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.

J. Hardeveld

Netherlands

Netherlands30 yrs

Age

184 cm

Height

76 kg

Weight

Defence — left

Typical role

Netherlands

Nationality

Career clubs

Telstar

2023–2025

119 apps⚽ 12

Emmen

2021–2023

23 apps

Career transfers

Feyenoord Utrecht
1 Jul 2014Free transfer

Honours

Eerste Divisie

Winner

Netherlands · 1× (2021/2022)

KNVB Beker

Runner-up

Netherlands · 1× (2015/2016)

Eredivisie

Runner-up

Netherlands · 1× (2013/2014)

Injury record

Knee Injury

Sept 2022 – Jun 2023

Knock

Nov 2020 – Dec 2020

Knee Injury

Feb 2018 – Jan 2019

Knee Injury

Dec 2017 – Jan 2018

Illness

Feb 2017

Knee Injury

Mar 2016 – Jan 2017

Knee Injury

Apr 2015 – Jan 2016

28 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Eerste Divisie· Netherlands

Eredivisie· Netherlands

KNVB Beker· Netherlands

Friendlies Clubs· World

Recent form

@ FC Volendam

Eredivisie · 2–1

🅰 190'7.3

vs Heracles

Eredivisie · 3–0

⚽ 190'8.2

@ NEC Nijmegen

Eredivisie · 1–1

90'7.2

vs Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · 4–1

⚽ 190'7.3

@ Utrecht

Eredivisie · 1–4

90'6.0

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Telstar	37	6	6	7.17
2024	Telstar	40	5	9	7.29
2023	Telstar	46	1	3	6.99
2022	Emmen	6	0	0	6.90
2021	Emmen	13	0	1	7.00

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

144

Fouls

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