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.

P. Gladon

Netherlands

Netherlands33 yrs

Age

188 cm

Height

83 kg

Weight

Forward

Typical role

Netherlands

Nationality

Career clubs

Fortuna Sittard

2021–2025

74 apps⚽ 16

FC Noah

2023

24 apps⚽ 9

Career transfers

Wolves Groningen
16 Jan 2019Free transfer
Wolves St. Truiden
1 Sept 2018Loan
Wolves Heracles
1 Jul 2017Loan
Heracles Wolves
26 Aug 2016Transfer

Honours

Premier League

Runner-up

Armenia · 1× (2023/2024)

Eerste Divisie

Runner-up

Netherlands · 2× (2013/2014, 2011/2012)

Injury record

Ankle Injury

Aug 2025

Knock

Nov 2020 – Dec 2020

4 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Eredivisie· Netherlands

Premier League· Armenia

KNVB Beker· Netherlands

Cup· Armenia

Friendlies Clubs· World

Recent form

vs Feyenoord

Eredivisie · 1–2

9'4.9

@ Heerenveen

Eredivisie · 1–2

20'6.5

vs NAC Breda

Eredivisie · 1–1

21'6.9

@ AZ Alkmaar

Eredivisie · 0–2

90'7.0

vs Twente

Eredivisie · 1–2

90'6.7

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Fortuna Sittard	33	5	2	6.52
2023	FC Noah	26	9	0	7.05
2022	Fortuna Sittard	28	8	0	6.86
2021	Fortuna Sittard	11	3	2	6.93

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

149

Fouls

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