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. te Wierik

Netherlands

Netherlands33 yrs

Age

191 cm

Height

73 kg

Weight

Defence

Typical role

Netherlands

Nationality

Career clubs

Heracles

2025

22 apps⚽ 2

Emmen

2023–2024

73 apps⚽ 6

Groningen

2021–2022

45 apps

Career transfers

Groningen Derby
27 Jul 2020Free transfer

Honours

KNVB Beker

Runner-up

Netherlands · 1× (2011/2012)

Injury record

Knock

May 2022

Knock

Apr 2022 – May 2022

Knock

Sept 2021 – Nov 2021

Ankle/Foot Injury

Dec 2016

Knock

Oct 2016 – Dec 2016

Abdominal Strain

Feb 2015 – Mar 2015

Calf Injury

Oct 2013 – Nov 2013

13 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Eerste Divisie· Netherlands

Eredivisie· Netherlands

KNVB Beker· Netherlands

Recent form

vs Groningen

Eredivisie · 1–2

90'6.7

@ Telstar

Eredivisie · 0–3

67'7.3

@ PEC Zwolle

Eredivisie · 0–1

vs PSV Eindhoven

Eredivisie · 1–3

90'6.6

@ GO Ahead Eagles

Eredivisie · 0–4

90'5.9

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Heracles	22	2	0	6.58
2024	Emmen	36	4	1	7.15
2023	Emmen	37	2	2	7.00
2022	Groningen	17	0	1	6.79
2021	Groningen	28	0	0	6.96

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

453

Fouls

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