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.

Midfielder#16

J. Schouten

Netherlands

Midfielder

Position

Midfield — centre

Typical role

Netherlands

Nationality

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career transfers

Bologna PSV Eindhoven
16 Aug 2023Transfer
Excelsior Bologna
4 Jul 2019Transfer

Injury record

Knee Injury

Apr 2025 – Jul 2025

Knee Injury

Mar 2025

Hamstring

Oct 2024 – Dec 2024

Knee Injury

Oct 2024

Unknown

Sept 2024

Unknown

Aug 2024

Illness

Feb 2024

Illness

Jan 2024

Knock

Dec 2018 – Jan 2019

44 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

vs Utrecht

Eredivisie · 4–3

65'6.9

vs Ecuador

Friendlies · 1–1

90'6.9

vs Norway

Friendlies · 2–1

11'6.7

@ Telstar

Eredivisie · 1–3

75'6.7

vs NEC Nijmegen

Eredivisie · 2–3

90'7.2

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Netherlands	2	0	0	6.80
2025	PSV Eindhoven	40	1	2	7.03
2024	PSV Eindhoven	33	2	2	6.95
2024	Netherlands	18	0	0	6.95
2023	PSV Eindhoven	41	3	0	7.10
2023	Netherlands	2	0	0	6.70
2022	Bologna	37	0	3	6.91
2022	Netherlands	3	0	1	7.00
2021	Bologna	19	1	1	6.98
2020	Bologna	34	1	1	6.89
2019	Bologna	19	0	0	6.65
2018	Excelsior	31	1	2	6.96

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

251

Fouls

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