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.

Josema Sánchez

Spain

Spain29 yrs

Age

184 cm

Height

81 kg

Weight

Defence

Typical role

Spain

Nationality

Career transfers

Leganes Ruch Chorzów
1 Feb 2024Free transfer
Elche Leganes
12 Aug 2022Free transfer
Valladolid Elche
1 Jul 2022
Elche Valladolid
26 Jan 2022Loan
Extremadura Elche
31 Jan 2020Free transfer
Almeria Cordoba
2 Jul 2017Free transfer
Real Murcia Almeria
1 Jul 2017
Almeria Real Murcia
12 Jan 2017Loan

Injury record

Virus

Jan 2022

Knock

Nov 2021 – Dec 2021

Hamstring

Oct 2020

1 recorded match-day injury flag in the corpus.

Recent form

@ Wisla Plock

Ekstraklasa · 1–0

90'7.5

@ Arka Gdynia

Ekstraklasa · 0–0

90'7.5

vs Zaglebie Lubin

Ekstraklasa · 0–2

@ Jagiellonia

Ekstraklasa · 2–1

90'7.3

vs Korona Kielce

Ekstraklasa · 1–0

90'7.2

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Gornik Zabrze	33	0	0	7.00
2024	Gornik Zabrze	33	3	0	7.16
2023	Leganes	19	0	0	—
2023	Ruch Chorzów	15	1	0	7.14
2022	Leganes	39	0	1	6.78
2021	Valladolid	16	0	0	6.75
2021	Elche	20	0	0	6.56
2020	Elche	39	0	1	6.79
2019	Elche	16	0	0	6.97
2018	Sochaux	12	1	0	6.38
2018	Gimnastic	4	0	0	6.47
2017	Cordoba	12	0	0	6.77

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

151

Fouls

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