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.

Fernando Calero

Spain

Spain30 yrs

Age

183 cm

Height

71 kg

Weight

Defence

Typical role

Spain

Nationality

Career clubs

Espanyol

2021–2025

183 apps⚽ 4

Career transfers

Valladolid Espanyol
10 Aug 2019Transfer

Honours

Segunda División

Winner

Spain · 1× (2020/2021)

Copa Catalunya

Runner-up

Spain · 1× (2024/2025)

Injury record

Achilles Strain

Oct 2024 – Dec 2024

Ankle Injury

Sept 2024

Unknown

Aug 2024

Muscle Injury

Feb 2024 – Mar 2024

Hamstring

Feb 2023

Knock

Feb 2022

Virus

Dec 2021 – Jan 2022

Hamstring

Sept 2021 – Oct 2021

Knock

Jul 2020 – Aug 2020

Hamstring

Oct 2019

19 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

La Liga· Spain

Copa del Rey· Spain

Segunda División· Spain

Recent form

vs Real Sociedad

La Liga

90'6.6

@ Osasuna

La Liga · 2–1

26'7.5

@ Sevilla

La Liga · 1–2

90'6.3

vs Real Madrid

La Liga · 0–2

90'6.3

vs Levante

La Liga · 0–0

90'7.3

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Espanyol	25	0	0	6.88
2024	Espanyol	31	1	0	6.74
2023	Espanyol	71	3	1	6.96
2022	Espanyol	38	0	1	6.72
2021	Espanyol	18	0	0	6.66

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

181

Fouls

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