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.

J. Portillo

Argentina

Argentina25 yrs

Age

Defence

Typical role

Argentina

Nationality

Career transfers

Talleres Cordoba River Plate
24 Jul 2025Transfer

Injury record

Ankle Injury

Mar 2025 – Apr 2025

Muscle Injury

Jan 2025

Yellow Cards

Oct 2024 – Nov 2024

Yellow Cards

Jul 2023

Injury

Mar 2023 – May 2023

Red Card

Mar 2023

Yellow Cards

Sept 2022

Red Card

Jun 2022

Red Card

Oct 2021

Injury

Sept 2021 – Oct 2021

1 recorded match-day injury flag in the corpus.

Recent form

@ Argentinos JRS

Liga Profesional Argentina · 0–1

vs Tigre

Liga Profesional Argentina · 1–4

@ Rosario Central

Liga Profesional Argentina · 0–0

vs Gimnasia L.P.

Liga Profesional Argentina · 2–0

@ Barracas Central

Liga Profesional Argentina · 1–0

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	River Plate	5	0	0	—
2025	River Plate	16	0	1	6.66
2025	Talleres Cordoba	18	0	0	7.13
2024	Talleres Cordoba	49	0	2	7.04
2023	Talleres Cordoba	33	1	0	6.85
2022	Union Santa Fe	46	0	0	6.89
2021	Union Santa Fe	32	0	0	6.97
2020	Union Santa Fe	9	0	0	6.70

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

212

Fouls

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