WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will face Australia in Seattle on June 19 in their second of three World Cup group-stage matches next summer as soccer’s quadrennial championship returns to North America for the first time since 1994.

That’s one of six 2026 World Cup matches that will take place at Lumen Field – or Seattle Stadium, as it will be renamed for the tournament.

Seattle will host three other group-stage matches on June 15, June 24 and June 26. Seattle also will host a pair of knockout-stage matches – a round-of-32 match on July 1 and a round-of-16 match on July 6.

Specific sites for all group-stage matches and kickoff times will be announced Saturday. The World Cup group draw took place Friday morning.

The expanded 48-nation, 104-match festival will be spread across 11

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