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.

Match Official

D. Webb

Active 2019 → 20268 seasons7 seasons officiated

Home bias: +15.5pp home-win tilt vs away

219

Matches officiated

2.96

Yellow / game

0.100

Red / game

44.3%

Home-win %

28.8%

Away-win %

26.9%

Draw %

Public match-data aggregates over this official's recorded fixtures — outcome splits and cards per game, not SPX Quant Engine output.

Cards profile

Averagebaseline ~3.5 yellows/game

Books 2.96 yellows per game — below the ~3.5/game public benchmark, a average card profile.

Yellows / game2.96

Reds / game0.100

A plain-English strictness read from public cards-per-game totals vs a fixed reference benchmark — not SPX Quant Engine output.

Competitions officiated

Championship

England

186

League Two

England

FA Cup

England

League One

England

League Cup

England

Premier League

England

Matches officiated per competition across this official's recorded fixtures.

Notable matches

Sheffield Wednesday vs Peterborough

League One · 2023-05-18

Final

World Cup fixtures and detected finals from this official's record.

Recent matches

Stoke City vs Portsmouth

Match · 2026-04-25

Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday

Match · 2026-04-22

Birmingham vs Wrexham

Match · 2026-04-12

Hull City vs Coventry

Match · 2026-04-06

Oxford United vs Blackburn

Match · 2026-03-11

Hull City vs Millwall

Match · 2026-03-07

Swansea vs Preston

Match · 2026-02-24

Watford vs Derby

Match · 2026-02-21

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