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.

Toni Lato

Spain

Spain28 yrs

Age

171 cm

Height

64 kg

Weight

Defence — left

Typical role

Spain

Nationality

Career clubs

Mallorca

2023–2025

84 apps

Valencia

2021–2022

43 apps⚽ 1

Career transfers

Valencia Mallorca
1 Jul 2023Free transfer
Osasuna Valencia
4 Aug 2020
Valencia PSV Eindhoven
5 Jul 2019Loan

Honours

Copa del Rey

Winner

Spain · 3× (2023/2024, 2021/2022, 2018/2019)

Super Cup

Runner-up

Netherlands · 1× (2019)

Injury record

Hamstring

May 2025

Unknown

Feb 2025

Hamstring

Nov 2024 – Dec 2024

Hamstring

Dec 2023 – Jan 2024

Knock

Sept 2023

Rib Injury

May 2023 – Jun 2023

Hamstring

Mar 2023

Knock

May 2022 – Jun 2022

Hamstring

Apr 2022 – May 2022

Hamstring

Mar 2022 – Apr 2022

39 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

La Liga· Spain

Copa del Rey· Spain

Friendlies Clubs· World

Recent form

vs Oviedo

La Liga

85'7.3

@ Levante

La Liga · 0–2

@ Getafe

La Liga · 1–3

vs Villarreal

La Liga · 1–1

28'6.9

@ Girona

La Liga · 1–0

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	Mallorca	12	0	1	6.57
2024	Mallorca	31	0	0	6.66
2023	Mallorca	41	0	1	6.81
2022	Valencia	27	1	0	6.64
2021	Valencia	16	0	1	6.55

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

141

Fouls

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