Seattle
Lumen Field
One of the loudest stadiums in North American sports, known as "The Clink".
Home of MLS side Seattle Sounders and the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, Lumen Field is embedded in the sporting culture of the Pacific Northwest. The Sounders regularly sell out the venue, packing in 69,274 fans for the 2019 MLS Cup win and a similar crowd for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions Cup victory.
Lumen Field hosts four group-stage matches, including the United States vs Australia, and two knockout-round games.
Match list
Iran's football team has been granted visas to enter the United States for the World Cup, US officials have confirmed, about 10 days before the side's opening match against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15. The approval follows weeks of uncertainty that had already pushed Iran to base in Mexico.
Mohamed Salah will captain Egypt at their first World Cup since 2018 after being named in Hossam Hassan's final 26-man squad, with Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush also included. Salah arrives two goals short of Hassan's national scoring record. Egypt open Group G against Belgium in Seattle on June 15.
Iran began their World Cup preparations with a 3-1 friendly win over Gambia in Antalya on Friday, scoring three times in 20 second-half minutes after trailing at the break. Olympiacos forward Mehdi Taremi was among the scorers. Team Melli, based in Mexico and still awaiting United States visas, open Group G against New Zealand in Los Angeles.