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.

Pasquale Mazzocchi

Defence

Typical role

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career clubs

Napoli

2022–2025

79 apps⚽ 2

Salernitana

2022–2023

19 apps

Italy

2022

1 apps

Venezia

2021

20 apps

Career transfers

Salernitana Napoli
5 Jan 2024Transfer
Venezia Salernitana
1 Jul 2022Transfer
Venezia Salernitana
25 Jan 2022Loan
Perugia Venezia
23 Sept 2020Transfer
Parma Perugia
9 Jul 2018
Rimini Parma
12 Jan 2016

Honours

Serie A

Winner

Italy · 1× (2024/2025)

Super Cup

Runner-up

Italy · 1× (2024)

Serie B

Runner-up

Italy · 1× (2017/2018)

Injury record

Calf Injury

Feb 2025 – Mar 2025

Calf Injury

Nov 2024 – Dec 2024

26 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Serie A· Italy

Coppa Italia· Italy

Super Cup· Italy

UEFA Nations League· World

UEFA Champions League· World

Friendlies· World

Friendlies Clubs· World

Recent form

vs Udinese

Serie A · 1–0

10'6.6

@ Pisa

Serie A · 3–0

🅰 12'

vs Bologna

Serie A · 2–3

9'6.3

@ Como

Serie A · 0–0

vs Cremonese

Serie A · 4–0

37'6.7

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Napoli	17	0	0	6.58
2024	Napoli	34	0	0	6.59
2023	Salernitana	19	0	1	6.43
2022	Napoli	29	2	3	6.74
2021	Venezia	20	0	2	6.63

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

209

Fouls

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