The matchups and kickoff times for the four group-stage World Cup matches in Seattle next summer were announced by FIFA on Saturday morning.

The headliner is the United States-Australia matchup, which will be July 19 at noon.

The other three group-stage matches in Seattle are Belgium vs. Egypt (June 15 at noon), Qatar vs. one of the European playoff winners (June 24 at noon) and Egypt vs. Iran (June 26 at 8 p.m.).

Seattle also will host a pair of knockout-stage matches – a round-of-32 match on July 1 at 1 p.m. and a round-of-16 match on July 6 at 5 p.m.

Belgium is No. 8 in the FIFA world rankings , which makes it the highest-ranked team headed to Seattle for the group stage. Italy is No. 12, but still needs to win a pair of playoff matches to qualify for the World Cup.

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