NEW YORK — Two-time defending champion United States will face Honduras, Haiti and Grenada in Group B of this year's CONCACAF Gold Cup.

The Americans will open against Grenada on July 4 in Seattle. They face Honduras on July 8 near Washington and Haiti on July 11 outside Boston.

CONCACAF announced the groups Thursday.

Mexico is in Group C with Nicaragua, Panama and Guadeloupe and will open July 5 against Nicaragua in San Francisco. Group A begins the tournament July 3 with Costa Rica facing El Salvador and Canada playing Jamaica in Los Angeles.

The top two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals along with the two best third-place teams.

The Gold Cup final is July 26 at Giants Stadium. Matches will also be played in Chicago, Miami, Philadelphia and Dallas.