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.

R. Tsunoda

Japan

Japan26 yrs

Age

184 cm

Height

77 kg

Weight

Defence — centre

Typical role

Japan

Nationality

Career clubs

Yokohama F. Marinos

2021–2025

62 apps⚽ 3

Kortrijk

2023–2024

21 apps

Cardiff City U21

2024

1 apps

Cardiff

2024

0 apps

Japan

2023

0 apps

Career transfers

Cardiff Yokohama F. Marinos
5 Aug 2025Transfer
Kortrijk Cardiff
1 Jul 2025Return from loan
Kortrijk Cardiff
29 Jun 2025Return from loan
Cardiff Kortrijk
7 Jan 2025Loan
Kortrijk Cardiff
1 Jul 2024
Cardiff Kortrijk
23 Jan 2024Loan
Yokohama F. Marinos Cardiff
22 Jan 2024

Honours

J1 League

Winner

Japan · 3× (2023, 2022, 2021)

Super Cup

Winner

Japan · 1× (2023)

J.League World Challenge

Runner-up

World · 1× (2023)

Injury record

Unknown

Feb 2025

Knock

Jan 2025 – Feb 2025

Hamstring

Nov 2024 – Jan 2025

Hamstring

Mar 2024 – Nov 2024

24 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

J1 League· Japan

Jupiler Pro League· Belgium

AFC Champions League Elite· World

J-League Cup· Japan

Emperor Cup· Japan

Friendlies Clubs· World

Premier League Cup· England

Friendlies· World

Championship· England

FA Cup· England

League Cup· England

Recent form

vs Shimizu S-pulse

J1 League · 3–0

90'6.9

@ Shimizu S-pulse

J1 League · 1–1

90'6.9

@ Tokyo Verdy

J1 League · 6–0

94'7.5

vs Kashiwa Reysol

J1 League · 0–1

90'7.2

@ JEF United Chiba

J1 League · 3–2

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Yokohama F. Marinos	11	2	2	7.15
2024	Kortrijk	13	0	0	7.01
2023	Yokohama F. Marinos	31	0	0	6.88
2022	Yokohama F. Marinos	28	1	0	6.97
2021	Yokohama F. Marinos	1	0	0	6.90

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

Fouls

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