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.

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Midfield

Typical role

Career clubs

GO Ahead Eagles

2021–2025

139 apps⚽ 6

Al-Ittihad Kalba

2021

6 apps

Career transfers

Al-Ittihad Kalba GO Ahead Eagles
30 Jan 2022
VVV Venlo Al-Ittihad Kalba
3 Feb 2021

Honours

KNVB Beker

Winner

Netherlands · 1× (2024/2025)

Super Cup

Runner-up

Netherlands · 1× (2025)

Injury record

Knee Injury

Feb 2025

Knock

Aug 2023 – Sept 2023

Knock

Apr 2023 – Aug 2023

Knock

Mar 2023 – Apr 2023

Knock

Oct 2022

Knock

May 2022

Knock

Dec 2020 – Jan 2021

Knock

Sept 2020

Knock

Jan 2020 – Feb 2020

Achilles Strain

Oct 2019

7 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Eredivisie· Netherlands

KNVB Beker· Netherlands

UEFA Europa League· World

Pro League· United-Arab-Emirates

Super Cup· Netherlands

Friendlies Clubs· World

UEFA Europa Conference League· World

Recent form

@ NEC Nijmegen

Eredivisie · 1–2

45'6.9

vs PSV Eindhoven

Eredivisie · 1–4

10'6.9

@ Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · 2–2

vs AZ Alkmaar

Eredivisie · 0–0

@ Groningen

Eredivisie · 0–0

10'6.3

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	GO Ahead Eagles	37	1	2	6.72
2024	GO Ahead Eagles	36	3	3	6.91
2023	GO Ahead Eagles	36	1	1	7.12
2022	GO Ahead Eagles	28	1	0	6.75
2021	Al-Ittihad Kalba	8	0	0	6.90

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

134

Fouls

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