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.

Defender#5

Gabriel Gudmundsson

Sweden

Defender

Position

Defence — left

Typical role

Sweden

Nationality

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career transfers

Lille Leeds
8 Jul 2025Transfer
Groningen Lille
31 Aug 2021Transfer

Injury record

Knock

Jan 2025

Ankle Injury

Oct 2024

Thigh Injury

May 2023

Groin Injury

Oct 2022 – Feb 2023

Thigh Injury

Nov 2021

Knock

Apr 2021 – May 2021

Knock

Mar 2021

Knock

Sept 2020 – Oct 2020

Knock

Dec 2019 – May 2020

Knock

Oct 2019 – Nov 2019

29 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

vs Tunisia

World Cup · 5–1

65'7.2

@ Chelsea

FA Cup · 0–1

90'7.2

@ Bournemouth

Premier League · 2–2

90'7.6

vs Wolves

Premier League · 3–0

89'6.7

@ Manchester United

Premier League · 2–1

90'7.7

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Sweden	1	0	0	7.20
2025	Sweden	4	0	0	7.23
2025	Leeds	36	1	1	6.76
2024	Sweden	15	0	0	6.94
2024	Lille	50	2	1	6.80
2023	Sweden	4	0	0	6.88
2023	Lille	48	1	1	6.79
2022	Sweden	5	0	0	6.70
2022	Lille	25	0	0	6.69
2021	Lille	41	1	0	6.58
2021	Groningen	3	0	0	7.13
2020	Groningen	24	0	5	6.98

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

257

Fouls

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