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#15

J. Souttar

Scotland

Scotland29 yrs

Age

186 cm

Height

75 kg

Weight

Defender

Position

Scotland

Nationality

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career transfers

Heart Of Midlothian Rangers
1 Jul 2022Free transfer
Dundee Utd Heart Of Midlothian
1 Feb 2016

Injury record

Yellow Cards

Apr 2025

Calf Injury

Feb 2025 – Mar 2025

Injury

Dec 2024 – Jan 2025

Injury

May 2024 – Jul 2024

Muscle Injury

Nov 2023

Ankle Injury

Aug 2022 – Mar 2023

Injury

Mar 2022 – May 2022

Injury

Jan 2022 – Feb 2022

Injury

Feb 2020 – Mar 2021

Injury

Feb 2020

8 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

@ Haiti

World Cup · 1–0

@ Falkirk

Premiership · 5–2

90'6.9

vs Hibernian

Premiership · 1–2

vs Motherwell

Premiership · 2–3

@ Falkirk

Premiership · 6–3

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Scotland	3	0	0	8.00
2025	Rangers	39	0	0	7.23
2025	Scotland	2	1	0	7.70
2024	Rangers	37	1	0	7.18
2024	Scotland	15	0	1	7.06
2023	Rangers	45	2	1	7.23
2023	Scotland	5	0	0	6.70
2022	Rangers	12	1	0	6.96
2022	Scotland	1	0	0	7.60
2021	Heart Of Midlothian	29	4	0	7.30
2020	Scotland	3	1	0	7.90

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

Fouls

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