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.

R. Sottil

Forward — left

Typical role

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career transfers

Fiorentina Lecce
10 Aug 2025Loan
AC Milan Fiorentina
1 Jul 2025Return from loan
Fiorentina AC Milan
3 Feb 2025Loan
Cagliari Fiorentina
1 Jul 2021
Fiorentina Cagliari
10 Sept 2020Loan
Pescara Fiorentina
1 Jul 2019
Fiorentina Pescara
28 Jan 2019Loan

Injury record

Hip Injury

May 2025

Shoulder Injury

May 2024 – Jun 2024

Muscle Injury

Dec 2023 – Jan 2024

Muscle Injury

Dec 2023

49 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

@ Napoli

Serie A · 1–2

vs Cremonese

Serie A · 2–1

@ Como

Serie A · 1–3

17'6.7

vs Inter

Serie A · 0–2

60'6.2

@ Cagliari

Serie A · 2–0

🅰 180'7.3

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Lecce	26	1	2	6.81
2024	AC Milan	17	0	0	6.61
2024	Fiorentina	31	5	2	7.08
2023	Fiorentina	48	5	5	7.07
2022	Fiorentina	34	1	3	6.72
2021	Fiorentina	38	4	2	6.80
2021	Italy U21	1	0	1	6.90
2020	Cagliari	23	3	1	6.80
2019	Fiorentina	19	0	0	6.71
2018	Fiorentina	2	0	0	6.55

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

Fouls

← All World Cup stars