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.

P. Förster

Germany

Germany30 yrs

Age

188 cm

Height

82 kg

Weight

Midfield

Typical role

Germany

Nationality

Career clubs

Karlsruher SC

2024–2025

50 apps⚽ 4

VfL Bochum

2022–2023

47 apps⚽ 3

VfB Stuttgart

2021

22 apps⚽ 2

Stuttgart II

2021

1 apps⚽ 1

Career transfers

VfB Stuttgart VfL Bochum
1 Jul 2022
SV Sandhausen VfB Stuttgart
2 Sept 2019Transfer
VfB Stuttgart Waldhof Mannheim
1 Jul 2014

Injury record

Hip Injury

May 2024

Illness

Dec 2023

Illness

Aug 2023

Knee Injury

Apr 2023 – May 2023

Virus

Mar 2022 – Apr 2022

Illness

Sept 2021 – Oct 2021

Hamstring

Jan 2021

Calf/Shin Injury

Aug 2020 – Oct 2020

10 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Bundesliga· Germany

2. Bundesliga· Germany

DFB Pokal· Germany

Regionalliga - Nord· Germany

Friendlies Clubs· World

Recent form

vs VfL Bochum

2. Bundesliga · 1–2

90'6.9

@ SC Paderborn 07

2. Bundesliga · 2–2

🅰 184'6.9

vs SV Darmstadt 98

2. Bundesliga · 2–1

77'7.3

vs Hannover 96

2. Bundesliga · 1–3

80'6.3

@ SV Elversberg

2. Bundesliga · 0–3

90'6.3

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Karlsruher SC	27	0	3	6.62
2024	Karlsruher SC	23	4	2	7.03
2023	VfL Bochum	13	0	0	6.68
2022	VfL Bochum	34	3	7	6.89
2021	VfB Stuttgart	23	3	1	6.75

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

276

Fouls

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