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.

Carlos Neva

Spain

Spain29 yrs

Age

174 cm cm

Height

64 kg kg

Weight

Defence — left

Typical role

Spain

Nationality

Career clubs

Albacete

2025

32 apps

Granada CF

2021–2024

110 apps⚽ 3

Career transfers

Granada CF Albacete
1 Sept 2025Free transfer
Marbella Granada CF
1 Jul 2017
Sevilla Marbella
26 Jul 2016

Injury record

Hamstring

Apr 2025 – May 2025

Knee Injury

Feb 2025 – Mar 2025

Hamstring

Sept 2024 – Jan 2025

Unknown

Feb 2024

ACL Knee Injury

Mar 2022 – Oct 2022

Hamstring

Apr 2021 – May 2021

Hamstring

Feb 2021 – Apr 2021

16 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Segunda División· Spain

La Liga· Spain

Copa del Rey· Spain

Recent form

vs Real Sociedad II

Segunda División · 3–1

74'6.2

@ Cordoba

Segunda División · 2–1

90'6.5

vs Cultural Leonesa

Segunda División · 2–1

90'6.6

@ FC Andorra

Segunda División · 1–0

80'7.3

vs Eibar

Segunda División · 0–3

90'6.5

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Albacete	32	0	2	6.63
2024	Granada CF	19	1	1	6.98
2023	Granada CF	36	0	2	6.65
2022	Granada CF	28	2	3	6.88
2021	Granada CF	27	0	1	6.78

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

Fouls

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