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.

Defender#16

S. McKenna

Scotland

Scotland29 yrs

Age

Defender

Position

Defence — centre

Typical role

Scotland

Nationality

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career transfers

Las Palmas Dinamo Zagreb
16 Jul 2025Free transfer
Nottingham Forest Las Palmas
8 Aug 2024Free transfer
Nottingham Forest FC Copenhagen
30 Jan 2024Loan
Aberdeen Nottingham Forest
23 Sept 2020
Ayr Utd Aberdeen
15 May 2017
Aberdeen Ayr Utd
11 Nov 2016Loan
Aberdeen Alloa Athletic
1 Jan 2016Loan
Ayr Utd Aberdeen
5 May 2015
Aberdeen Ayr Utd
19 Jan 2015Loan

Injury record

Calf Injury

May 2025

Hamstring

Sept 2024 – Oct 2024

Thigh Injury

Aug 2023 – Sept 2023

Shoulder Injury

Apr 2023 – Jun 2023

Hamstring

Feb 2023 – Apr 2023

Knock

Nov 2022

Knee Injury

Sept 2022 – Oct 2022

Knock

Aug 2022

19 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

@ Haiti

World Cup · 1–0

@ HNK Gorica

HNL · 2–1

62'6.7

vs NK Varazdin

HNL · 2–1

90'7.3

vs HNK Rijeka

HNL · 2–2

45'6.9

@ Vukovar

HNL · 4–1

90'6.7

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Scotland	3	0	0	6.30
2025	Dinamo Zagreb	41	2	3	7.14
2025	Scotland	2	0	0	7.20
2024	Las Palmas	32	0	0	6.72
2024	Scotland	17	0	0	6.79
2023	Nottingham Forest	10	0	0	6.83
2023	FC Copenhagen	18	0	0	6.98
2023	Scotland	6	0	0	6.42
2022	Nottingham Forest	30	0	0	6.65
2022	Scotland	4	1	0	7.15
2021	Nottingham Forest	52	2	3	6.89
2020	Nottingham Forest	27	1	0	6.96

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

142

Fouls

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