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.

M. Rente

Germany

Germany28 yrs

Age

187 cm

Height

84 kg

Weight

Defence

Typical role

Germany

Nationality

Career clubs

Groningen

2022–2025

126 apps⚽ 8

Heracles

2021–2022

58 apps⚽ 3

Career transfers

Borussia Dortmund Heracles
3 Aug 2020Free transfer
TuS Erndtebrück Borussia Dortmund
1 Jan 2020

Honours

Eerste Divisie

Winner

Netherlands · 2× (2023/2024, 2022/2023)

Bundesliga

Runner-up

Germany · 1× (2019/2020)

Reg. Cup Westfalen

Runner-up

Germany · 1× (2017/2018)

Injury record

Hamstring

Sept 2024 – Oct 2024

Illness

Feb 2022 – Mar 2022

Knock

May 2021 – Sept 2021

Knock

Jan 2021

6 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Eredivisie· Netherlands

Eerste Divisie· Netherlands

KNVB Beker· Netherlands

Recent form

@ Ajax

Eredivisie · 0–2

90'5.9

@ Heracles

Eredivisie · 2–1

🅰 190'6.3

vs NEC Nijmegen

Eredivisie · 2–1

⚽ 190'8.2

vs Excelsior

Eredivisie · 2–3

87'6.7

@ Feyenoord

Eredivisie · 1–3

90'6.2

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Groningen	28	2	3	6.99
2024	Groningen	60	4	4	7.08
2023	Groningen	37	2	3	7.27
2022	Heracles	31	2	3	7.19
2021	Heracles	28	1	0	7.08

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

141

Fouls

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