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.

S. Mounié

BeninBenin31 yrs

Age

190 cm

Height

83 kg

Weight

Forward — left

Typical role

Benin

Nationality

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career transfers

FC Augsburg Alanyaspor
12 Sept 2025Loan
Huddersfield Stade Brestois 29
8 Sept 2020
Montpellier Huddersfield
5 Jul 2017Transfer

Injury record

Unknown

Apr 2025

Illness

Feb 2025

Illness

Aug 2024

Heel Injury

Sept 2022 – Nov 2022

Heel Injury

Aug 2022 – Sept 2022

Ankle/Foot Injury

Sept 2021

Heel Injury

Sept 2017 – Oct 2017

Thigh Injury

Jan 2015 – Feb 2015

24 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

vs Samsunspor

Süper Lig · 2–3

68'6.9

@ Beşiktaş

Türkiye Kupası · 0–3

45'6.9

@ Kasımpaşa

Süper Lig · 0–1

8'6.5

vs Trabzonspor

Süper Lig · 1–1

9'6.6

@ Gaziantep FK

Süper Lig · 1–1

8'6.2

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	FC Augsburg	2	1	0	8.00
2025	Alanyaspor	23	2	0	6.62
2025	Benin	3	0	1	6.83
2024	FC Augsburg	29	1	1	6.76
2023	Stade Brestois 29	35	7	3	6.98
2023	Benin	2	1	0	7.40
2022	Stade Brestois 29	26	6	0	7.00
2021	Stade Brestois 29	37	10	2	6.88
2020	Stade Brestois 29	36	9	4	7.00
2019	Huddersfield	31	8	2	6.89
2019	Benin	4	0	0	6.95
2018	Huddersfield	31	2	3	6.80

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

425

Fouls

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