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.

Bruno Leite

Cape VerdeCape Verde30 yrs

Age

184 cm

Height

Midfield — left

Typical role

Cape Verde

Nationality

Career clubs

Haugesund

2021–2025

92 apps⚽ 6

Pafos

2021–2022

4 apps

Cape Verde Islands

2021–2022

1 apps

Career transfers

HaugesundLeite Bruno
30 Dec 2025Free transfer
Pafos Haugesund
8 Sept 2022
Haugesund Pafos
1 Aug 2021

Injury record

Red Card

May 2025

Inactive

Apr 2025

Knock

Mar 2025 – Apr 2025

Injury

Nov 2024 – Mar 2025

Injury

Aug 2024

Yellow Cards

Jul 2024

Injury

Sept 2023 – Oct 2023

Red Card

Aug 2023

Injury

Mar 2023 – Apr 2023

Yellow Cards

Nov 2020

11 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

World Cup - Qualification Africa· World

Recent form

@ KFUM Oslo

Eliteserien · 4–1

🅰 165'7.5

vs Tromso

Eliteserien · 2–3

83'6.5

@ Brann

Eliteserien · 1–4

13'6.9

@ Kristiansund BK

Eliteserien · 0–2

30'6.3

vs Rosenborg

Eliteserien · 0–3

52'6.9

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Haugesund	22	0	1	6.70
2024	Haugesund	27	3	0	6.99
2023	Haugesund	24	2	1	6.68
2022	Haugesund	9	1	0	6.56
2021	Haugesund	15	0	2	6.59

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

184

Fouls

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