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. Giménez

Mexico

Mexico24 yrs

Age

182 cm

Height

79 kg

Weight

Forward — left

Typical role

Mexico

Nationality

International career

Caps

Intl goals

Intl assists

Career clubs

Mexico

2021–2025

41 apps⚽ 4

AC Milan

2024–2025

38 apps⚽ 13

Feyenoord

2022–2024

103 apps⚽ 61

Cruz Azul

2021–2022

51 apps⚽ 12

Liga MX All-Stars

2021

1 apps

Career transfers

Feyenoord AC Milan
3 Feb 2025Transfer
Cruz Azul Feyenoord
26 Jul 2022

Honours

Concacaf Gold Cup

Winner

N/C America · 2× (2025, 2023)

Concacaf Nations League

Winner

N/C America · 3× (2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2019/2021)

Super Cup

Winner

Netherlands · 2× (2024, 2023)

KNVB Beker

Winner

Netherlands · 1× (2023/2024)

Eredivisie

Winner

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

Supercopa MX

Winner

Mexico · 2× (2021/2022, 2019)

Liga MX

Winner

Mexico · 2× (2020/2021, 2018/2019)

Copa por México

Winner

Mexico · 1× (2020)

Copa MX

Winner

Mexico · 1× (2018/2019)

Coppa Italia

Runner-up

Italy · 1× (2024/2025)

Campeones Cup

Runner-up

N/C America · 1× (2021)

MLS All-Star

Runner-up

World · 1× (2021)

Injury record

Knee Injury

Apr 2025

Unknown

Jan 2025 – Feb 2025

Thigh Injury

Sept 2024 – Nov 2024

Unknown

May 2024 – Jun 2024

Calf Injury

Apr 2024 – May 2024

Calf Injury

Feb 2024

34 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.

Competitions

Eredivisie· Netherlands

Liga MX· Mexico

Serie A· Italy

Friendlies· World

UEFA Europa League· World

CONCACAF Champions League· World

CONCACAF Nations League· World

KNVB Beker· Netherlands

UEFA Champions League· World

CONCACAF Gold Cup· World

Friendlies Clubs· World

Coppa Italia· Italy

Copa America· World

Super Cup· Netherlands

MLS All-Star· USA

Recent form

vs South Korea

World Cup · 1–0

14'6.2

vs South Africa

World Cup · 2–0

vs Serbia

Friendlies · 5–1

vs Australia

Friendlies · 1–0

45'6.7

vs Cagliari

Serie A · 1–2

🅰 145'6.3

Season by season

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Rating
2025	AC Milan	25	5	2	6.58
2024	AC Milan	43	19	4	6.92
2023	Feyenoord	54	29	10	7.15
2022	Feyenoord	69	29	3	6.91
2021	Cruz Azul	43	8	1	6.75

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

207

Fouls

← All World Cup stars