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. D'Alessandro

Italy

Italy34 yrs

Age

173 cm

Height

71 kg

Weight

Midfield

Typical role

Italy

Nationality

Career clubs

Catanzaro

2024–2025

46 apps⚽ 2

Monza

2021–2024

48 apps⚽ 4

Pisa

2023

24 apps⚽ 3

Career transfers

Pisa Monza
1 Jul 2024
Monza Pisa
7 Aug 2023Loan
Atalanta Spal
1 Sept 2020Transfer
Atalanta Udinese
17 Aug 2018Loan
Benevento Atalanta
1 Jul 2018
Atalanta Benevento
18 Jul 2017Loan

Injury record

Injury

Feb 2025 – May 2025

Injury

Jan 2025

Injury

Dec 2024 – Jan 2025

Injury

Apr 2023 – May 2023

Injury

Aug 2022 – Sept 2022

Injury

Jan 2021 – Feb 2021

Red Card

Jul 2020

Knee Injury

Sept 2019 – Feb 2020

Calf Injury

Feb 2019 – Apr 2019

Knee Injury

Feb 2018 – Mar 2018

6 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Serie B· Italy

Serie A· Italy

Coppa Italia· Italy

Friendlies Clubs· World

Recent form

vs Monza

Serie B · 0–2

12'6.5

vs Palermo

Serie B · 3–0

vs Avellino

Serie B · 3–0

vs Bari

Serie B · 2–3

🅰 179'6.9

@ Palermo

Serie B · 2–3

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Catanzaro	27	2	4	6.80
2024	Catanzaro	19	0	1	6.75
2023	Pisa	24	3	3	6.92
2022	Monza	11	0	0	6.46
2021	Monza	37	4	3	6.75

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

147

Fouls

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