK Sporting CP
1 Jul 2020
Sporting CP PAOK
1 Jan 2019Loan
HNK Rijeka Sporting CP
6 Jan 2018Transfer
Spezia HNK Rijeka
1 Jul 2016
HNK Rijeka Spezia
19 Aug 2015Loan

Injury record

Injury

Feb 2025

Calf Injury

Jan 2025

Calf Injury

Dec 2024 – Jan 2025

Calf Injury

Nov 2024

Yellow Cards

Oct 2024 – Nov 2024

Foot Injury

Oct 2022

Yellow Cards

Feb 2022

Knee Injury

Jun 2020 – Nov 2020

Red Card

Nov 2017 – Dec 2017

Injury

Aug 2017

3 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

vs HNK Hajduk Split

HNL · 2–0

🅰 189'8.3

@ HNK Gorica

HNL · 2–1

🅰 177'7.5

vs NK Varazdin

HNL · 2–1

⚽ 190'8.6

@ Istra 1961

HNL · 2–0

90'7.9

vs HNK Rijeka

HNL · 2–2

90'7.5

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Dinamo Zagreb	42	2	5	7.33
2024	Dinamo Zagreb	36	0	2	7.07
2023	Dinamo Zagreb	43	0	4	7.29
2022	Dinamo Zagreb	39	2	1	7.28
2021	Dinamo Zagreb	42	1	2	7.31
2020	Dinamo Zagreb	16	1	0	7.02
2019	PAOK	1	0	0	6.20
2018	Sporting CP	3	0	0	6.65
2017	Sporting CP	5	0	0	6.68
2017	HNK Rijeka	6	0	1	6.80

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

308

Fouls

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