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.

M. Pjaca

Forward — left

Typical role

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career clubs

Twente

2025

27 apps⚽ 2

Dinamo Zagreb

2024

44 apps⚽ 9

Croatia

2023–2024

4 apps

HNK Rijeka

2023

31 apps⚽ 7

Juventus

2023

0 apps

Torino

2021–2022

26 apps⚽ 3

Empoli

2022

17 apps

Genoa

2021

0 apps

Career transfers

Dinamo Zagreb Twente
2 Sept 2025Free transfer
HNK Rijeka Dinamo Zagreb
3 Jul 2024Transfer
Juventus HNK Rijeka
1 Sept 2023
Empoli Juventus
1 Jul 2023
Juventus Empoli
1 Sept 2022Loan
Torino Juventus
1 Jul 2022
Juventus Torino
28 Jul 2021Loan
Genoa Juventus
1 Jul 2021
Juventus Genoa
19 Sept 2020Loan
Anderlecht Juventus
1 Jul 2020
Juventus Anderlecht
31 Jan 2020Loan
Fiorentina Juventus
1 Jul 2019
Juventus Fiorentina
7 Aug 2018Loan
Juventus FC Schalke 04
4 Jan 2018Loan
Dinamo Zagreb Juventus
21 Jul 2016Transfer

Honours

HNL

Winner

Croatia · 5× (2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2015/2016, 2014/2015…)

Cup

Winner

Croatia · 4× (2023/2024, 2015/2016, 2014/2015, 2012/2013)

Serie A

Winner

Italy · 2× (2019/2020, 2016/2017)

Coppa Italia

Winner

Italy · 1× (2016/2017)

Super Cup

Runner-up

Italy · 3× (2019, 2017, 2016)

FIFA World Cup

Runner-up

World · 1× (2018)

Bundesliga

Runner-up

Germany · 1× (2017/2018)

UEFA Champions League

Runner-up

Europe · 1× (2016/2017)

Super Cup

Runner-up

Croatia · 1× (2014)

Competitions

HNL· Croatia

Serie A· Italy

Eredivisie· Netherlands

UEFA Champions League· World

Cup· Croatia

UEFA Nations League· World

Friendlies· World

KNVB Beker· Netherlands

Coppa Italia· Italy

Friendlies Clubs· World

Euro Championship· World

Euro Championship - Qualification· World

Recent form

@ PSV Eindhoven

Eredivisie · 1–5

vs Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · 4–0

19'6.3

@ AZ Alkmaar

Eredivisie · 2–2

11'6.7

vs NEC Nijmegen

Eredivisie · 1–1

vs FC Volendam

Eredivisie · 2–1

27'6.5

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Twente	27	2	2	6.77
2024	Dinamo Zagreb	48	9	8	7.17
2023	HNK Rijeka	31	7	3	7.21
2022	Empoli	17	0	0	6.65
2021	Torino	26	3	0	6.73

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

115

Fouls

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