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.

S. Kitsiou

GreeceGreece32 yrs

Age

173 cm cm

Height

70 kg kg

Weight

Defence

Typical role

Greece

Nationality

Career clubs

Pendikspor

2025

21 apps⚽ 2

Ankaragücü

2023–2024

43 apps⚽ 1

Gaziantep FK

2021–2022

48 apps⚽ 1

Career transfers

PAOK Ankaragucu
22 Jul 2019
Ankaragucu PAOK
1 Jul 2019
PAOK Ankaragucu
30 Jan 2019Loan
St. Truiden PAOK
1 Jul 2018
PAOK St. Truiden
3 Jul 2017Loan

Injury record

MCL Knee Injury

Sept 2023 – Nov 2023

Calf Injury

Feb 2022 – Mar 2022

Virus

Jan 2022

Knock

Jan 2021 – Feb 2021

Knock

Jul 2020

Suspended

Feb 2018

Suspended

Dec 2017

10 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Süper Lig· Turkey

1. Lig· Turkey

Türkiye Kupası· Turkey

Friendlies Clubs· World

Recent form

@ Bodrum FK

1. Lig · 0–2

90'6.7

@ Esenler Erokspor

1. Lig · 1–1

45'7.2

vs Boluspor

1. Lig · 2–0

89'6.3

@ Iğdır FK

1. Lig · 1–1

89'6.9

vs Çorum FK

1. Lig · 1–1

77'7.3

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Pendikspor	21	2	1	6.96
2024	Ankaragücü	7	0	2	7.36
2023	Ankaragücü	36	1	1	6.85
2022	Gaziantep FK	13	1	1	6.61
2021	Gaziantep FK	35	0	1	6.88

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

287

Fouls

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