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. Diemers

Midfield

Typical role

Career transfers

Feyenoord AEK Larnaca
2 Sept 2023Free transfer
Emmen Feyenoord
1 Jul 2023
Feyenoord Emmen
11 Aug 2022Loan
Hannover 96 Feyenoord
1 Jul 2022
Feyenoord Hannover 96
4 Jan 2022Loan
Fortuna Sittard Feyenoord
1 Jul 2020Transfer

Injury record

Knock

Jul 2021 – Nov 2021

Hamstring

Mar 2021 – Apr 2021

Knee Injury

Feb 2016 – Mar 2016

Knock

Jan 2016

Knee Injury

Jan 2016

8 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

vs Vitesse

Eerste Divisie · 2–1

⚽ 188'8.3

@ De Graafschap

Eerste Divisie · 1–3

🅰 190'7.5

@ Den Bosch

Eerste Divisie · 1–1

⚽ 190'6.9

vs Dordrecht

Eerste Divisie · 1–1

⚽ 190'8.6

@ VVV Venlo

Eerste Divisie · 0–3

90'6.6

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Cambuur	35	10	12	7.74
2024	Cambuur	36	9	4	7.75
2023	AEK Larnaca	4	0	0	7.00
2022	Emmen	38	4	6	7.20
2021	Hannover 96	17	0	1	6.79
2021	Feyenoord	12	0	2	7.03
2020	Feyenoord	41	3	4	6.96
2019	Fortuna Sittard	27	7	4	7.37
2018	Fortuna Sittard	34	7	7	7.31
2016	De Graafschap	1	0	0	—
2015	De Graafschap	13	1	0	6.79
2015	Utrecht	6	0	1	6.80

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

169

Fouls

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