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.

M. Danielson

Defence

Typical role

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career clubs

Djurgardens IF

2022–2025

138 apps⚽ 13

Sweden

2021–2022

3 apps⚽ 1

Dalian Aerbin

2021

10 apps⚽ 2

Career transfers

Djurgardens IFDanielson Marcus
20 Jan 2026Free transfer
Djurgardens IF Dalian Aerbin
28 Feb 2020Transfer
GIF Sundsvall Djurgardens IF
12 Feb 2018Free transfer
Vasteras SK FK GIF Sundsvall
8 Feb 2012

Injury record

Yellow Cards

Mar 2025

Injury

Sept 2024 – Oct 2024

Injury

May 2024

Concussion

Apr 2019 – May 2019

Yellow Cards

Oct 2018

Knee Injury

Sept 2017

Red Card

Jul 2017

4 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Allsvenskan· Sweden

UEFA Europa Conference League· World

Svenska Cupen· Sweden

Recent form

@ Osters IF

Allsvenskan · 3–1

90'7.2

vs IFK Goteborg

Allsvenskan · 0–0

90'7.3

vs IFK Varnamo

Allsvenskan · 6–2

90'6.6

@ Gais

Allsvenskan · 2–3

90'7.0

@ Degerfors IF

Allsvenskan · 1–1

90'6.9

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Djurgardens IF	30	1	1	7.17
2024	Djurgardens IF	40	3	1	7.12
2023	Djurgardens IF	37	7	2	7.33
2022	Djurgardens IF	31	2	0	7.05
2021	Dalian Aerbin	13	3	0	7.14

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

168

Fouls

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