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.

F. Ulvestad

Norway

Norway33 yrs

Age

183 cm

Height

79 kg

Weight

Midfield

Typical role

Norway

Nationality

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career transfers

Sivasspor Pogon Szczecin
21 Aug 2023Free transfer
Qingdao Huanghai Sivasspor
6 Sept 2021Free transfer
Burnley Djurgardens IF
2 Feb 2018
Charlton Burnley
1 Jul 2017
Burnley Charlton
31 Aug 2016Loan
Aalesund Burnley
10 Mar 2015Free transfer

Injury record

Hamstring

Jan 2023 – Feb 2023

Knock

Jan 2022 – Mar 2022

Virus

Jan 2022

Knock

Sept 2021 – Oct 2021

15 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

@ Zaglebie Lubin

Ekstraklasa · 1–0

90'6.5

@ Jagiellonia

Ekstraklasa · 2–3

90'6.9

vs Wisla Plock

Ekstraklasa · 3–0

90'7.2

@ Cracovia Krakow

Ekstraklasa · 1–1

90'6.3

vs Lech Poznan

Ekstraklasa · 1–2

90'6.6

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Pogon Szczecin	31	5	3	6.98
2024	Pogon Szczecin	33	6	3	7.08
2023	Pogon Szczecin	26	6	3	7.03
2022	Sivasspor	36	2	3	6.83
2021	Sivasspor	17	2	1	6.77
2021	Qingdao Huanghai	4	0	0	6.78
2020	Djurgardens IF	27	11	0	7.26
2020	Norway	3	0	0	6.85
2019	Djurgardens IF	30	5	3	7.27
2018	Djurgardens IF	23	1	0	7.02
2015	Burnley	5	0	1	6.82

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

254

Fouls

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