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.

David García

Spain

Spain31 yrs

Age

185 cm cm

Height

72 kg kg

Weight

Defence — centre

Typical role

Spain

Nationality

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career transfers

Osasuna Al-Rayyan SC
1 Aug 2024Transfer
Cultural Leonesa Osasuna
1 Jul 2018
Osasuna Cultural Leonesa
17 Jan 2018Loan

Injury record

Muscle Injury

Apr 2024

Hamstring

Mar 2024

Knee Injury

Feb 2024 – Mar 2024

Suspended

Feb 2024

Broken Nose

Apr 2023 – May 2023

Suspended

Oct 2022

Suspended

Oct 2022

Virus

Jan 2022

Suspended

Dec 2021

Suspended

Jan 2021

15 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

vs Al-Arabi SC

Stars League · 4–0

90'7.6

vs UMM Salal

Stars League · 3–0

90'8.0

vs Al Sadd

Stars League · 1–1

90'7.5

vs Al Wakrah

Stars League · 2–1

65'6.6

vs Al Shahaniya

Stars League · 1–2

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Al-Rayyan SC	11	0	0	7.11
2024	Al-Rayyan SC	30	1	0	6.98
2023	Spain	6	0	0	6.80
2023	Osasuna	34	0	1	6.98
2022	Osasuna	39	3	0	6.96
2021	Osasuna	37	4	0	7.01
2020	Osasuna	38	1	0	6.90
2019	Osasuna	32	0	0	6.73
2018	Osasuna	30	2	1	6.99
2017	Cultural Leonesa	18	2	0	6.99
2017	Osasuna	1	0	0	—
2016	Osasuna	25	1	0	6.72

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

440

Fouls

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