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.

I. Bronkhorst

Netherlands

Netherlands28 yrs

Age

185 cm

Height

79 kg

Weight

Defence — centre

Typical role

Netherlands

Nationality

Career clubs

Excelsior

2024–2025

70 apps⚽ 5

Dordrecht

2023–2024

32 apps⚽ 4

NEC Nijmegen

2021–2023

47 apps

Career transfers

Dordrecht Excelsior
6 Aug 2024Free transfer
NEC Nijmegen Dordrecht
24 Aug 2023Free transfer
Koninklijke HFC Telstar
1 Jul 2018Free transfer

Honours

Eerste Divisie

Runner-up

Netherlands · 1× (2024/2025)

Injury record

Unknown

Aug 2025 – Sept 2025

Unknown

Jul 2025

Illness

Sept 2022 – Oct 2022

Knock

Apr 2022

2 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Eredivisie· Netherlands

Eerste Divisie· Netherlands

KNVB Beker· Netherlands

Friendlies Clubs· World

Recent form

@ Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · 3–2

26'6.5

vs FC Volendam

Eredivisie · 1–1

28'6.5

@ Groningen

Eredivisie · 3–2

14'6.9

vs Utrecht

Eredivisie · 5–0

14'7.2

@ PEC Zwolle

Eredivisie · 2–2

90'6.6

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Excelsior	32	2	0	6.81
2024	Excelsior	38	3	7	7.23
2023	Dordrecht	32	4	1	6.94
2022	NEC Nijmegen	32	0	0	6.41
2021	NEC Nijmegen	15	0	0	6.54

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

158

Fouls

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