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. Kričak

Serbia

Serbia29 yrs

Age

182 cm

Height

77 kg

Weight

Defence — centre

Typical role

Serbia

Nationality

Career clubs

Osters IF

2023–2025

65 apps⚽ 7

Hapoel Haifa

2025

11 apps

Mjallby AIF

2021–2023

76 apps⚽ 2

Career transfers

Osters IF Hapoel Haifa
13 Jan 2026Free transfer
Mjallby AIF Osters IF
31 Aug 2023Free transfer
Radnik Surdulica Mjallby AIF
13 Mar 2021
Sindjelic Beograd Radnik Surdulica
17 Jan 2019
Zarkovo Sindjelic Beograd
22 Feb 2017Free transfer

Injury record

Inactive

Apr 2025 – May 2025

Inactive

Apr 2025

Injury

Apr 2023

Yellow Cards

Oct 2022

Yellow Cards

May 2022

Red Card

Oct 2021 – Nov 2021

Yellow Cards

Aug 2021

Yellow Cards

May 2021

8 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Allsvenskan· Sweden

Superettan· Sweden

Svenska Cupen· Sweden

Ligat Ha'al· Israel

Recent form

vs Bnei Sakhnin

Ligat Ha'al · 3–0

90'7.3

@ Maccabi Netanya

Ligat Ha'al · 1–1

90'6.5

vs Ashdod

Ligat Ha'al · 1–0

90'6.5

@ Ironi Kiryat Shmona

Ligat Ha'al · 0–2

90'6.7

@ Maccabi Netanya

Ligat Ha'al · 0–0

90'7.0

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Osters IF	36	2	0	6.83
2024	Osters IF	31	4	1	7.18
2023	Osters IF	26	2	0	6.84
2022	Mjallby AIF	31	1	0	6.95
2021	Mjallby AIF	28	0	0	6.84

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

113

Fouls

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