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.

R. Mühren

Netherlands

Netherlands36 yrs

Age

187 cm

Height

79 kg

Weight

Forward

Typical role

Netherlands

Nationality

Career clubs

FC Volendam

2021–2025

161 apps⚽ 69

Career transfers

AZ Alkmaar Zulte Waregem
31 Jan 2017
FC Volendam AZ Alkmaar
27 Aug 2014Transfer

Honours

Eerste Divisie

Winner

Netherlands · 4× (2024/2025, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2012/2013)

Cup

Winner

Belgium · 1× (2016/2017)

Super Cup

Runner-up

Belgium · 1× (2017)

Injury record

Illness

Aug 2025

Thigh Injury

Apr 2024 – May 2024

Head Injury

Nov 2022 – Jan 2023

Knock

Mar 2019 – May 2019

Knock

Oct 2018 – Dec 2018

5 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Eredivisie· Netherlands

Eerste Divisie· Netherlands

KNVB Beker· Netherlands

Friendlies Clubs· World

Recent form

vs Telstar

Eredivisie · 1–2

20'6.3

@ Excelsior

Eredivisie · 1–1

61'6.7

vs Heerenveen

Eredivisie · 0–2

38'7.3

@ Heracles

Eredivisie · 2–0

⚽ 128'7.9

@ Twente

Eredivisie · 1–2

🅰 128'7.2

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	FC Volendam	33	7	2	6.70
2024	FC Volendam	36	18	7	7.26
2023	FC Volendam	24	9	1	6.82
2022	FC Volendam	30	6	0	6.71
2021	FC Volendam	38	29	10	7.46

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

113

Fouls

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