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.

G. Scalvini

Italy

Italy22 yrs

Age

194 cm

Height

76 kg

Weight

Defence — right

Typical role

Italy

Nationality

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career clubs

Atalanta

2021–2025

143 apps⚽ 8

Italy U21

2023–2025

3 apps

Italy

2022–2024

8 apps

Italy U19

2022–2023

6 apps

Atalanta U19

2021

8 apps⚽ 3

Honours

UEFA Europa League

Winner

Europe · 1× (2023/2024)

UEFA Super Cup

Runner-up

Europe · 1× (2024)

Coppa Italia

Runner-up

Italy · 2× (2023/2024, 2020/2021)

Coppa Italia Primavera

Runner-up

Italy · 1× (2021/2022)

Injury record

Groin Injury

Sept 2025

Shoulder Injury

Jan 2025 – Jul 2025

Shoulder Injury

Dec 2024

ACL Knee Injury

Jun 2024 – Nov 2024

Hamstring

Mar 2024 – Apr 2024

Shoulder Injury

Feb 2024

Muscle Injury

Dec 2023 – Jan 2024

Back Injury

Nov 2023

59 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Serie A· Italy

UEFA Europa League· World

Coppa Italia· Italy

Campionato Primavera - 1· Italy

UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification· World

UEFA Champions League· World

Euro Championship - Qualification· World

Friendlies Clubs· World

Friendlies· World

UEFA U21 Championship· World

UEFA Nations League· World

Super Cup· Italy

UEFA Youth League· World

World Cup - Qualification Europe· World

UEFA Super Cup· World

Recent form

@ Fiorentina

Serie A · 1–1

67'6.9

vs Bologna

Serie A · 0–1

90'7.0

@ AC Milan

Serie A · 3–2

48'6.9

vs Genoa

Serie A · 0–0

90'7.2

@ Cagliari

Serie A · 2–3

🅰 190'6.9

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Atalanta	27	3	1	7.05
2024	Atalanta	12	0	0	6.73
2023	Atalanta	52	2	3	6.96
2022	Atalanta	47	2	3	6.75
2021	Atalanta	30	4	0	6.58

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

189

Fouls

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