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.

José Martínez

Spain

Spain32 yrs

Age

189 cm

Height

84 kg

Weight

Defence

Typical role

Spain

Nationality

Career clubs

Yunnan Yukun

2025

11 apps

Cordoba

2023–2024

21 apps⚽ 1

FC Dallas

2021–2023

77 apps⚽ 1

Career transfers

Granada CF Eibar
4 Aug 2020
Eibar Granada CF
30 Jul 2018Loan
—Sevilla
24 Jan 2014

Injury record

Hamstring

Dec 2024

Unknown

Nov 2024

Unknown

Oct 2024

Foot Injury

Nov 2023

Ankle/Foot Injury

Jun 2020

3 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Major League Soccer· USA

Segunda División· Spain

Super League· China

Primera División RFEF - Play Offs· Spain

Friendlies Clubs· World

Recent form

vs Henan Jianye

Super League · 2–1

@ Qingdao Youth Island

Super League · 0–0

90'7.3

vs Meizhou Kejia

Super League · 2–0

90'6.9

@ Tianjin Teda

Super League · 1–0

90'7.2

vs Shandong Luneng

Super League · 3–2

62'6.7

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Yunnan Yukun	11	0	0	6.74
2024	Cordoba	13	1	0	6.80
2023	FC Dallas	32	1	1	6.78
2022	FC Dallas	34	0	0	6.82
2021	FC Dallas	19	0	0	6.85

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

Fouls

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