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.

D. Nikolaou

GreeceGreece27 yrs

Age

188 cm

Height

82 kg

Weight

Defence

Typical role

Greece

Nationality

Career clubs

Bari

2025

24 apps

Palermo

2023–2024

58 apps⚽ 1

Spezia

2021–2023

78 apps⚽ 2

Greece

2022

0 apps

Greece U21

2021

6 apps⚽ 1

Empoli

2021

0 apps

Career transfers

Spezia Palermo
14 Jul 2024Transfer
Empoli Spezia
9 Aug 2021
Olympiakos Piraeus Empoli
5 Jul 2019Transfer
Empoli Olympiakos Piraeus
1 Jul 2019
Olympiakos Piraeus Empoli
28 Jan 2019Loan

Injury record

Yellow Cards

May 2025

Injury

Mar 2025 – Apr 2025

Illness

Feb 2025

Yellow Cards

Jan 2023

Red Card

Nov 2022

Yellow Cards

Nov 2021

3 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Serie B· Italy

Serie A· Italy

Coppa Italia· Italy

UEFA U21 Championship· World

Friendlies· World

Friendlies Clubs· World

Recent form

@ Sudtirol

Serie B · 0–0

90'7.2

vs Sudtirol

Serie B · 0–0

90'7.3

@ Catanzaro

Serie B · 3–2

90'6.3

vs Virtus Entella

Serie B · 2–0

28'6.9

@ Avellino

Serie B · 0–2

80'6.2

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Bari	24	0	1	6.70
2024	Palermo	28	1	0	6.96
2023	Palermo	32	0	1	6.80
2022	Spezia	39	1	0	6.70
2021	Spezia	43	2	0	6.73

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

198

Fouls

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