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.

R. Lauritsen

Defence — centre

Typical role

Career clubs

Brondby

2022–2025

82 apps⚽ 2

Dinamo Zagreb

2021–2022

43 apps⚽ 2

Career transfers

Dinamo Zagreb Brondby
30 Jan 2023
IFK Norrkoping Dinamo Zagreb
3 Oct 2020
Vejle IFK Norrkoping
11 Feb 2019
Skive Vejle
1 Jul 2017
Midtjylland U19 Skive
6 Jan 2016

Injury record

Inactive

Mar 2025 – Apr 2025

Red Card

Sept 2024

Injury

Jul 2023 – Aug 2023

Injury

Feb 2022 – Mar 2022

Groin Injury

Aug 2021

Yellow Cards

Nov 2018

11 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Superliga· Denmark

HNL· Croatia

DBU Pokalen· Denmark

UEFA Champions League· World

UEFA Europa Conference League· World

UEFA Europa League· World

Cup· Croatia

Recent form

vs FC Copenhagen

Superliga · 1–3

@ FC Midtjylland

Superliga · 3–2

vs Aarhus

Superliga · 0–2

vs FC Nordsjaelland

Superliga · 1–1

@ Sonderjyske

Superliga · 0–3

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Brondby	10	0	1	7.10
2024	Brondby	41	1	0	6.97
2023	Brondby	21	1	0	6.93
2022	Dinamo Zagreb	25	1	1	6.95
2021	Dinamo Zagreb	28	1	0	7.13

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

125

Fouls

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