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.

A. Bakasetas

32 yrs

Age

Midfield — centre

Typical role

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career transfers

Trabzonspor Panathinaikos
22 Jan 2024Transfer
Alanyaspor Trabzonspor
30 Jan 2021Transfer
AEK Athens FC Alanyaspor
5 Jul 2019Transfer
Panionios AEK Athens FC
1 Jul 2016Transfer

Injury record

Knee Injury

Jan 2024

Groin Injury

Oct 2023 – Nov 2023

Thigh Injury

Mar 2023

Thigh Injury

Aug 2022

Virus

Jan 2022 – Feb 2022

Knee Injury

Nov 2021

11 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Recent form

vs AEK Athens FC

Super League 1 · 0–0

21'6.6

vs Olympiakos Piraeus

Super League 1 · 0–2

24'7.2

@ PAOK

Super League 1 · 0–0

75'6.9

@ Hungary

Friendlies · 0–0

68'6.6

@ Asteras Tripolis

Super League 1 · 2–1

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Greece	1	0	0	6.60
2025	Panathinaikos	39	5	5	6.96
2024	Panathinaikos	32	2	2	7.33
2024	Greece	12	4	4	7.54
2023	Panathinaikos	16	7	2	7.75
2023	Trabzonspor	22	5	3	7.27
2023	Greece	10	4	2	7.34
2022	Trabzonspor	38	13	8	7.53
2022	Greece	7	4	2	7.71
2021	Trabzonspor	35	8	4	7.26
2020	Alanyaspor	19	7	2	7.55
2020	Trabzonspor	19	6	2	7.41

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

332

Fouls

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